OT: Things we find freaking neat but no place to post

[Darkstone42]

 

[forty_three]

13 Brilliant Science Museum Billboards

 

[puckhead]

that dude free-falling from the edge of space will be streaming live, btw.
Live Now! - Red Bull Stratos - freefall from the edge of space - YouTube


Red Bull Stratos is a mission to the edge of space that will try to surpass human limits that have existed for more than 50 years. Supported by a team of experts, Felix Baumgartner will undertake a stratospheric balloon flight to more than 120,000 feet / 36,576 meters and make a record-breaking freefall jump in the attempt to become the first man to break the speed of sound in freefall (an estimated 690 miles / 1,110 kilometers per hour), while delivering valuable data for medical and scientific advancement.

 

[IPostedWhat]

 

[occupant]

 

[occupant]

 

[dash]

That's Svensational, IPW...

 

[puckhead]

Fossil find shows spider about to attack wasp - latimes.com

 

[Darkstone42]

Fossil find shows spider about to attack wasp - latimes.com

I hate wasps. Go spider!

 

[mattola]

I hate wasps. Go spider!

 

[Darkstone42]

Yellow jackets have wasp brains...

 

[mattola]

Yellow jackets have wasp brains...

so they have the brains and not the weaponry?

on a serious note I have watched some national geographic shows on Wasps and other aggressive insects. They are fucking vicious. They are the terminators of teh bee family.

"Listen, and understand. That wasp is out there. It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are STUNG. "

 

[Comeds]

I think yellow jackets are the meanest of all.

My neighbor approached me with a question and a horrible story last week. She asked if the hole where the cable and electrical wire came into the house was puttied up properly. Hers fell out and some kind of wasp used the whole as an entry way. They have a drop ceiling in their basement so no one noticed anything until a smell a few weeks ago. When they took a took they found 4 separate hives around their basement above the drop ceiling tiles. So they called some specialist to get rid of them and had to replace a bunch of wiring that the casing was either eaten off or the hives (or wasp waste) melted through. The specialist guesses they were in her ceiling for well over a year.

 

[Darkstone42]

so they have the brains and not the weaponry?

on a serious note I have watched some national geographic shows on Wasps and other aggressive insects. They are fucking vicious. They are the terminators of teh bee family.

"Listen, and understand. That wasp is out there. It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are STUNG. "

Yeah, yellow jackets are like one-shot wasps. I think they're just jumpy and scare easily.

Did that special have the Australian ants who just eat people for the fun of it?

 

[Darkstone42]

I think yellow jackets are the meanest of all.

My neighbor approached me with a question and a horrible story last week. She asked if the hole where the cable and electrical wire came into the house was puttied up properly. Hers fell out and some kind of wasp used the whole as an entry way. They have a drop ceiling in their basement so no one noticed anything until a smell a few weeks ago. When they took a took they found 4 separate hives around their basement above the drop ceiling tiles. So they called some specialist to get rid of them and had to replace a bunch of wiring that the casing was either eaten off or the hives (or wasp waste) melted through. The specialist guesses they were in her ceiling for well over a year.

So you're saying they poop acid, too?

 

[mattola]

Yeah, yellow jackets are like one-shot wasps. I think they're just jumpy and scare easily.

Did that special have the Australian ants who just eat people for the fun of it?

didnt see that one... jesus really.... well cross off Australia for a visit. is there nothing there that wont kill you....


this one had a swarm of wasps attack a bee colony and they ripped apart all the little bees and ate the queen. its was really violent lol

 

[Darkstone42]

didnt see that one... jesus really.... well cross off Australia for a visit. is there nothing there that wont kill you....


this one had a swarm of wasps attack a bee colony and they ripped apart all the little bees and ate the queen. its was really violent lol

Those jerks!

 

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[Comeds]

So you're saying they poop acid, too?

Or they energize by eating electrical wires.

 

[evolver115]

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/10/books/eric-lomax-river-kwai-prisoner-who-forgave-dies-at-93.html?hpw&_r=0

The Bridge on the River Kwai is probably one of the best movies ever made. I have not read Lomax's book, "The Railway Man", but after reading this article I think I might.

Mr. Lomax

 

[xalbox]

I hate wasps as well.. never been stung, but those evil creatures are #1 on my fear list...

A few years ago we had a warm spring in Sweden (not very common) so I had my kitchen window open all the time, day and night. (I lived on the 4th floor and there was no way to climb up so no worries about break-ins). I was very busy during that period so I wasn't at home very much. After about three weeks I noticed something hanging in the kitchen window curtain.. a fucking wasps nest. My adrenaline started pumping. I went to the closet and put on my winter jacket, thick gloves, ski goggles and a hat. When finally getting my nerves in check I grabbed a plastic container with a lid and closed it over the curtain and got the nest. With the nest trapped in the container I shook it to see if there were any wasp getting pissed off, but there were none to be found. At least I got a memorable evening out of it.