Real life mega shark nearly chews through smaller shark in Australia

October 26, 2009 @ 10:11 pm

See that image above with the shark who has a bite mark right through the center? Well, that’s the so-called “smaller” shark in this news story which is gaining headlines in Queensland, Australia at the moment where summer temperatures are just getting underway (which means more people are starting to hit the beaches).

Apparently, the mega shark, estimated to be about 6 meters long, took ONE bite out of a 3-meter-long shark that was caught in a baited drum line and nearly cut that shark in half.

Here’s the news story from 7 News (below).

Hercules, the world’s largest big cat

October 17, 2009 @ 12:58 am


Photo: John Tlumacki / Boston Globe staff

Hercules, the world’s largest big cat, is a 900-pound liger (that’s a lion and a tiger mixed breed). I wish my cats Dusty and Oreo were this big.

See more wonderful animals on The Big Picture.

Kiel Johnson builds a twin lens reflex camera out of cardboard

October 15, 2009 @ 7:11 pm

Kiel Johnson’s Cardboard Twin Lens Reflex Camera Time Lapse from Theo Jemison on Vimeo.

Kiel Johnson constructed a twin lens reflex camera out of cardboard and later turned it into a pinhole camera. This is the time-lapse footage of Kiel building his larger-than-life cardboard sculpture. [via]

Buy 4 1-Liter beer mugs for $20

August 27, 2009 @ 2:12 am

1-liter-mug

Want to have a big drink with 3 other friends? Then buy this set of 4 1-Liter beer mugs at Amazon.com for just $20.

If you want a big drink with 11 friends however, you’ll need to buy this case of 12 1-Liter beer mugs instead for $81.

Do I even need to tell you that this is a good deal?

Shipping Hall of Shame: Rugby Ralph Lauren

August 26, 2009 @ 7:42 pm

ralph-lauren-rugby-shipping-box

Wow, seriously? A box this big to fit another box the size of the shipping label? What a waste of space.

Big red Eastpak backpack

August 21, 2009 @ 12:45 am

big-red-eastpack

This funny photo of a man carrying a large red Eastpak backpack (or…a miniature man carrying a regular sized red Eastpak backpack) is courtesy of theantidotetour on Flickr. You could carry your whole life in a bag that size.