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13 Jun 18:45
Add to bucket list: run with baby goats
by Mark Frauenfelder
Kara JeanHOORAY
I think Sunflower Farms could make a lot of money charging people to run with their baby goats. Read the rest
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09 Jun 18:43
Interview with the guy who stole moon rocks from NASA so he could have sex with his girlfriend on them
by Mark Frauenfelder
In 2002 a 25-year-old NASA intern named Thad Roberts stole 17 pounds of moon rocks so he could have sex on the moon with his girlfriend.
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29 May 21:31
Watch this origami robot fold itself up, walk, swim, and dissolves
by David Pescovitz
MIT researchers demonstrated a tiny origami robot that folds itself into shape and then walks and swims around propelled by magnetic fields below its operating surface. Read the rest
14 May 17:39
In this Japanese gameshow, two young women try to blow a cicada into the other's mouth
by Mark Frauenfelder
Kara Jeaneff you, Japan >:(
The show AKBingo has included "women eating very spicy curry, crickets, or being forced to stare down a savannah lizard."
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11 May 20:01
Jamiroquai Game is a game about being Jamiroquai
by Laura Hudson
Remember the "Virtual Insanity" music video where Jamiroquai's lead singer slid around the room on conveyor belts? What if that were an action game like Frogger? Wonder no longer.
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01 May 15:13
Lady Scientists’ Study Would Have Been Better If A Boy Wrote It, According To Science
by Evan Hurst
Kara JeanIn which a dude concludes that women can't write scientific papers very well because they don't have the same "health and stamina" as men. For real.
Here is some proof that sexism is still a thing, in case you had forgotten all about it. Two lady biologists submitted a paper for peer review, which is that thing scientists do to make sure they’ve done their science good. The reviewer had but one critique: this paper would be a hell of a lot better if some dudes did it. That was really the only criticism! University of Sussex researcher Fiona Ingleby was very surprised to hear this, and posted it all over Twitter, LIKE LADIES DO:
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01 May 04:22
Unfortunate typo in preface of an 1830 book
by Mark Frauenfelder
As Boing Boing's "king of typos," I can appreciate this howler from The Vocabulary of East Anglia, Vol. 1 of 2.
Many thanks to Rob for antiquing this scan of the public domain book. We are releasing the image to the public domain. Have fun with it!
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29 Apr 14:06
Ray Bradbury animated interview about friendship, fiction, and death-by-driving
by David Pescovitz
Science fiction author Ray Bradbury interviewed in 1972 by two college students driving him to a speaking gig. Read the rest
25 Apr 14:50
Gay Boy Gets To Go To Prom With Hella Cute Straight Boy Of His Dreams!
by Evan Hurst
It is the weekend, which means we need a Nice Time, and it’s a GOOD ONE. Remember prom? That thing that happened in high school where the mean kids spilled pig blood all over you, so you unleashed your powers and murdered everybody? Ha ha, no, you did not do that, you are not Carrie! You stayed home from your prom, duh. Well, here is a gay kid who is DEFINITELY going, because his best friend, a straight guy, asked him in the most adorable way.
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24 Apr 15:29
Second Generation Tapir Born at Linton Zoo
by Andrew Bleiman
Kara JeanFor some reason this baby tapir is making me laugh a lot? I think it is because he looks smug.
On April 11th, ‘Tiana’, a Brazilian Tapir, gave birth to a healthy male calf, at Linton Zoo!
Photo Credits: Gary Chisholm / Linton Zoo
Mom, ‘Tiana’, and dad, ‘Thiago’, are both part of a European Breeding Programme aimed at saving them from extinction. The birth of their yet-to-be-named son is extra exciting for keepers, as it represents a second generation of this family at Linton. Tiana was born at the UK zoo in 2010, and Thiago was born at nearby Paradise Wildlife Park, in Hertfordshire. The latest little one is the 14th Tapir calf to be born at Linton Zoo.
The Brazilian Tapir is a large, heavily built mammal of a strange prehistoric appearance. The Tapir is, in fact, so well adapted to its environment that it has remained unchanged for about 30 million years. It lives deep in the Brazilian rainforest, and because of the destruction of its habitat and illegal hunting, it is has already become extinct in part of its range. The Tapir is a shy creature, taking to water when threatened, where it is able to stay submerged for hours, using its long nose to snorkel until such time it feels it is safe to surface. They feed on roots and vegetation but never strip a bush bare of its leaves, zigzagging their way through the undergrowth, conserving the habitat.
The coloring is a dark reddish brown, but offspring are covered in a beautiful pattern of white spots and stripes, which they will retain until about six months of age. This provides a very efficient camouflage in the dappled shade of the forest.
The Brazilian Tapir is currently classified as “Vulnerable” on the IUCN Red List.
More amazing pics, below the fold!
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