Do boomerangs come back in space? That was a question that Japanese astronaut Takao Doi was trying to discover when he conducted the first ever boomerang throw in space.
Many people believed that gravity was necessary for the boomerang to return to the thrower. In which case, the thrown boomerang would not come back to be caught. But Takao Doi answered that question when he threw the specialy made paper boomerang and had it come back to him. So now we know. LOL
Found this amazing story about a house in a San Marino California home. The house has had a colony of honey bees living in the walls of the house for the past 25 years. The colony has thrived and grown to the point where there are estimated to be over a million bees living in the walls of the house.
At this point there is honey literally coming out of the walls. Visitors to the home say that the entire house smells of honey. The strangest thing is that the owners have no intention of eradicating the colony. So for the moment, the owners will continue to live in the bee colony.
Following right on the heels of the growing vines video. I found this post about a new set of magnets that you can buy. All the magnets are shaped like leaves, with a magnet at the base. That way you can turn your whole fridge into a tree.
The above is a time lapse video of the twining motion that vines use to find things to climb. Pretty cool, but also kind of creepy to see the plant moving that way.
I’m really really enjoying the Fogonozos blog. The latest post is about an incredible pit of fire located in the middle of nowhere out in the desert of Turkmenistan.
The amazing thing about it, is that the fire isn’t caused by any of the usual natural reasons. The entire thing is actually the result of a mistake made by Soviet engineers who were drilling for natural gas in the 50s. The crater is now 60 meters in diameter and has been burning steadily since the initial ignition.
The “Big Dog” is a really cool robot developed by Boston Dynamics. It can carry over 340 lbs and can navigate over nearly any type of terrain. The video is really cool. Watch for the spot where it nearly falls on ice. And the spot where the demonstrator kicks it to show how it recovers from an attack. The robot almost looks like an animal rather than a machine.
DeputyDog has a great post about huge and amazing gatherings of people. The picture above is from the Maha Kumbh Mela Hindu pilgrimage. An event that happens only once every twelve years. Millions of people congregate on the ganges river for the religious festival.
There is a belief that bathing in the river during the festival will wash away past sins and promote healing. Pilgrims travel from all over the world to attend the festival. The last festival, held in 2001 had over 70 million attendees.
I found a great collection of pictures like the one above. All of people “holding” the sun. Makes me wish I had a high quality camera. I might try to take a few pics like that myself. I know the sunrise over the bay outside of my house is often just amazing.
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