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Monkey See, Monkey Wash

John Jude — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:51:08 +0000

This little guy wasn’t trained to an amazing dish washer – he learned it by closely studying a human every day. I don’t want to talk trash about such a hard worker, but he might be a little OCD.

You might ask, why is a studly monkey like Pete spending his days babysitting and doing chores? Read the full story of Pete the Monkey here and find out.

-via Boing Boing

You’ve Never Seen This Before: Batsh*t Centipede Edition

John Jude — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 03:00:29 +0000

You learn something every day…apparently monster centipedes can snatch up bats and eat them whole. Unreal:

-via Kottke

An Epic Encounter With A Wall of Sand

John Jude — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 14:59:34 +0000

While filming a National Geographic doc on the migration of elephants in West Africa, cameraman Bob Poole was confronted by Mother Nature having a nervous breakdown. A gigantic sand storm suddenly erupted and plunged the entire area into complete ‘redness’, like the surface of Mars. Bob kept his camera rolling like a maniac true professional, and came back with this stunning footage:

-via Neatorama

‘Wizard of Oz 2′ or ‘Independence Day 2′ – You Decide.

John Jude — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 03:36:45 +0000

Woah.

-via Kottke

That’s Close Enough, Thank You Very Much

John Jude — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 05:20:52 +0000

I’ll live vicariously through this video and just pretend I’ve been shockingly close to a lightning strike. Woah.

-via Buzzfeed

You’ve Never Seen This Before: Transparent Butterfly Edition

John Jude — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 21:13:32 +0000

And now for something completely different…say hello to the Glasswing Butterfly, most commonly found in Central America and Mexico.

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You’ve Never Seen This Before: Whale Skull Edition

John Jude — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:30:03 +0000

This stunning photo of a Sei Whale skull was taken on Byron island in Chile.

Mother Nature Is One Cool Chick

John Jude — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:36:21 +0000

These mesmerizing time-lapse videos show Mother Nature doing her thing -

The music is the best part of this Shroom video…it’s like porno music from another dimension (not that I would know what that’s like)

-From Wired Science via @9swords

Wait! – Don’t Jump! – Earth Is ‘Sorta’ Like Pandora!

John Jude — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:48:54 +0000

Get this…I just found out there’s actually a new epidemic called “Post-Pandora Depression”. People are getting the blues after realizing that Pandora, the utopian touchy-feely planet from “Avatar”, doesn’t exist and there ain’t nothing even close to it on our planet. Seriously – there are entire blogs devoted to this and serious articles written about it in legitimate publications like Psychology Today!

Anyway, if you’ve seen the movie (and you probably have considering it just surpassed “Titanic” as the highest grossing film worldwide with currently $1.859 billion), you’ll remember those huge blue plants that disappear lightning-fast into the ground when they’re touched. Well, right here on our depressing planet, there’s a type of coral called Sea Pen that’s very similar. If you happen to know someone with “Post-Pandora Depression”, send them this video and talk them off the ledge.

-via Neatorama

Unexpected Zen: Central Park Sprinklers

John Jude — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:35:20 +0000

Without being too metaphysically cheesy, there are times in life when we suddenly see something that makes us feel at peace…we can’t explain it, but it just feels right. (OK, maybe that was cheesy, but you know what I mean.)

I saw these sprinklers in Central Park this morning, and had to share them. Take a quick break from your hectic day and enjoy some unexpected zen…

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