Hydraulic Press Channel decided to find out what it be like to crush a diamond with their hydraulic press.
The Great Crepitation Contest of 1946, A Comedy Record About an International Farting Contest
“The Battle at Thunderblow: The Great Crepitation Contest of 1946″ is a comedy record of mysterious origins that gives a play-by-play account of an international farting contest between Lord Windesmear and challenger Paul Boomer. The exact source of the record is unknown, but according to a post on Rand’s Esoteric OTR it was created by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation sports announcer Sydney S. Brown and producer Jules Lipton some time in the 1940s.
Although it appears to have been only produced as an internal joke and not commercially distributed, it managed to survive as a benchmark of high-end fart comedy for more than half a century.
Matthew McConaughey Making Weird Noises
Owenergy Studios has put together a fairly comprehensive compilation of Matthew McConaughey making weird noises throughout his acting career.
The Comma Queen Explains the Proper Use of Those Pesky Pronouns That End in ‘Self’
In a new episode of her grammar series, the very informative Mary Norris aka “The Comma Queen“, still on location at CW Pencil Enterprises, explains the concept of the reflexive pronoun, the proper use of a reflexive pronoun and the sentence structure necessary for a reflexive pronoun to be considered correct but not pompous.
We’re going to cover another subject that people have written a lot and requested. Reflexive pronouns are the ones with self the end of them. Myself, yourself, himself, themselves and the problem is that sometimes those reflexive pronouns are used where a personal pronoun would do. Reflexive pronouns reflect back on the subject. …it has to have an antecedent. It has to reflect back on a regular personal pronoun – he, himself.
A Young Rescued Bat Makes Adorable Happy Noises While Getting His Head Rubbed by His Caretaker
A sweet, affectionate and attention-seeking juvenile flying-fox named Jeddah made all sorts of adorable happy noises while sitting blissfully in his caretaker’s arms getting a yummy head scratch. Jeddah was rescued by Megabattie, a really wonderful person who cares for wayward, injured and orphaned bats of all sorts and provides them with a home when they can’t be released into the wild.
This is Jeddah. He loves to be tickled and scratched. Look at that blissful face. I usually clip my videos quite short when it’s all one behaviour being shown, but this bliss went on and on and I just couldn’t bring myself to deprive you of any of the lengthy joy. I particularly loved the yawny and sniffy bits about half way through. And I love the curl of the tongue as he yawns. This bat was not releasable due to injuries. He is in care with a vaccinated and licensed bat carer. He is used to being handled. He actively solicits attention and cuddles. There have been suggestions that this bat is terrified and the squeaks are not cute. This bat is in bliss and is able to get away from the carer at any time. He is choosing to be stroked. He solicits attention.
Ammonoid Plushie, A Cuddly New Stuffed Cephalopod Paleozoic Pal
The Paleontological Research Institution in Ithaca, New York has created the Ammonoid Plushie, a cuddly new stuffed cephalopod to add to their ongoing Paleozoic Pals collection. They are currently accepting plushie pre-orders through Kickstarter with proceeds going to help to fund PRI‘s important research and their invaluable national outreach program.
Ammonoid? Isn’t it an “ammonite?”
Ammonoids are a major group of shelled cephalopods (the group containing octopuses and squid) that lived from the Devonian (~380 million years ago) to the end of the Cretaceous (~65 million years ago). They had chambered shells subdivided by complex folded walls, or septa. The term “ammonite” refers to a smaller sub-group of ammonoids, distinguished by extremely complex septa, and restricted to the Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods.
images via Paleontological Research Institution
submitted via Laughing Squid Tips
Megalodon, A Shark Made Out of a Discarded Wing Mounted Fuel Tank From a F-94 Bomber
When San Francisco found object artist Nemo Gould was visited by Dr. Mike North from the Discovery Channel, he was able to show the world a glimpse of his incredible Megalodon, a sleek, silver shark made from a “discarded wing mounted fuel tank from a F-94 bomber plane”. Since that time, the Megalodon made its glorious debut during the “Perpetual Motion” exhibition at Heron Arts SF on April 16, 2016 to great acclaim.
What ‘Mercury in Retrograde’ Actually Means
So if you’re blaming Mercury for all your problems… Well, you must have a lot of problems.
New York Magazine provides a handy explanation of what the phrase “Mercury in retrograde” actually means compared to how astrology defines it. The somewhat common event is when the planet Mercury appears to change directions in the sky due to its rotation around the Sun.
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