Remember the Yellow River Dolphin?
This is how they tried to save the Yellow River Dolphin: “Jiangsu province Changshu City Fluorine Chemical industry land sewage treatment plant (江苏省常熟市氟化学工业园污水处理厂) was responsible for collection and processing of the industrial sewage. However they did not, the sewage pipe was extended 1500 meters under the Yangtze River and releasing the sewage there. 2009 June [...]
Categories: Science and Nature
More Than Crazy, Perhaps
An infographic:
North Korea: The Craziest Country In the World
Categories: Geography and Foreign Affairs
Earthquake in Chile
Boston.com’s Big Picture site is already on the case.
A good point made by RC2:
8.8 Magnitude Earthquake in Chile sends tsunami 500mph barreling straight for Hawaii. The entire Pacific, including Oz and Japan, is under tsunami warning, although as I type they’ve already dialed the direst predictions about how big the wave will be [...]
Categories: Science and Nature
Japanese Pesos, and Other Curiosities
Have I mentioned the currency exhibition I saw at the British Museum in 2001? It was awesome. So nerdy, so arcane. Anyway this is like that, but on an international scale. And not in real life, alas: Funny Money: Unusual and Fascinating Currency
this is currency from Japan’s occupation of Hong Kong, which is prettier than [...]
Categories: History
Creepy On SO MANY Levels
Via RC2’s Google Feed: Exposed: Naked Body Scanner Images Of Film Star Printed, Circulated By Airport Staff
UK Transport Secretary Lord Adonis said last week that the images produced by the scanners were deleted “immediately” and airport staff carrying out the procedure are fully trained and supervised.
Of course, you can just imagine all the [...]
Categories: War and Peace
Cairo University Class of 1959
This is amazing:
University of Cairo, class of 1959, and the class of 2004 (spot the difference!):
Class of 1959.Class of 2004.
Click to enlarge. Curtsy: Pajamas Media via Mark Steyn in The Corner who repeats this little anecdote I’ve tried finding before (so here it is again for ye olde external memory drive):
The other [...]
Categories: History
There There, Baby Antelope
Oops. I am retroactively dating this post.
A little busy travelling Friday cat-blogging. From the Daily Mail.
Categories: Science and Nature
On the Road Again…
Open thread!
Categories: Wildcard
Does the President Roll With Roadies to Unpack His TOTUS Whenever He Speaks to a Group of Children? Or Even 6th Graders?
Quick post after another busy day:
Curtsy: Um, I don’t remember where I saw this first. Probably Vanderleun.
They say, in his defense, that he’s not actually standing at his podium, flanked by two teleprompters, to speak to a group of sixth graders, but to speak to the press afterwords. How is it better that he needs [...]
Categories: Politics
Haiti: Day 3
Pictures at Boston.com
My long-day-long-week-late-night-deep-thought of the day: Concrete is really heavy. If they’re going to build structures so flimsy, surely it would be better to stick to something less crushing. Like grass. Or canvas. Or a wide-brimmed hat. Something less crushing.
Categories: People and Current Events
There Is Too Much Going On In the World to Coexist With the Day I Had
It’s rare that I’m busy. Like, on-the-outside-of-this-room-busy, but today I have been.
So here: 70 Cutie Baby Animals Bring You a Good Mood
Categories: Science and Nature
Peter Recommends CXVIII
This is very funny:
Andrew McDonald – A PICTORIAL GUIDE TO AVOIDING CAMERA LOSS
Australians.
Categories: Electronics
Absolutely the Funniest Item of the Day CCXXV
Peter sent me this. It would be a Peter Recommends, but it’s too flipping funny. Poor Berlusconi.
Categories: Politics
Absolutely the Funniest Item of the Day CCXXIV
Curtsy: Wheat & Weeds, I’m pretty sure.
click to enlarge!
I love the first step the most. “Are you in Canada?” “Yes.” “Tim Hortons.”
Categories: Food
Copenhagen, Flowcharted
Look! It’s our old friend, the Pedant-General in Ordinary, writing at The Devil’s Kitchen!
Categories: Science and Nature
