Clipmarks | hitchhiker08's 'bizarre' clips

Dogs have a sense of right and wrong

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:25:07 GMT

clipped by: hitchhiker08
clipper's remarks: How much is that doggy in the window?!

Dogs have a sense of right and wrong

Dogs have become more intelligent, and even learnt a sense of right and wrong, through spending time with humans, a study shows.

Although still controversial, recent research is beginning to support the view that an owner is perfectly correct when they pat their pet and coo "who's a clever boy then?"

Because of the way owners have selected smarter and more empathic dogs down the generations, these pets now appear to have a limited "theory of mind", the capacity that enables us to understand the desires, motivations and intentions of others, New Scientist reports today.

A decade ago, most scientists would dismiss the claims of dog owners that their precious pets could experience pain, excitement and other "human emotions" as sentimental claptrap that anthropomorphises the abilities of animals.

"Dogs show some aversion to inequity," she says. "I prefer not to call it a sense of fairness, but others might."

"Domestication seems to have shaped dogs

Tags: dogs, pets, intelligence, animal kingdom, bizarre, canine, iq

5,000-year-old skeletons laid on bed of flowers found in Sahara

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:45:22 GMT

clipped by: hitchhiker08
clipper's remarks: Serendipitous find...'were searching for the remains of dinosaurs in the African country of Niger when they came across the startling find.'

Clip Source: www.dailymail.co.uk

Amazing 5,000-year-old skeletons laid on bed of flowers found in Sahara - proving desert was once green and lush

A tiny woman and two children were laid to rest on a bed of flowers 5,000 years ago in what is now the barren Sahara Desert.

Researchers discovered the slender arms of the youngsters still extended to the woman in a perpetual embrace.

The body of one of the children, an 11-year-old girl Tenerian girl buried wearing an upper-arm bracelet carved from the tusk of a hippo

Paul Sereno of the University of Chicago and colleagues were searching for the remains of dinosaurs in the African country of Niger when they came across the startling find.

The triple burial contained a woman and two children, their limbs intertwined

The first group, known as the Kiffian, hunted wild animals and speared huge perch with harpoons. They colonised the region when the Sahara was at its wettest, between 10,000 and 8,000 years ago.

Kiffians were tall, sometimes reaching well over 6ft.

Tags: sahara desert, skeletons, kiffian, tuareg, discovery, bizarre

Coolest tree-houses ever built

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:12:40 GMT

clipped by: hitchhiker08
clipper's remarks: If you suddenly feel like 'nest'ling in - I don't blame you!

Clip Source: www.odditycentral.com

Coolest tree-houses ever built

As a kid I’m sure you’ve all shared my dream of having a small tree-house all to myself.

Unfortunately I never got mine but as I look at this dream I can’t help but admire their craftsmanship, I wish I had one of these tree-houses as a grown-up, they’re simply amazing. I wonder if they’re for sale.

Tags: tree house, bizarre, innovation, creativity, kids

Club Made From Ice

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 14:19:42 GMT

clipped by: hitchhiker08
clipper's remarks: Gives a new meaning to 'on the rocks'? Cheers!

Clip Source: thecontaminated.com

Club Made From Ice

You maybe want to chillin’ in this coolest club which is located in Toronto, Canada. Everything in this club is made from ice, starting with furniture and ending with martini glasses.

Tags: ice, frozen, club, alcohol, cocktails, martini, canada, bizarre

Strangely Drawn

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:07:30 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Leonardo da Wench?!

Clip Source: strangelydrawn.com

The Mona Leia - The Circle (Well, Rectangle) Is Complete...

Price: $1225

Clip Source: strangelydrawn.com

Latest painting - 'The Mona Leia' - Part II

Another few hours on the latest monsterpiece, here's how she's looking. You'll forgive the corpse-like complexion, her face isn't quite beautified yet:

Clip Source: strangelydrawn.com

Whilst painting the scenery I noticed lots of little things about the original Mona Lisa that I'd missed before - The little bridge to the right of her left shoulder. The weird volcano-like mound on the far left. And from the new additions in my version, the tall building behind her right hair-bun that looks like a massive willy.

Ah well, the kids won't notice :)

Clip Source: strangelydrawn.com

New Painting - 'Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Darth' (The Beatles / Star Wars)

Price: $125 unframed / $160 framed (solid wood in mat black)

Another ridiculous offering in the can :) I'm actually debating whether or not to paint a little death star in the top right-hand corner... Waddya reckon?

Clip Source: strangelydrawn.com

Tags: art, bizarre, mural, pop art, beatles, star wars

The 'You Are Beautiful' project

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:58:16 GMT

clipped by: hitchhiker08
clipper's remarks: Click on each picture to see the entire length of it...

Clip Source: www.you-are-beautiful.com

Tags: creativity, graffiti, bizarre, art, advertising, banners, james blunt

World’s First Sand Hotel

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 06:37:37 GMT

clipped by: hitchhiker08
clipper's remarks: Its quite a mother getting sand in your food & drink. A giant sand castle?!

Clip Source: www.odditycentral.com

World’s First Sand Hotel

The world’s first sand-hotel is open for business on Weymouth beach, Dorset, in England. The 1000 tone-of-sand structure was built in a week by a team of 4 sand-sculptors and is only expected to last until it rains…which, as you probably know, happens quite often in Britain.

The sand-hotel was commissioned by a local travel website that, upon doing some research, found out that 57% of English tourists prefer foreign beach-destinations instead of national ones. So this is like a statement that signifies the rebirth of British tourism. The sand hotel has no roof, so you have a clear view of the star-filled night sky, no toilets and is not recommended for those that hate getting sand between their toes. For an offbeat experience like spending a night at the wonderful sand-hotel, you only have to pay $21, more than a fair price, in my opinion.

Clip Source: www.news.com.au

England opens world's first sand hotel

sand hotel was commissioned by UK website LateRooms.com

Tags: beach, hotel, accommodation, bizarre, dorset, uk

10 Odd-Looking Marine Animals

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 05:43:35 GMT

clipped by: hitchhiker08
clipper's remarks: So much I don't know...

Clip Source: www.darkroastedblend.com

Odd-Looking Marine Animals

1. Leafy Sea Dragon

Whatever you do, don't put it in your salad.

leaf-like protrusions all over its body, serving as camouflage

Neither prey nor predators recognize it as a fish.

found along the coastline of Australia; a fully grown leafy sea dragon can reach about 45cm (18in)

2. Umbrella Mouth Gulper Eel

The umbrella mouth gulper eel (eurypharynx pelecanoides) can open its "umbrella mouth" to pelican-like proportion, accommodating prey much larger than its size.

3. Firefly Squid

This squid sees the world in color. And it makes deep-blue pretty light itself.

off the coast of Toyama Bay, Japan, billions of these tiny squids will gather to spawn, creating a cool lights show,

4. Viperfish

Luckily for everybody involved, it can go without food for days. Beware of the sharp fangs, even if it's dead -

5. Fangtooth, or Ogre Fish

6. Hatchetfish

They know what you did last summer.

7. Christmas-Tree Worm

8. Giant Basket Star

9. Furry Sea Cucumber

10. Flamingo Tongue Snail

Tags: marine, fish, squid, snails, worms, bizarre

Art from Glass Vials - Aleksandra Stratimirovic

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:09:58 GMT

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clipper's remarks: WOW!

Clip Source: www.strati.se

Aleksandra Stratimirovic

sunny day

"Sunny day" is an installation made of 4464 small medical glass vials filled with different coloured liquids, in a sterile laboratory framework with a fluorescent backlight. When taking a couple of steps back the vivid image of a girl appears, standing at a lakeside, with summery blue sky above. Dimensions 2 x 3 meters.

The work has been exhibited in Vzigalica gallery, at the Svetlobna Gverila festival in Ljubljana, Slovenia in 2008 foto: Bojan Brecelj IPAK

Clip Source: www.strati.se

girl with icecream

Clip Source: www.strati.se

40,000 diodes

Light installation, consisting of about 40,000 LED's, like a light curtain over the front facade of the Stockholm City Museum. Made for the opening of the exhibition "Stockholm night", 1998.

Clip Source: www.strati.se

girl with icecream

light work

light embroidery

light work

light in Oskarshamn

workshop

lighting guerilla workshop

sunny day

light work

Tags: lighting, glass vials, ampoules, flacons, slovenia, art, bizarre

10 Scariest Hobbies

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:37:22 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Yikes!

Clip Source: www.notsoboringlife.com

1. Noodling

noodling is basically fishing with your hands.

ram their fist down a catfish’s throat.

2. MMA Fight

Several guys I’ve talked to say it doesn’t hurt after the first punch. Give me a break.

3. Lion Hunting

Hunting. Not so scary. Becoming part of the food chain…now that’s scary! It just goes to show you how scary nature can be.

4. Bull Fighting

dodge him a couple times but eventually he’s gonna slip that horn in your sweet spot.

5. Storm Chasing

Getting up close and personal with a tornado isn’t my idea of a good time.

6. Glacier Surfing

ind your favorite glacier. Wait around in freezing cold water… for it to break off. When it does, ride the tidal wave on a surf board while the ice chases you down

7. Cave Diving

8. Rattlesnake Roundup

go out and hunt down as many rattlesnakes as possible.

snakes pulled from their dens, weighed in, milked for their venom then cooked up for the masses.

9. Kayak Shark Fishing

pulling an 8′ shark onto your kayak is completely another.

10. Sky Diving

Tags: extreme sports, action sports, fishing, bizarre, outdoors, sky diving, storm chasing, bull fighting, noodling

10 Weirdest U.S. Museums

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:51:11 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Interesting information with links to each museum site...

Clip Source: www.wackyarchives.com

The 10 Weirdest U.S. Museums

1. First created in 1927 to help adults that wanted to quit smoking,

dispensers grew to such a number that they needed their own museum - the Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia in Burlingame, CA

2. The Museum of Questionable Medical Devices or “Quackery Hall of Fame

Prostate Gland Warmer (a 4.25 inch probe with a blue light bulb at the end)

3. The Glore psychiatric museum in St. Joseph, Missouri

The National Museum of Health and Medicine located in Washington DC

pieces of Abraham Lincoln’s skull and the bullet that killed him

5. Devil’s Rope Museum located in McLean, Texas

a demonstration on how to make a barbed wire,

Museum of Bad Art located in Dedham Square, Massachusetts

Helendale, California lies the Exotic World Museum or the Burlesque Hall of Fame

The International UFO Museum & Research Center

9. “Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum

10. The Circus World is America’s Circus Museum located in Baraboo, Wisconsin

formerly

“Mother of Circuses,”

Tags: museum, odd, bizarre, collection, us

Weird natural detonations

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:01:13 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Reading about the exploding ants and frogs was interesting too...but this about calm lakes..."limnic eruption. To get one you need a few basic elements:
- one, a very deep volcanic lake;
- two, said lake has to be over a slow source of volcanic gas;
- and three, it has to be very, very still."

Eerie!

Clip Source: www.darkroastedblend.com

The Exploding Lake
& other weird natural detonations

Lake Nyos

In 1986 something very weird happened to Lake Nyos, a weirdness that unfortunately killed 3,500 head of livestock … and 1,700 people.

people in the three villages near that lake isn’t funny. Most of them luckily died in their sleep, but the 4,000 others who escaped the region suffered from sores, respiratory problems, and even paralysis. All because Lake Nyos exploded.

Limnic Eruption!

37 people died, again not pleasantly.

The Brooding Lake:

Lake Bosumtwi - a deadly beauty:

Lake Kivu in Rwanda

Mystery of the Exploding Frogs

Ants that commit explosive suicides

Ladies and gentlemen allow me to present camponotus saundersi. Native to Malaysia, this average looking ant has a unique structure giving it an even more unique behavior when threatened.

the crows had learned how to neatly extract

the tasty livers of the toads

these ants can commit violent and, yes, explosive suicide: taking out any nearby threat with a hail of nasty poisons.

Tags: bizarre, natural, phenomenon, geological, detonations, frogs, ants

7 Amazing Reuse Architecture Projects

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:18:13 GMT

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Clip Source: weburbanist.com

7 (More) Amazing Adaptive Reuse Architecture Projects: From Ship Houses to Chapel Bookstores

A pigsty is probably the last place anyone would want to live, right? Well, this 230 year old building inspired FNP Architekten in Germany to create a unique blend of modern and aged architecture.

What started as a water tower designed to look like a house floating above the tree line eventually became what it was designed to look like: an actual residence.

modern library inside of a centuries-old church these property owners planned to place shelves in and around the building

under construction, the new High Line elevated park in New York City takes advantage of an urban relic that has sat with potential but no plans for a very long time.

Nomadic Museum by Shigeru Ban is one of the most innovative shipping container architecture projects undertaken to date.

boat shown above was originally built by Henry Ford

couple had this portion floated by barge to South Bass Island and turned into a home.

Tags: architecture, homes, remodelling, bizarre, barns, ships

Hand-knots of trees and branches

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:47:15 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Wow - what creativity?!

Clip Source: 1dak.com

Hand-knots of trees and balances

Tags: art, creative, trees, twigs, knots, branches, craft, skill, bizarre

Anger management: Want to be a gas station cashier?

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:42:10 GMT

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Clip Source: weekendamerica.publicradio.org

Express Rant? Free Express Car Wash!

Not such a good job this weekend: gas station cashier.

So one gas station is offering customers a productive way to vent their frustrations. Bobak Bakhtiari manages the Tanforan Shell station in San Bruno, Calif.

Weekend America's John Moe wanted to learn more:

John Moe: What has been the mood among the customers coming into your station as gas prices have climbed so high?

Well, they've been pretty decisively more hostile than usual.

British woman

came in last week, I guess her credit card wasn't working... She just walked in and started yelling at the cashier.

began insulting him, telling him that he was worthless, that he needs to do something about gas prices.

Moe: Gas prices are high everywhere -- what are you doing about it that's unique?

installed a dunk tank about 10 days ago and every Saturday, there's live music and dunking going on.

How are your cashiers encouraging people to vent?

confuse them by intercepting with really positive feedback suddenly.

Tags: anger, inflation, america, shell, cashier, frustration, anger management, bizarre

Clipmarks | hitchhiker08's 'bizarre' clips

Dogs have a sense of right and wrong

Dogs have a sense of right and wrong

5,000-year-old skeletons laid on bed of flowers found in Sahara

Amazing 5,000-year-old skeletons laid on bed of flowers found in Sahara - proving desert was once green and lush

Coolest tree-houses ever built

Club Made From Ice

Club Made From Ice

Strangely Drawn

The Mona Leia - The Circle (Well, Rectangle) Is Complete...

Latest painting - 'The Mona Leia' - Part II

New Painting - 'Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Darth' (The Beatles / Star Wars)

The 'You Are Beautiful' project

World’s First Sand Hotel

England opens world's first sand hotel

10 Odd-Looking Marine Animals

Odd-Looking Marine Animals

Art from Glass Vials - Aleksandra Stratimirovic

Aleksandra Stratimirovic

girl with icecream

happy happy

40,000 diodes

non-stop

light embroidery

light in Oskarshamn

lighting guerilla workshop

sunny day

10 Scariest Hobbies

10 Weirdest U.S. Museums

The 10 Weirdest U.S. Museums

Weird natural detonations

The Exploding Lake & other weird natural detonations

7 Amazing Reuse Architecture Projects

7 (More) Amazing Adaptive Reuse Architecture Projects: From Ship Houses to Chapel Bookstores

Hand-knots of trees and branches

Hand-knots of trees and balances

Anger management: Want to be a gas station cashier?

Express Rant? Free Express Car Wash!

The Exploding Lake
& other weird natural detonations