Some really funny book covers - both intentional and unintentional :-) 40 Worst Book Covers and Titles Ever | Bored Panda. … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2014
Australia: Snake eats crocodile after battle
A snake has won a lengthy battle with a crocodile in northern Queensland, wrestling it, constricting it and then finally eating it. The incident at Lake Moondarra, near Mount Isa, was captured on camera by local residents on Sunday. The 10-ft snake, thought to be a python, coiled itself around the crocodile and the two struggled in the water. The snake later brought the dead … [Read more...]
Two Dogs Spazzing Out Over Their First Snow Encounter
via Two Dogs Spazzing Out Over Their First Snow Encounter (Funny) - YouTube. … [Read more...]
RFID-Tagged Rhinos And Smart Watering Holes: The Google-Funded Tech Fighting Poaching
fastcoexist.com - Google is quietly funding an arsenal of high-tech law enforcement equipment, but it's not for the law enforcement you know. It's designed to protect African animals from illegal poachers. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) issued an update this week on their Wildlife Crime Technology Project , which received a $5 million Google Global Impact award at the end of … [Read more...]
This Small Box Collects Power From Almost Any Source, From A Bike To The Wind
fastcoexist.com - More than 1 billion people around the world don’t have electricity, and even more don’t have access to reliable electricity; when they flip a switch, it may or may not work. While dozens of startups are working on new sources of cheap off-grid energy--from solar panels to gravity-powered lights--one of the challenges that remains is storing … [Read more...]