Interesting Stuff You Saw on the I-net Today

[abarbarian]

This Incredible Dragon Bench Was Carved Using A Chainsaw

 

Chainsaws and art might not exactly seem like the best match at first glance, but Igor Loskutow blends them with finesse. He was born in USSR-administered Tallinn (now the capital of Estonia) and currently works in Bad Dürrheim, Southern Germany, as a Husqvarna representative and wood carving instructor. Since 2006, he has received more than a dozen accolades for his work, including a first-place ranking at the prestigious Fasna Carving Festival in the Netherlands in 2009.

 

 

[sunrat]

This week's ABC pics of the week:

 

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-22/abc-open-pic-of-the-week/8967538

[ebrke]

I love the wombat!

[abarbarian]

That peacock spider is fascinating.

[crp]

there is long term debt , then there is LLLOOONNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGG term debt:

http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/6-longstanding-debts-from-history

[crp]

I was watching a 4K video that had a few owls in it and one them got caught blinking a few times.

And I went "Whoa!" it was something I had not seen in HiDef.

So I looked it up and sure enough i was not imagining,

http://facts4kids.blogspot.com/2012/06/why-do-owls-have-three-eyelids.html

 

and a more intense show-and-tell : https://www.owlpages.com/owls/articles.php?a=5

[sunrat]

Here's some really offbeat photos:

Photographing the Microscopic: Winners of Nikon Small World 2017

https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2017/10/photographing-the-microscopic-winners-of-nikon-small-world-2017/542160/

[crp]

I had no idea this genre existed:

https://www.pcmag.com/feature/356901/7-retro-religious-video-games-worth-exploring

[crp]

I don't see a date for this article but it seems to be a couple of years old.

https://www.rd.com/funny-stuff/dord-dictionary/

[sunrat]

Debian in the sky (diamonds unconfirmed). Amazing!

 

https://imgur.com/gejPjjt

 

(mp4 video, sorry couldn't embed it)

[crp]

end of FM radio

 

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2017/12/15/Norway-officially-scraps-FM-radio-in-favor-of-digital-broadcasting/7561513356508/?utm_source=sec&utm_campaign=sl&utm_medium=7

 

in one country.

[V.T. Eric Layton]

Yup. That's not far off in the U.S., either. One day soon, there won't be any over-the-air broadcast TV or radio. It'll all be Internet streaming or cable.

[crp]

didn't see this coming:

https://blog.caranddriver.com/the-evolution-of-car-keys-is-more-interesting-than-you-think/

[V.T. Eric Layton]

Yup. Pretty soon, that chip implanted in your head will start up your fission powered aeromobile.

[crp]

Yup. Pretty soon, that chip implanted in your head will start up your fission powered aeromobile.

Nissan Brain Waved Car ,

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-03/brain-waves-will-make-nissan-s-car-of-the-future-a-better-ride

[crp]

unique rock -

http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a15050414/incredible-hypatia-stone-contains-compounds-not-found-in-the-solar-system/

[Robert]

[ebrke]

unique rock -

http://www.popularme...e-solar-system/

I don't care what explanations they give for the origins of this rock, the Stargate will be unearthed any day now!

[crp]

The physics toy that Einstein could not figure out -

http://awesci.com/einstein-couldnt-figure-drinking-bird-worked/

[sunrat]

ABC Open best pics of the year:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-02/best-of-abc-open-pic-of-the-week-2017/9390408

[Robert]

[abarbarian]

Aptly named thread..... I can not see any of Roberts posts on this page ..... they are all blank ..... can see al posts from every one else.

[sunrat]

@abarbarian see http://forums.scotsnewsletter.com/index.php?showtopic=95064entry455214

[Pete!]

Aptly named thread..... I can not see any of Roberts posts on this page ..... they are all blank ..... can see al posts from every one else.

Are you using a script blocking add-on?

 

I didn't look at all Robert's posts, but at first, his last one looked blank.

After I told "NoSctipt" to allow youtube, I could watch the video he posted.

Edited February 11, 2018 by Pete!

[abarbarian]

Aptly named thread..... I can not see any of Roberts posts on this page ..... they are all blank ..... can see al posts from every one else.

Are you using a script blocking add-on?

 

I didn't look at all Robert's posts, but at first, his last one looked blank.

After I told "NoSctipt" to allow youtube, I could watch the video he posted.

 

Yer a genius. I totally forgot about NoScript. Click click and I can see the vids.

[sunrat]

Bet you didn't know Sydney has a zoo right near the Sydney Opera House! See the first of this week's ABC Open pictures collection:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-29/abc-open-pic-of-the-week/7653724

[crp]

Bond volcano smaller http://bit.ly/2FuCdFo

[abarbarian]

Rats as mine detectors

 

 

After observing the negative impact landmines had on farmers in Africa, Bart Weetjens came up with a novel and cost-effective way to address the issue: teaching rats to detect them.

Bart Weetjens always adored pet rats as a teenager. He would breed them and sell them to pet stores. Little did he know that this teenage hobby would go on to inform his entire career.

 

[zlim]

Neil DeGrasse Tyson holding t-shirt.

[sunrat]

Rats as mine detectors

 

 

After observing the negative impact landmines had on farmers in Africa, Bart Weetjens came up with a novel and cost-effective way to address the issue: teaching rats to detect them.

Bart Weetjens always adored pet rats as a teenager. He would breed them and sell them to pet stores. Little did he know that this teenage hobby would go on to inform his entire career.

 

Must give it a try.