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• Photo Series Captures 70s Rock Legends In Their Parents' Homes
• 33,600-piece Jigsaw Puzzle Completed
• Check out the Chompers on this Recently Recognized Species of Bat
• The Last US Navy Frigate Begins Its Last Patrol
• 10 Weird Museums From Around The World
• Conjurer & Halflings - A Boy And His Magic Tiger Toy
• Every Year, These Brothers Build a Giant Snow Sculpture on Their Front Lawn
• Ignition Sequences
• This Jellyfish Looks Like a Fried Egg
• Is This the Sort of Thing You’re Looking For?
• This Man Is Toasting Marshmallows over a Live Volcano
• Mercedes-Benz Unveils Self-Driving Car
• Fantastic Job Position: Science Fiction Librarian
• How Dr. Seuss Created <i>Green Eggs and Ham</i>

Photo Series Captures 70s Rock Legends In Their Parents' Homes Posted: 11 Jan 2015 04:00 AM PST The 70s were a rather shaggy time in the world of rock music, and rock icons like David Crosby, Eric Clapton and Frank Zappa were still letting their freak flags fly high, living that rock 'n' roll lifestyle with reckless abandon. These guys were, like, totally heavy, man, and so far out that it’s easy to forget they actually sprang from someone’s loins. In 1971 LIFE Magazine photographer John Olson was tasked with shooting a portrait series featuring rock and roll royalty, so he took a wildly unexpected approach- he accompanied these rock legends to their parents’ homes.  Zappa doesn't seem too happy about revealing his parents' purple den of passion to the world, and Clapton doesn't dig spending afternoons drinking tea with Mum when he'd rather be out doing Cocaine with Cream. However, David Crosby seems strangely calm about the whole thing, maybe he popped a few 'ludes before the shoot? -Via Pee Wee Herman

33,600-piece Jigsaw Puzzle Completed Posted: 11 Jan 2015 02:00 AM PST It took 450 hours of work, but redditor manne0708 finished a jigsaw puzzle with 33,600 pieces. She says it was accomplished over two and a half months, despite the interference of two dogs and a cat. There were a few pieces retrieved from the vacuum cleaner bag. She is considering donating it to a children’s hospital after it is sealed. The puzzle is called Wildlife, and it will cost you nearly $400. It’s not a world record puzzle, but it is the largest mass-produced puzzle on the market.

Check out the Chompers on this Recently Recognized Species of Bat Posted: 11 Jan 2015 12:00 AM PST This toothy bat species, Hypsugo dolichodon, was discovered in 1997, yet because a similar species, Hypsugo pulveratus existed, it wasn't until recently that scientists realized it was a distinct species of bat. Both are native to the rainforests of Vietnam and Lao PDR. Hypsugo dolichodon's fangs are longer and wider. Translation of the name means "the long-toothed pipistrelle." In an article in Mongabay, lead researcher Tamás Görföl explains how Hypsugo dolichodon's fangs differentiate the eating habits of the animal from that of its close relative:  "The large canines may be important in grabbing prey. It may allow the bat to catch larger insects or beetles with harder exoskeleton; this may be the result of niche segregation. This means that evolution may have allowed the new species to go after different prey or utilize different habitat than its close relatives, essentially carving out its own ecological niche." Read the report from Mongabay here, and read a scientific study of the species here.  Via i09 | Images: Judith L. Eger

The Last US Navy Frigate Begins Its Last Patrol Posted: 10 Jan 2015 10:00 PM PST (Photo: US Navy) In 1977, the United States Navy launched the Oliver Hazard Perry, the lead vessel in a class of frigates. American shipyards built 51 for the US Navy and 16 more for friendly nations, including Australia and Taiwan. These support vessels carried American will across the globe for nearly 40 years. The USS Stark, which was attacked by Iraq in 1987, was among the Perry-class frigates. Now the last Perry-class frigate, the Kauffman, begins its final patrol from its homeport in Norfolk, Virginia. After a 6-month cruise off the coast of Central America, it will be decommissioned. There will be no more frigates in the US Navy inventory. Except, as Kat Callahan of Foxtrot Alpha points out, the USS Constitution. This vessel, launched in 1797 and named by President George Washignton is an active vessel commanded by a naval officer.

10 Weird Museums From Around The World Posted: 10 Jan 2015 08:00 PM PST Juergen Horn of the travel project For 91 Days took a little time over the holidays to reflect on the four years he and Mike Powell have been traveling the world, staying in each city for only three months. That’s long enough to really get a good taste of the place, but short enough to feel like a whirlwind traveler after a few years. In that time, they’ve seen a lot of museums around the globe, so Horn put together a top ten list of the strangest and most memorable of them, like the Wallace Bordello Museum in Idaho: So when the ladies of this brothel found out that the FBI is about to raid them, they went running! They ran out, slammed the door behind them. So everything you see inside the museum is exactly how it looked like when they left. Except for the mannequins. My favorite was the price list hanging up in the kitchen. There are links to more about each museum. They include the Phallological Museum in Iceland, the Studio Ghibli Museum in Tokyo, and the MUSA Under Water Museum in Mexico, among others. Read about them all at Random Good Stuff.

Conjurer & Halflings - A Boy And His Magic Tiger Toy Posted: 10 Jan 2015 06:00 PM PST Conjurer & Halflings by Nertee Designs Their favorite conjurer and halfling had come back to the big screen, so to celebrate they took an imaginative trip through the woods. Calvin loved the fact that he could play in bare feet, and as the burglar he got to sneak around and pretend to converse with dragons, and Hobbes loved the pointy hat and beard. They weren't old enough to go see the film without adult supervision, but they knew the movie in their minds was way better than anything they'd see on the screen in some old movie theater. Bring some fun fantasy imagery to your daily life with this Conjurer & Halflings t-shirt by Nertee Designs, and make every day an adventure! Visit Nertee Designs's Facebook fan page, Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr, then head on over to his NeatoShop for more geek-tastic designs: BEANS! Crichton Propaganda Pip Boyardee Dokira View more designs by Nertee Designs | More Funny T-shirts | New T-Shirts Are you a professional illustrator or T-shirt designer? Let's chat! Sell your designs on the NeatoShop and get featured in front of tons of potential new fans on Neatorama!

Every Year, These Brothers Build a Giant Snow Sculpture on Their Front Lawn Posted: 10 Jan 2015 06:00 PM PST (Photo: Bartz Snow Sculptures) Every winter for the past few years, Austin, Trevor, and Connor Bartz of New Brighton, Minnesota have built a huge snow sculpture of a sea creature on their front lawn. Last year, we saw their huge snow shark. This year, the Bartz boys made a 12 foot tall turtle. You can see a time-lapse video of its construction here. -via Twisted Sifter

Ignition Sequences Posted: 10 Jan 2015 04:00 PM PST (vimeo link) Bethan Ellerton is spinning balls of flaming steel wool. The sequence is running backwards so that the sparks seem to be flying at her instead of away from her. Don’t try this at home; she’s a professional. Richie Johnstonline filmed this sequence as an ad for Cascade Juggling, a juggling and circus equipment supplier. Johnstonline says, All necessary safety precautions where taken to prevent the risk of a fire. We only shot after heavy rain (Cumbria gets alot of rain) and had a team of people standing by off camera. The steel wool we used burns out really quickly which made the risk of a fire extremely minimal. -via Laughing Squid

This Jellyfish Looks Like a Fried Egg Posted: 10 Jan 2015 02:00 PM PST (Photo: Vassil) This is a Phacellophora camtschatica, a creature commonly known as the fried egg jellyfish. It commonly has a 3 foot wide bell and stinging tentacles that often reach 20 feet long. It feeds on zooplankton and sea turtles feed on it, presumably at breakfast time. You can watch a video of a fried egg jellyfish here. -via Inhabitat

Is This the Sort of Thing You’re Looking For? Posted: 10 Jan 2015 12:00 PM PST The BBC ran the Island Blogging project in northern Scotland from 2003 to 2010. One blogger, calumannabel, posted a challenge for more contributions of news and everyday life in 2005, asking the question Is there life on Harris? He got a lost of wonderful responses. Here is a small sampling. "We are in Rodil today with a new bacon slicer aboard. It is a good drying day. Is this the sort of stuff you're after? Yours in hope Woolie Jumper MacDonald MA RAC" WJ MacDonald from Chop till you Drop Mobile Butchers "One of the Christmas lights has gone off on the tree. We are wondering if it is the generator that's failing? Is this the sort of stuff you're looking for. Oh and the cat's had three kittens in the loom house so no weaving today." Donnie Gaul from Amminnuisparetyre "We have two wheelie bins in our kitchen, one in our living room,and mum and dad use one each as beside cabinets upstairs. We have flap and a hen flap in our front door and lots of earwigs in the airing cupboard. The butcher has a new bacon slicer. It is faster than his last one. Before that he used to cut it with a knife. His wife is called Maggie Mary Is this the sort of thing you're looking for?" Forrest Gunn from Tractor park Toys r Us Rodil "My mother has gone to town today shopping. The batteries in my torch are flat as I left it on all night. The dog is scratching a lot. Mum is bringing some stuff back from Stornoway. That will be the dog's Christmas box my dad says. It cannot be fun being a border collie. My dad says it's got the fleas from the cat and he wants to know if this is the sort of thing you're looking for?" The Macadams Family from 3bTir Na Nog Terrace Tarbert "Dear Mrs Chipperfield, We wouls be happy to help you with your canine problem and furnish you with some trimmings for the Christmas dinner at the same time. You may have hear my husband has a fancy new bacon slicer which can in fact cope with many different meats. Is this the sort of thing you're looking for?" Mrs WJ Mac Donald from The Butchers Wife After a while, the stories get ever more ridiculous in a game of one-upmanship. "My mum has been trying to make some exceedingly good biscuits to take to the Dating Festival at Ness. She is going to trade my dad in for something newer. She says the way to a man's heart is through his stomach though it didn't work with Dad. She has made some oaty biscuuits with jam in them. She calls them An T'Ob Nobs. Is this the sort of biscuit you're looking for?" allan john kipling from Leverburgh "My mother is next door cooking breakfast for Maggie Mhor whose fingers are bandaged after she cut them opening a can of sardines. That's the beauty of local produce - no one ever cut themselves on a can of porridge or a tin of lamb. My dad syas its a pity that it wasn't Maggie Mhor's throat that was cut. He's fed up of her watching him with her binoculars as he staggers back from the bochan. Is this the sort of local tittle tattle you are searching for?" Richard Harris from Macarthur Park Rodil There’s over a hundred more comments, and they just get better as they go. Harris is part of one of the Outer Hebrides. You can read more about the Island Blogging project and find more delightful blog posts linked at Metafilter. (Image credit: Andrewrpalmer/Orionist)

This Man Is Toasting Marshmallows over a Live Volcano Posted: 10 Jan 2015 10:00 AM PST (Video Link) Simon Turner of Christchurch, New Zealand visited the Marcum Crater on the island of Ambrym, which is part of the Pacific islands nation of Vanuatu. To relax in this tropical paradise, he toasted marshmallows and drank beer over an active lava lake. -via That's Nerdalicious!

Mercedes-Benz Unveils Self-Driving Car Posted: 10 Jan 2015 08:00 AM PST YouTube Link Mercedes-Benz throws its hat into the self-driving car ring with the F 015 Luxury in Motion research vehicle, their new self-driving concept car. Built for four passengers to lounge in what essentially amounts to an automotive conversation pit, the vehicle features four swivel seats that rotate so that the passengers are facing each other. The view outside can be projected on the inside of the vehicle thanks to six wired, interactive displays. A battery and a hydrogen fuel cell is the driving force; they amount to a range of approximately 680 miles. Simply because this sleek, futuristic automobile has the capability of driving, that doesn't prevent its passengers from taking over the responsibility at any time during the ride.   Learn more about the F 015 here.

Fantastic Job Position: Science Fiction Librarian Posted: 10 Jan 2015 07:00 AM PST (Image: Lucasfilm) Not all librarians are Jedi like Jocasta Nu. But a lot of us are a bit Force-sensitive, which comes in handy when peering into a patron's mind during a reference interview or intuiting the best resources within a library collection. It would come in handy if you land this dream job: science fiction librarian. The University of California at Riverside holds the Eaton Collection, a respository of "science fiction, fantasy, horror and utopian literature." Among many other materials, the Eaton Collection includes over 100,000 books and almost 100,000 fanzines. The manager of it holds the position of Jay Kay and Doris Klein Science Fiction Librarian. It's currently open. Do you want to apply? -via Allison M. Scott on popculture-l

How Dr. Seuss Created <i>Green Eggs and Ham</i> Posted: 10 Jan 2015 06:00 AM PST YouTube Link This video from the Fig. 1 series by the University of California lends insight on how celebrated children's author Theodor Seuss Geisel, also known as Dr. Seuss, created the beloved classic Green Eggs and Ham. -Via Juxtapoz

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