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2010 Zombie Safe House Competition
Voting is still open for the 2010 Zombie Safe House Competition. Choose between the 40 Day Z POD, the SS Huckleberry, Mountain Getaway, and Sears Roebuck 003-b. I am personally rooting for the SS Huckleberry because “Mobility = Security”....
Shocking Conspiracy Theories About California Mystery Missile Launch! [WeirdThingsTV]
HIV Makes Beautiful Music
A graduate student attending the University of Georgia has created a 52-minute album featuring musically transcribed HIV afflicted DNA. On sale now at Amazon! [Amazon via reader Tess]
Robots Think We Taste Like Bacon
Researchers have created an electromechanical sommelier for identifying wines, cheeses, and meats. However during one exhibition the terrible, terrible future was revealed in the childlike voice of the robot. “But when some smart aleck...
Smoking Chimp Discovered In Lebanon, Deported To Brazil
If you were discovered in Beirut, as the center of attention making everyone around you laugh it up only to be found by some new friends who insist you travel with them to Brazil, you might think yourself a pretty lucky jet setter. If you...
Amber-Trapped Insect Deposit Discovered
Newly discovered 50 million year old amber deposits in northwest India have revealed more than 700 insect species representing 55 families of insects inside. Included in the findings so far are many social insects such as bees, termites,...
Rocket Launchers, Contrails, Batman: The Best Mystery Missile Conspiracy Theories
It left a vapor trail as it soared into the sky but the questions have lingered far longer as we ponder “what was that California mystery missle after all?” Predictably, conspiracy theories abound: • We launched an ICBM from a...
Terrifying Shrimp Once Thought To Be Earth’s First Predator, Proven To Be Total Wuss
He once prowled the primordial sea, ruling all he surveyed. Legend would speak of this carnivorous shrimp in hushed, reverential tones for it was truly Earth’s first predator. Until we found out yesterday that it was just like any other...
Navy Making Breakthroughs on Directed Energy
Not to be outdone by the Air Force and its Mind Warfare research, the Navy is pouring money into directed energy weapons. It is making breakthroughs with the Free Electron Laser which will melt incoming projectiles with 100 kilowatts of...
Has A Ghost Had Sex With You? You’re Not Alone! [WeirdThingsTV]
Podcast: You Will Die In Space
Microchip In Retina Gives Sight To Blinded
The beautiful dream of a bionic eye has come one step closer to mainstream reality when three blind patient regained sight after having a microchip implanted in their retina. This method is revolutionary as it doesn’t rely on a camera to...
Behold the Amazing Mimic Octopus
This awesome octopus is known to mimic at least 15 known creatures; my personal favorite is the “furry turkey with human legs”. Check out the video. [Geekologie] [UPDATE] Credit due to EbonNebula for pointing this out 4 months ago. Thanks!
Cockiest Supercomputer In The World Pwns A Human [WeirdThingsTV]
Calculate Asteroid Impacts! Understand Your Impending Death From Above!
Curious as to how ruined our planet would be if Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck fail to push that massive asteroid off course? Worry no more! There’s a web app for that. [Purdue via Reason]
Ozzy Osbourne Redefines Genome Science
When legendary horse Secretariat died, the veterinary doctors performing the necropsy made a startling realization. There was a reason Big Red destroyed other horses en route to the most convincing Triple Crown win of all time, his heart...
Air Force Researching Mind Warfare
The human mind has no firewalls. Recently the 711th Human Performance Wing requested proposals examining “Advances in Bioscience for Airmen Performance” for advancing the deployment of extreme neuroscience and biotechnology warfare in the...
Record Breaking Florida Gator
Anybody up for waterskiing this weekend? [Orlando Sentinel]
Would You Go On A One-Way Trip To Space? [WeirdThingsTV]
Scientists Learn How To Erase Memory
Researchers have discovered that they can permanently delete traumatic memories simply by removing a protein from the region of the brain responsible for recalling fear. The research focused on the nerve circuits in the amygdala where they...