The Neat Thread (pics and more)

[w00tasaurus]

The goblin shark with its protrusible jaw.

The sifaka lemur that cannot walk but hops everywhere.

Bat bombs

Bat bombs were an experimental World War II weapon developed by the United States. The bomb consisted of a bomb-shaped casing with numerous compartments, each containing a Mexican Free-tailed Bat with a small timed incendiary bomb attached. Dropped from a bomber at dawn, the casings would deploy a parachute in mid-flight and open to release the bats which would then roost in eaves and attics. The incendiaries would start fires in inaccessible places in the largely wood and paper construction of the Japanese cities that were the weapon's intended target.

Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_bomb


Worst video game ever made.

Seddlec Ossuary is a Czech cathedral adorned with the bones of thousands of humans dating back to the Black Plague.

Leatherback turtle mouth.

Great blue hole sinkhole in Belize.

Hidden beach, Mexico.

Good quote

"From my rotting body, flowers shall grow and I am in them and that is eternity."

--Edvard Munch

Prostitution in the animal world

Currently there are a few studies suggesting that prostitution exists among different species of animals such as Adélie Penguins, chimpanzees, and crab-eating macaque.[1][2][3] Penguins use stones for building their nests. Based on a 1998 study, media reports stated[1] that a shortage of stones led female Adélie Penguins[4][2] to trade sex for stones. The female penguins, even when in a committed relationship, will exchange sexual favors with strange males for the pebbles they need to build their nests.[1] Prostitution is also observed among chimpanzees, who trade food for sex

Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_among_animals


The Moon Museum is a ceramic wafer three-quarters of an inch by half an inch in size left on the moon during Apollo 12 with drawings by Robert Rauschenberg, David Novros, John Chamberlain, Claes Oldenburg, Forrest Myers, and Andy Warhol.

"Le Manoir du Diable", or "The Haunted Castle", is said to be the first horror film ever made. (1896).

A Few Unusual Deaths

c. 620 BC: Draco, Athenian law-maker, was smothered to death by gifts of cloaks showered upon him by appreciative citizens at a theatre on Aegina.
1518: In the Dancing Plague of 1518 a woman (and eventually a league of 400 people) uncontrollably danced for a month causing dozens of participants to die of stroke and exhaustion. The reason for this occurrence is still unclear
1993: Garry Hoy, a 38-year-old lawyer in Toronto, fell to his death on July 9, 1993, after he threw himself against a window on the 24th floor of the Toronto-Dominion Centre in an attempt to prove to a group of visitors that the glass was "unbreakable." The glass did not break, but popped out of the window frame.
2012: Uroko Onoja, a Nigerian polygamist businessman, died after being forced by five of his six wives to have sex with each of them. Onoja was caught having sex with his youngest wife by the remaining five, who were jealous of him paying her more attention. The remaining wives demanded that he also have sex with each of them, threatening him with knives and sticks. He had intercourse with four of them in succession, but stopped breathing before having sex with the fifth.

Read many more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...s#21st_century



I figured I would make a thread for posting random pics, videos, gifs, articles, etc. that I find interesting. Please feel free to add to the thread. It can be anything as long as it is "neat"!
in b4 no responses. I will keep adding to the thread for a while because I know many like this sort of thing.

[w00tasaurus]

The happy face spider.

Interesting Fact

Dr. E.O. Wilson (among others) has estimated the total number of insects on planet Earth to be 10,000,000,000,000,000,000.

See what it's like to be a peregrine falcon or goshawk as BBC straps a camera on these birds.

Bumblebee bat, or Kitti's Hog-nosed bat is the smallest bat species reaching about 1.1 inches in length.

Giant Golden-Crowned Flying Fox bat, one of the largest bats with a wingpsan of 5.7 feet.

Robonaut, developed by NASA. Does he even lift?


Tongue-eating Louse

This parasite enters fish through the gills, and then attaches itself at the base of the fish's tongue. The parasite destroys the fish's tongue, and then attaches itself to the stub of what was once its tongue and becomes the fish's new tongue.

Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongue-eating_louse

[Merauder]

neat

[w00tasaurus]

Louis Le Prince - Disappeared (on a train)

In September 1890, Le Prince was preparing to go back to the UK to patent his new camera, followed by a trip to the US to promote it. Before his journey, he decided to return home and visit friends and family. Having done so, he left Bourges on 13 September to visit his brother in Dijon. He would then take the 16 September train to Paris, but when the train arrived, his friends discovered that Le Prince was not on board.[9] He was never seen again by his family or friends.[1] No luggage nor corpse was found in the Dijon-Paris express nor along the railway. No one saw Le Prince at the Dijon station, except his brother. No one saw Le Prince in the Dijon–Paris express after he was seen boarding it. No one noticed strange behaviour or aggression in the Dijon-Paris express.[9]

Read more:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_L..._disappearance

Highway of Tears Murders

The Highway of Tears murders is a series of unsolved murders and disappearances of young women along the 800 km (500 mi) section of Highway 16 between Prince George and Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada from 1969 until 2011.[1][2] Official sources list the number of victims at 18, but aboriginal leaders estimate the number could be as high as 43.[3]

Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_of_Tears_murders

The Hum

The Hum is a phenomenon, or collection of phenomena, involving a persistent and invasive low-frequency humming, rumbling, or droning noise not audible to all people. Hums have been widely reported by national media in the UK[1] and the United States.[2] The Hum is sometimes prefixed with the name of a locality where the problem has been particularly publicized: e.g., the "Bristol Hum", the "Taos Hum", or the "Bondi Hum".[3]
Data from a Taos Hum study suggests that a minimum of 2% and perhaps as many as 11% of the population could detect the Taos Hum and the Daily Telegraph in 1996 likewise reported a figure of 2% of people hearing the Bristol Hum.[4]:575 For those who can hear the Hum it can be a very disturbing phenomenon and it has been linked to at least 3 suicides in the UK.[5] However, amongst those who cannot hear the hum and some specialists, there has been skepticism about whether it in fact exists.[6]

Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hum


The pistol shrimp is undeterred by gun control debate.


Katrina refrigerators are the many refrigerators that were destroyed or rendered unusable during Hurricane Katrina, and later, Hurricane Ike, and their aftermath. Many were made into temporary folk art.


Famous photo. Prearranged, but real construction workers in New York.


Nostalgia

Anyone else?

[w00tasaurus]

Bibury, England

Giraffe weevil

Good quote

Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we're not. In either case the idea is quite staggering.

--Arthur C. Clarke

Mojave Phone Booth

The phone became a sensation on the Internet in 1997.[2] A Los Angeles man spotted a telephone icon on a map of the Mojave and decided to visit it. He wrote a letter about his adventure to an underground magazine, and included the booth's number. Godfrey Daniels, a local computer entrepreneur, read the letter and started the first of several websites devoted to the Mojave telephone booth.[2] Soon, fans called the booth attempting to get a reply, and a few took trips to the booth to answer, often camping out at the site. Several callers kept recordings of their conversations. Over time, the booth became covered in graffiti, as many travelers would leave messages on it.[3]
In 1999 Los Angeles Times writer John Glionna reported on meeting a man at the booth who claimed the Holy Spirit had instructed him to answer the phone. The man spent 32 days there, answering more than 500 phone calls including repeated calls from someone who identified himself as "Sergeant Zeno from the Pentagon".[2]

Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojave_phone_booth

[w00tasaurus]

Dyatlov Pass Incident

The Dyatlov Pass incident generally refers to the mysterious deaths of nine ski hikers in the northern Ural mountains on the night of February 2, 1959. Investigators at the time determined that the hikers tore open their tent from within, departing barefoot into heavy snow and a temperature of −30 °C (−22 °F). Although the corpses showed no signs of struggle, two victims had fractured skulls, two had broken ribs, and one was missing her tongue.[2] Three of them had fatal injuries: the body of Thibeaux-Brignolles had major skull damage, and both Dubinina and Zolotarev had major chest fractures. According to Dr. Boris Vozrozhdenny, the force required to cause such damage would have been extremely high. He compared it to the force of a car crash.

Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyatlov_Pass_incident

Interesting images captured by Google Earth / Google Maps:


Capsized cruise ship.

KFC advertising formed by 65,000 tiles laid out in the Mojave.



Escaping convict?

Idyllic scene of firemen rescuing a little girl's cat from a tree.

[NotANun21]

Lots of places in England look like the Bibury picture, old people live there.

[w00tasaurus]

Lots of places in England look like the Bibury picture, old people live there.

I figured it would be a pretty elderly-dense area. Would move there instead of Florida when I'm old. Looks spectacular.

[w00tasaurus]

Overtoun Bridge Dog Deaths

Studies have shown that since the 1950s or 1960s numerous dogs have leaped from the bridge at the rate of about one dog a month. Dogs that leap over the bridge parapet fall 50 feet (15 m) onto the waterfalls below. Some dogs that survived this drop, and were then taken back to the bridge, have jumped again. The only linking factors for this unexplained event are that dogs mostly jump from the same side of the bridge, in clear weather, and they are breeds with long snouts.[6]

Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overtoun_Bridge


Said to be the earliest recording of a U.S. President. Benjamin Harrison, around 1889.
"As president of the United States, I was present at the first Pan-American congress in Washington D.C. I believe that with God's help, our two countries shall continue to live side-by-side in peace and prosperity. . . Benjamin Harrison."

Taman Shud Case

The Taman Shud Case, also known as the Mystery of the Somerton Man, is an unsolved case of an unidentified man found dead at 6:30 a.m., 1 December 1948, on Somerton beach in Adelaide, South Australia. It is named for a phrase, tamam shud, meaning "ended" or "finished", on a scrap of the final page of The Rubaiyat, found in the hidden pocket of the man's trousers.

Read more:
http://www.cracked.com/article_18459...n-explain.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taman_Shud_Case

Voynich Manuscript

Much of the manuscript resembles herbal manuscripts of the 1500s, seeming to present illustrations and information about plants and their possible uses for medical purposes. However, most of the plants do not match known species, and the manuscript's script and language remain unknown.

Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voynich_manuscript


Greenland shark.




Tapirs were a thing before Far Cry 3.

[Zackad]

Neat, srs

[w00tasaurus]

Hippos sweat red.


Interested look at old American cartoon's dark side.


Owl moth.

More weird looking spiders:




Carrion flower smells like rotting meat to attract flies.

[Dutchk1d]

mind = blown.
Hidden Beach is a nudist resort!

[w00tasaurus]

Animal embryos:

Turtle.

Snake.

Mouse.

Cat

Good quote

Life is a disease -- sexually transmitted and invariably fatal.

--Neil Gaiman

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_spin-off_technologies
Interesting to see this list of technologies that have been developed directly as a result of research done by NASA. For people who don't see the point of space exploration. Some highlights: artificial limbs, firefighting technologies, freeze drying, water purification, LEDs.


Misc mascot.

Contender for misc mascot.

[w00tasaurus]

mind = blown.
Hidden Beach is a nudist resort!

Misc meetup at hidden beach?

(no homo)

[claimgear]

neat

[2am]

Good thread seriously repped op

[w00tasaurus]

No one else has anything neat to share?

Frightening or eerie moments in otherwise cheerful games:

Oh a piano.

No one enjoys the bottom of the well segment.

Goldshire Children stand in a pentagram

Mario Galaxy 2 creatures in the distance that stare at you.


neat baby lemurs

[nicolais]

Neat.jpg

[TalonDSM]

[w00tasaurus]

Forest swastika leftover from the Nazi chapter of Germany's history that has been largely removed due to felling of certain trees and replanting of others.

Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo

A grammatically correct sentence in American English, used as an example of how homonyms and homophones can be used to create complicated linguistic constructs. It has been discussed in literature since 1972 when the sentence was used by William J. Rapaport, an associate professor at the University at Buffalo.

Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo...uffalo_buffalo

Puppy Pregnancy Syndrome

People suffering from this condition believe that shortly after being bitten by a dog, puppies are conceived within their abdomen.

Read more:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puppy_pregnancy_syndrome


Cave glowworms.

Dat der frilled shark.

Cat tongue.

[HungLikeAChamp]

u gon act like a bitch

[w00tasaurus]

u gon act like a bitch

[bustermac]

Shark is freaky.

[w00tasaurus]

Shark is freaky.

Cookie cutter shark

Wobbegong shark

Thresher shark

Saw shark

[giovanny22]

[w00tasaurus]

Image from Batman #84 depicting Batman and Robin in bed together, adding to the speculation of homosexuality in Batman.
Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosex...tman_franchise

Masturbate-a-thon

The Masturbate-a-thon is an event in which participants masturbate to raise money for charity and increase the public awareness and dispel the shame and taboos that exist about this form of sexual activity.

Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masturbate-a-thon

I Am Rich

I Am Rich is an iOS application which was formerly distributed using the App Store. When launched, the screen only contains a glowing red gem, and an icon that when pressed, displays the following mantra in large text:

I am rich
I deserv [sic] it
I am good,
healthy &
successful

The application is described as "a work of art with no hidden function at all", with its only purpose being to show other people that they were able to afford it, making it a Veblen good. I Am Rich was sold on the App Store for 999.99 United States dollars, 799.99 euros, and 599.99 pounds sterling, the highest price Apple allows for App Store content.

While the application was available, eight people bought it, at least one of whom claimed to have done so accidentally.

Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Rich

Wow! Signal

The signal bore expected hallmarks of potential non-terrestrial and non-Solar System origin. It lasted for the full 72-second duration that Big Ear observed it, but has not been detected again. The signal has been the subject of significant media attention.
Amazed at how closely the signal matched the expected signature of an interstellar signal in the antenna used, Ehman circled the signal on the computer printout and wrote the comment "Wow!" on its side. This comment became the name of the signal.

Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wow%21_signal


Grand Canyon Skywalk. I am terrified of heights.

Lady Musgrave Island.

Capybara, largest rodent.

[w00tasaurus]

Tybee Incident

The Tybee Island B-47 crash was an incident on February 5, 1958 in which the United States Air Force lost a 7,600-pound (3,400 kg) Mark 15 nuclear bomb in the waters off Tybee Island near Savannah, Georgia, United States. During a practice exercise, the B-47 bomber carrying the bomb collided in midair with an F-86 fighter plane. To protect the aircrew from a possible detonation in the event of a crash, the bomb was jettisoned. Following several unsuccessful searches, the bomb was presumed lost somewhere in Wassaw Sound off the shores of Tybee Island.

The risk of corrosion of the alloy casing of the bomb is less if it is completely covered in sand. But if part of the alloy casing of the bomb is exposed to seawater due to the shifting strata in which it is buried, rapid corrosion could occur, as demonstrated in simulation experiments. Eventually, the highly enriched uranium could be leached out of the device and enter the aquifer that surrounds the continental shelf in this area. Storms, hurricanes, and strong currents frequently change the sands of the continental shelf near Tybee Island.

Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tybee_Bomb

Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton

The most interesting man in the world. An English geographer, explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer and diplomat. He was known for his travels and explorations within Asia, Africa and the Americas, as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures. According to one count, he spoke 29 European, Asian and African languages.

Images of Pripyat (town associated with Chernobyl reactor)




Traumatic Insemination

The mating practice in some species of invertebrates in which the male pierces the female's abdomen with his penis and injects his sperm through the wound into her abdominal cavity.

Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traumatic_insemination

The Cure for Insomnia

A film which on its release in 1987 was according to Guinness World Records the longest running. At 5,220 minutes long (87 hours, or 3 days and 15 hours) in length, the film has no plot, instead consisting of artist L. D. Groban reading his 4,080-page poem "A Cure for Insomnia" over the course of three and a half days, spliced with occasional clips from heavy metal and pornographic videos.

Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...y_running_time

[w00tasaurus]

Dord

A notable error in lexicography, an accidental creation, or ghost word, of the G. and C. Merriam Company's staff included in the second (1934) edition of its New International Dictionary, in which the term is defined as "density".

Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dord

The Monty Hall Problem

Suppose you're on a game show, and you're given the choice of three doors: Behind one door is a car; behind the others, goats. You pick a door, say No. 1, and the host, who knows what's behind the doors, opens another door, say No. 3, which has a goat. He then says to you, "Do you want to pick door No. 2?" Is it to your advantage to switch your choice?

The answer is that you should switch doors. Contestants who switch have a 2/3 chance of winning the car, while contestants who stick have only a 1/3 chance.
Read more to find out why: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Hall_problem

Li Ching-Yuen

A Chinese herbalist that supposedly lived to be over 256 years old. He claimed to be born in 1736, while disputed records suggest 1677. Both alleged lifespans of 197 and 256 years far exceed the longest confirmed lifespan of 122 years and 164 days of the French woman Jeanne Calment. His true date of birth was never determined.

Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Ching-Yuen


The always-lovable earwig

An eye.

[Winnie1300]

Hippos sweat blood.. not just red sweat.. Don't know if that's what you meant but anyways.

[w00tasaurus]

Hippos sweat blood.. not just red sweat.. Don't know if that's what you meant but anyways.

Negative.

Their skin secretes a natural sunscreen substance which is red-colored. The secretion is sometimes referred to as "blood sweat", but is neither blood nor sweat. This secretion is initially colorless and turns red-orange within minutes, eventually becoming brown. Two distinct pigments have been identified in the secretions, one red (hipposudoric acid) and one orange (norhipposudoric acid). The two pigments are highly acidic compounds. Both pigments inhibit the growth of disease-causing bacteria; as well, the light absorption of both pigments peaks in the ultraviolet range, creating a sunscreen effect. All hippos, even those with different diets, secrete the pigments, so it does not appear that food is the source of the pigments. Instead, the animals may synthesize the pigments from precursors such as the amino acid tyrosine.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippopotamus