To get to the other side, of course. But they have to make it across the artificial barriers. (Thanks, WTM!)I can't stop watching these cows that think they have to jump over the white line! 🐮😂 pic.twitter.com/Ufaw1vDbiL
— Nature is Amazing ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) June 21, 2024
Saturday, June 22, 2024
Why Did the Cow Cross the Road?
What If We Drained the Oceans?
Randall Munroe's What If? project received a question about draining the oceans. The original question specified a hole 20 meters in diameter for the drain. That seems big, but the draining would be too slow to even notice, especially considering the melting glaciers. But if we made the hole big enough to really drain seawater, the map of the world would start to look rather weird. Since this theoretical drain is located in the Mariana Trench, it couldn't take all the earth's water, because there are geological formations that will trap some sea water in large lakes. (via Laughing Squid)
Sloths
When you gotta go, you gotta go. Sloths don't take shortcuts, although you can't blame them for thinking about it. This comic is from Jimmy Craig at They Can Talk.
Explosive Plants
Ze Frank's True Facts series is almost always about animals, but now he's veered into the world of plants. See, plants reproduce by making seeds, but keeping your offspring close by when you are rooted in the ground can get way too crowded. Plants have developed a lot of different methods of spreading their seeds far and wide. Being carried off or eaten by animals is a valid method, but throwing them out by explosive force is a lot more fun to watch. It's such a useful way to spread the next generation to new soil that many species have developed this power independently, and in many fascinating forms, from spring-loaded seeds to seeds that are designed to move around on their own and even dig their own holes! Meanwhile, Ze Frank has fun providing the sound effects for the explosions, and giggling at plant names like sphagnum, hairy wild petunia, and squirting cucumber. Some things never change. This video has a one-minute skippable ad at 3:15.
What Happened Before History?
It’s the story of humans, from the time our distant ancestors dropped from the trees and started walking up right to the relatively brief period we call recorded history. We had a lot to do to get where we are, like learning to deal with tools and fire, but most of all, each other. There were many important systems to develop, like cooperation, communication, education, organization, and civilization. This brief overview of humanity from Kurzgesagt covers a lot of ground quickly, in bright, colorful animation. We’ve come a long way. (via Digg)
Tweet of the Day
This chaotic scene was clipped from an Australian insurance ad. (Thanks, WTM!)Whats going on there? 😂
— The Best (@ThebestFigen) June 17, 2024
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Friday, June 21, 2024
The Cat Distribution System
Sarah Andersen perfectly explained the Cat Distribution System last year, but if it didn't sink in, she explains further here and here. I've been the victim of the Cat Distribution System many times, although I can't really say "victim," because half the cats I have now were deliberately taken from a shelter. The Dodo compiled at look at this phenomena in the real world.
How Cults Use Language to Control
If you want to build a cult around yourself, you have to learn to communicate like a cult leader. First, you have to talk a lot, meaning more than anyone else. That might draw attention, but it doesn't make you a cult leader. For that, you have to learn specific techniques of communication. You have to overwhelm your followers with what you want them to believe, cut off uncomfortable questions or disagreements, and separate your followers from unbelievers psychologically. In this episode of Otherwords, Dr. Erica Brozovsky explains the regular formula for building a cult with language. Please don't try this at home. Nor should you fall for it.
The Tallest Dog in the World
The Guinness Book of World records has crowned a new Tallest Dog in the World. he is a great Dane, or maybe we should call him a great big Dane, named Kevin. Kevin has been measured at three feet and two inches tall at the withers. Kevin is a lot taller when he stands on his hind legs!
Kevin is the beloved pet of Tracy and Roger Wolfe of West Des Moines, Iowa, and lives with the couple and their two children, plus cats, dogs, goats, chickens, and horses. Kevin towers over their miniature horse. He can simply step over a baby gate used to corral the other dogs. But this dog doesn't think of himself as oversized; he's just part of the family. You can read more about this gentle giant at Smithsonian.
Is It Cake?
I did not know that Is It Cake? is a real TV show, because it's on Netflix, and I no longer pay for television service. Yes, it's a real cooking/game show, and I would imagine there's some comedy involved, but Joel Veitch has turned it into a horror show.
If you don't recognize the name Joel Veitch, he's the one who gave the world Viking Kittens from about 20 years ago and the Quiznos Spongmonkeys that frightened people away from the sandwich shop. He's turned that twisted sense of humor into a real career, and it's rare to see him doing a video just for fun these days, but it's reminder of how weird his brain is. (via the Awesomer)
Miss Cellania's Links
Louisiana passed a law requiring the Ten Commandments be displayed in every classroom. But the mandated text doesn't appear in any version of the Bible. (via Metafilter)
DIY Upholstered Frames. The post refers to them as "upholstered frames," but these are fabric-covered and don't have padding or springs inside. (via Messy Nessy Chic)
These guys are not moving at all, and I can’t stop watching. Well, the guy on the right is moving, but he's not getting anywhere. (via Everlasting Blort)
Lomo Saltado: The Fusion Dish That Became Traditional.
Everyone is Just Now Realizing That Marge Simpson Is in an Ancient Egyptian Coffin.
The Most Dangerous And Safest US National Parks For Visitors.
There’s a Better Way to Teach the California Gold Rush. A new lesson plan centers Native American perspectives on the violence of Western expansion.
30 Times City Planners Made Incredibly Thought-Out Decisions In Urban Design. A better description would be "awesome aerial photographs."
Squirrel Pulls Loose Tooth
David Freiheit of Montreal enlisted the help of a wild squirrel in a city park to help pull his daughter’s loose tooth. He tied a length of dental floss to the tooth on one end, and attached a chunk of granola to the other end. Freiheit is pretty excited about getting this stunt on video, while Stacy is concerned about retrieving her tooth! Don’t fret, Stacy, the Tooth Fairy probably reaped enough reward from the viral video to leave something under your pillow. (via Dave Barry)
Tweet of the Day
(via Everlasting Blort)35 tonne lorry? WE EAT THEM FOR BREAKFAST!! #WorldBollardAssociation 🚛
— World Bollard Association™ (@WorldBollard) June 5, 2024
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