by Captain Skellett | Dec 14, 2011 | The Realm of Bizzare
Occupy Wall Street protesters took up arms – eight of them – in their march on Monday. Carrying craftastic models of vampire squid high above their heads, in homage to Matt Taibbi’s description of the bank as “a great vampire squid wrapped around the...
by Captain Skellett | Feb 16, 2011 | Science Art
These amazing sculptures are the creation of Nathalie Miebach, a visual exploration of scientific data collected at the Gulf of Maine. Here’s a quote from her website: “Changing Waters” looks at the meteorological and oceanic interactions within the Gulf of...
by Captain Skellett | Jan 24, 2011 | Just for Fun
ABC correspondent Karen Barlow snapped this picture while on board the Aurora Australis in what must be the best ever journalism assignment in the history of ever. This block of wood is positioned prominently atop an iceberg like an actor in center stage spotlight....
by Captain Skellett | Nov 12, 2010 | The Realm of Bizzare
A giant jellyfish, Stygiomedusa gigantea, has been filmed in the Gulf of Mexico. It’s tentacles are 10 meters long and the bell is over half a meter wide. Check out the video below of this denizen of the deep. Hat tip to Deep Sea News.
by Captain Skellett | Nov 8, 2010 | How Things Work, Recent Research, The Realm of Bizzare
Imagine if instead of having sensor lights to illuminate a garden path, you could line it with light-emitting plants. You could stroll along bio-luminescent flower beds, dancing in dappled moonlight and delighting in eerily lit peace, free from the shackles of...
