Posts Tagged dangerous

Good Morning, Mother Nature. Man Challenges You Yet Again.

Posted by mistergroonk in Photography on August 26, 2010

The man had climbed over protective bars several feet further back from the edge in his pursuit of the ultimate wake-up call and was fortunate to survive as the area was engulfed by water.

Waves are created when wind blows over the a certain area of the seas. This is called the fetch. A ‘captured fetch‘ happens when a storm moves in the same direction of a fetch, so that the wind keeps pushing the same waves following them.

Larger photos for your eyes are here.

via imjustcreative

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War on Food: Konnyaku, the Deadly Savory Jelly

Posted by mistergroonk in Food, Only in Japan on August 18, 2010

Konnyaku steak こんにゃくステーキMade from the starch of Devil’s Tongue, a subtropical plant, the pulp is turned into a grey jelly that is used in a range of dishes in Japan.

Unfortunately, anyone who bites off more than they can chew can end up choking to death due to the elasticity of the food.

According to a task force of the Consumer Affairs Agency, 22 people have died in the last 16 years after eating konnyaku – the vast majority either the elderly or young people.

The photo inset is konnyaku in its steak form. Yes. Steak. The Flickr search is very…enlightening.

Any product derived from a plant called Devil’s Tongue is just asking for trouble.

via telegraph

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Honeybees Have a Death Warning Waggle Dance

Posted by mistergroonk in Animals, Science on August 14, 2009

Over the years, we’ve gathered quite a bit of information on bees. Some hives melt their enemies with the collective heat from their bodies. Cellphones are not killing them. They can pick out a face from a human photo.

NOT THE BEES!!!

Now we learn they have a death warning waggle dance. Clever little critters, bees.

Honeybees warn each other to steer clear of dangerous flowers where they might get killed by lurking predators.

Scientists made the discovery by placing dead bees upon flowers and then watching how newly arriving bees react to the danger.

Not only do the bees avoid the flowers, they then communicate the threat when they return to the hive via their well known waggle dance.

(via bbc)

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Shai Hulud Now Robotic, Water Dwelling

Posted by mistergroonk in Robots, The Future, Video on June 30, 2008

Walking without rhythm won’t matter a damn underwater.

(via geekologie, robo trouser snake you tube)

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