If my brain was an imaginary friend
| October 20, 2011
Author: luapo
Have you ever wondered what 1,000,067,088,384,000,000 pennies looked like?
| October 20, 2011
Astronomy Picture O’ the Day – Strange Sunrise Over Argentina
| October 20, 2011
Why would a rising Sun look so strange? No one is yet sure. What is clear is that the above unusual sunrise was captured last month from Buenos Aires, Argentina. The body of water in the foreground is Rio de La Plata, considered by many to be the widest river in the world.
Robo-Deer Used To Catch Poachers Across The U.S.
| October 20, 2011
Nighttime deer poachers beware – that shadowy creature on the side of the road may just be remote-controlled.
State wildlife officials across the country have for several decades been rolling out roadside robot decoys to nab unscrupulous hunters, and the effort has paid off with hundreds of citations.
A robotic deer decoy used in Georgia had to be replaced in 2006 after being shot more than 1,000 times.
Endangered Elephants: Playing Polo For A Better Life
| October 20, 2011
Every year, several fortunate elephants are selected to leave the life of poverty on the streets compete in the King’s Polo cup, where they are treated to a life of luxury alongside celebrities and royalty.
John Roberts, the official referee of the King’s Cup, described the process of bringing these marginalized animals to this event. “We contact a friend of ours in Surin, and we ask him to select the 24 healthiest street elephants. Begging out on the streets is an uncomfortable way of life. We offer them two weeks to come live with us in return for playing polo twice a day, for max 28 minutes a day.”
Messy handwriting foils bank robbery plot
| October 19, 2011
Thomas J. Love, 40, walked into the WSFS branch in the Crossroads Shopping Center on New Castle Avenue near New Castle about 3 p.m. and handed a bank teller a demand note on a deposit slip, state police reported today.
The teller, unable to decipher what was on the deposit slip, handed it back to Love to rewrite. Empty handed, he then fled the bank on foot.
