by Captain Skellett | Jul 7, 2010 | Just for Fun, The Realm of Bizzare
A little bird (twitter) told me about some sweet new deep sea creatures, including jellyfish. You can see stunning pictures of them here on weird and wonderful Wired. When @lisushi tweeted the link, a song flooded through my head. This one goes out to everyone who has...
by Captain Skellett | Jul 6, 2010 | Recent Research, The Realm of Bizzare
Deep in a desert in Peru palaeontologists were searching for a skull. Some years ago, teeth thought to belong to a new species of marine animal had been found, but they needed a head to identify it. Hunting in the richest area for ancient sea remains, luck eluded them...
by Captain Skellett | Jul 1, 2010 | The Realm of Bizzare
The Eastern Hognose Snake is mostly harmless. Though it has large fangs and is mildly venomous, it mainly eats toads and is immune to the toxins secreted by their skin. It’s large fangs can puncture toads if they try swell up with air to defend themselves. Why...
by Captain Skellett | Jun 22, 2010 | Recent Research, The Realm of Bizzare
A massive trove of precious amber, fossilised tree sap, was found last September. The pieces were found on a remote stretch of beach in Cape York, far north Queensland. The amber comes from an ancient rainforest that must have existed between Australia and New Guinea....
by Captain Skellett | Jun 7, 2010 | How Things Work, Jibber Jabber, The Realm of Bizzare
In early high school I was told an atom was the smallest piece of matter in the universe. If you divided matter into pieces as small as they could be, the smallest piece would be one atom. Utter BS, according to later high school years. An atom is made up of protons,...
by Captain Skellett | May 13, 2010 | How Things Work, Science in the Movies, The Realm of Bizzare
New video up! I started this video back in January and 95% finished it before I moved to Canberra and bought a laptop. I haven’t had a chance to complete it and upload it… until now. The montage part is my favourite.
