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prosthetics

Dolphin Gets Prosthetic Tail

Winter was just two months old when she got her tail caught in a crab trap—and rendered a useless stump—off the coast of Florida. After a long recuperation and a year and a half of hard labor by one of the veterinary world's top prosthetics wizards, Winter became the first dolphin to receive a functional but fake tail, qualifying her, according to the Daily Mail, as the "world's first bionic sea creature." Here's the story: More »

10:20 AM on Mon May 5 2008
By Wilson Rothman
15,071 views, 71 comments

Latest by WilCon: @juanelpaso: That sir was en educated response. I accept your position that advancement of any form that could help people is good. Very well said. more »

boom

Drug Gang Use WWII Anti-Tank Bazooka to Intimidate People

Police in Polk County, Florida, have busted a drug gang—leaded by some assclown called Otis "Cowboy" Carden, who was also selling methamphetamine to his mother and brother— that terrified neighbours and customers using the firepower of a fully oiled and operational World War II british rocket launcher. And although they really never fired it, the police did... near a power plant. Actually, the gang fired it, not the police. Video after the jump. More »

11:00 AM on Fri Apr 4 2008
By Jesus Diaz
15,760 views, 62 comments

Latest by n/a: IF everyone had a bazooka, there'd be a lot less Lincoln Aviators menacing the roads. more »

gps jesus

GPS Jesus Nabs Christmas Thief

Just before Christmas we learned that a baby Jesus statue in a Bal Harbor Florida nativity scene was being equipped with GPS to ensure that a theft earlier in the month would not be repeated. Apparently, a similarly equipped statue from a nativity in Wellington Florida actually resulted in the arrest of 18-year-old Danielle Santino after she stole the statue on December 26th. She has since been charged with grand theft. So what is going on here? Is there some sort of underground baby Jesus crime ring terrorizing southern Florida? [Local 6 via Fark]

7:00 PM on Thu Dec 27 2007
By Sean Fallon
5,439 views, 39 comments

Latest by ZitosGhost: Its just some kids playing a practical joke, what a waste of police resources. They could be out writing tickets to soccer moms and eating donuts instead. more »

big brother

Palm Beach Setting Up Talking Cameras to Protect Beaches From Gay Sex

After the sheriff's office busted six dudes in July and a male teacher a week ago, Martin County commissioner Michael DiTerlizzi has had it with the wave of Larry Craigs getting it on around his beaches. Solution? $5500 solar-powered cameras that flash a bright light and spout off a verbal warning when they detect motion. A minute later, they start recording whatever action's in front of them. More »

6:20 PM on Mon Nov 19 2007
By Matt Buchanan
9,487 views, 58 comments

wannado park

M-Lab Gives Kids a Taste of 2001: A Space Odyssey

Less than two months ago, the Motorola-sponsored M-Lab opened its doors at Wannado City, a career park for kids in Florida. Once through the doors, kids are given a white coat and transformed into M-ventors to work on a complex technological problem. Designed by Gensler architects, the M-Lab has more than a touch of Kubrick's space oeuvre about its seven chambers. [The Coolhunter]

5:56 AM on Tue Aug 14 2007
By AddyDugdale
1,261 views, 7 comments

Latest by n/a: @guntherpark: You're right. Since police and fire AREN'T some of motorola's biggest clients, and thus they have no interest whatsoever in recruiting children into their legions, there certainly isn't anything insidious going on here. I extend my apologies for misinterpreting more »

press

Best Buy Smash and Grab: 100% Off Sale

Last Thursday, robbers used a truck to rip the hurricane doors off a Florida Best Buy. Then, a group of 5-10 people ransacked the place, going for specific high ticket items according to the police.
"Stuff like iPods, GPSs, laptops, probably stuff that's easy to sell, sell quick."
I'm surprised we haven't seen more tech theft at chains that have little more than blister packs protecting their merchandise...which I admit are excessive against most safe cracking masterminds. – Mark Wilson

Thieves Rip Door Off Best Buy [via consumerist]

2:00 PM on Sat Feb 17 2007
By Mark Wilson
697 views, 18 comments

Latest by hobobobo: I did loss prevention for a number of stores. They got away with it this time, but they'll either do it again (thieves always repeat) and get busted, or one of the party of 5-10 people will let the more »