Sick, stranded whale to be put out of misery with explosives
Thu, 2/09/10 – 1:10 | One Comment

A whale that is stranded and sick is set to leave this world a bang… of explosives that is.
The Western Australia Department of Environment and Conservation have decided that the unusual step is necessary because …

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Guy tests faith in science by sticking hand in liquid nitrogen
Thursday, 2 Sep, 2010 – 0:37 | No Comment
Guy tests faith in science by sticking hand in liquid nitrogen

Okay, this is not the first time that a guy stuck his hand into liquid nitrogen in front of a camera, but the use of high quality cameras and a clear container for the experiment …

Man Finds Terrifying Way To Test Whether Lava Lamp Would Work On Jupiter
Tuesday, 9 Mar, 2010 – 19:59 | 17 Comments
Man Finds Terrifying Way To Test Whether Lava Lamp Would Work On Jupiter

Ottawa, Canada: Thanks to its immense size, Jupiter’s force of gravity is 2.5 times that of Earth. Neil Fraser set about testing whether this extra gravity would affect the functionality of a common lava lamp, …