england

  • Technology: helping tourists cheat on vacation

    Staff at Longleat Safari Park’s Hedge Maze, in Wiltshire, south-western England became increasingly curious when guests to the tourist attraction started exiting from the labyrinth in minutes instead of taking the usual 90 minutes to complete. Impatient visitors began turning to the technology in their pockets. This resulted in them finding...
  • How not to kill a spider

    When his wife screamed there was a spider in the house, Chris Welding sprang to her defense, nearly killing himself in the process. The IT engineer chased the spider into their bathroom in Clacton, Essex, England. Wielding a flammable aerosol can, he sprayed the spider as it cowered behind...
  • Giant Sea Worm Discovered by Aquarium Staff in England After Coral Reef Destroyed

    Aquarium staff at Newquay’s Blue Reef Aquarium in Cornwall, England were left scratching their heads after some coral reef and fish were left devastated, with no known cause. The display was staked out for several weeks, but the cause of the devastation was never revealed.  Not until the staff...