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    The Things Malcolm Ate

    Custom Camera Rig Allows For a Stunning Vertical Panorama of a Giant Redwood

    Gorgeous Magic Made Out of Street Lights and Bugs

    Holy Crap, Storm Chasers Captured Footage Inside a Tornado

    Obama Considers Zany Climate Engineering Gadgets to Fight 'The Warming'

    In Mozambique, Rats Make Good Mine Detectors

    Text Messaging Is Saving Kenyan Elephants From Themselves

    Kite Surfer Goes Out During Tropical Storm, Learns Valuable Lesson About the Power of Nature

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    Image of trevisol: Stop putting words in my mouth trevisol: Stop putting words in my mouth
    11/05/09

    In reply to The Things Malcolm Ate
    Malcolm, for one, does NOT welcome our cuddly feline-robot overlords.

    Right on, Malcolm. Fight the power. #nature
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    Image of Fractal the Meek Fractal the Meek
    11/06/09

    @trevisol: Yeah, this article reminds me I need to adopt my own fuzzy defender. #nature
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    Image of barrywoods barrywoods
    11/05/09

    In reply to The Things Malcolm Ate
    My great dane went through the same phase. He actually ate a hole in an outside wall of my house! I broke him of chewing on electrical cords by wiring an extension cord he already chewed(unplugged fortunately) to an electric fence charger. Only took one night to fix that problem. #nature
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    Image of abates25 abates25
    11/05/09

    In reply to The Things Malcolm Ate
    Exercise your dog more and this wouldn't happen. I'm just sayin'... #nature
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    Image of CraigJ CraigJ
    11/05/09

    @abates25: not true.

    Puppies just do this shit. Now, if your dog is 3 and he does this then I'd have to agree with you.

    My puppy, now a little over a year old, ate 2 pairs or prescription sunglasses, $200 and $400 (somehow he got them off my desk, still haven't figured that out), chewed through the cord to our Dyson Vac, $40, ate a lamp cord (yet to be repaired) has shredded numerous pare of socks and underwear (always dirty, go figure), ate the power cord on my brand new mac book power supply ($79), he got the charger to my wife's bluetooth charger, and to her cellphone as well (we had a spare) a couple of rugs, and a bunch of other shit I can't remember. Now he doesn't do any of that stuff. #nature
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    Brian Lam promoted this comment CraigJ was starred CraigJ was unstarred
    Image of oldgraygeek oldgraygeek
    11/05/09

    In reply to The Things Malcolm Ate
    Roaches do beat RAID... I've seen it.

    I worked in an auto parts store that had an ancient TRIAD computer system. It used two huge hard drives, mirrored: one went home with the boss every night.

    All was well until data started to disappear. TRIAD's computer techs went nuts for three days looking for the problem. Finally, the boss came out and said, "It's fixed, but the data that disappeared is gone."
    I asked what had happened, and he said, "It was a bug on the hard disk."
    I wasn't satisfied: "What kind of bug? An electrical problem? A software error?"
    He was pretty exasperated. "Come up here and look, smartass."
    There it was: the electrified remains of a small insect, fused down into the magnetic media. #nature
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    Image of Mike Mike
    11/05/09

    In reply to The Things Malcolm Ate
    You should've snagged the "toy" from the Gizmodo Gallery for him. He would "enjoy" that. #nature
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    Duckspwn:Loves Approving Reds promoted this comment Mike was starred Mike was unstarred
    Image of Snes Snes
    11/05/09

    In reply to The Things Malcolm Ate
    Try Tabasco sauce. #nature
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    thechansen promoted this comment Snes was starred Snes was unstarred
    Image of thechansen thechansen
    11/05/09

    @Snes: My pitbull had a habit of eating her leash. So I tried to use Tabasco to stop this. I came home to find only the metal pieces remaining. #nature
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    11/05/09

    @thechansen: Yeah. Adding seasoning doesn't help. #nature
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    ripfire was starred ripfire was unstarred
    Image of thechansen thechansen
    11/05/09

    @ripfire: She has really taken a liking to curry dishes and buffalo wings. #nature
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    Image of Nipple Juice Nipple Juice
    11/05/09

    In reply to The Things Malcolm Ate
    You should put him down.
    (now i wait for peta retorts) #nature
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    Image of Duckspwn Duckspwn
    11/05/09

    @Nipple Juice: Wha... why... how can you... that doesn't even... *sigh* #nature
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    Image of berbar berbar
    10/01/09

    In reply to Custom Camera Rig Allows For a Stunning Vertical Panorama of a Giant Redwood
    I wonder what stitching software they used.
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    Image of Curves Curves
    10/01/09

    In reply to Custom Camera Rig Allows For a Stunning Vertical Panorama of a Giant Redwood
    I had seen pictures of the redwoods all my life, but when I saw one in person, I was awestruck by the reality of just how huge they are. I had never imagined there was really a tree that you couldnt see the top of.
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    Edited by Curves at 10/01/09 3:52 PM Curves was starred Curves was unstarred
    Image of mfaerber mfaerber
    10/01/09

    @Curves: Agreed. It's one thing to stand under a cold skyscraper. It's something completely different to stand under something that is enormous, old, and alive.
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    MrBangBam promoted this comment mfaerber was starred mfaerber was unstarred
    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    10/01/09

    @Curves: A shoe tree?
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    10/01/09

    In reply to Custom Camera Rig Allows For a Stunning Vertical Panorama of a Giant Redwood
    OK, unless you are hunting, running around the woods with camo on is uncool. I mean, if you fall and get knocked unconscious, how do people find you?
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    Image of Bryan Tucker Bryan Tucker
    10/01/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_JustAddLabCoat: probably that bright blue helmet.
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    GitEmSteveDave_JustAddLabCoat promoted this comment Bryan Tucker was starred Bryan Tucker was unstarred
    Image of topcatyo topcatyo
    10/01/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_JustAddLabCoat:
    Maybe bears are very territorial of their tree panoramas.
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    GitEmSteveDave_JustAddLabCoat promoted this comment MrBangBam approved this comment topcatyo was starred topcatyo was unstarred
    Image of MrBangBam MrBangBam
    10/01/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_JustAddLabCoat: But how am I supposed to show my love for Avril Lavigne and all things cool punk people do.
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    Image of mattycakes mattycakes
    10/01/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_JustAddLabCoat: Camo is always cool, I make it a point to wear it to business meetings and on first dates. It sends a very strong message.
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    Hello Mister Walrus promoted this comment Edited by mattycakes at 10/01/09 3:00 PM mattycakes was starred mattycakes was unstarred
    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    10/01/09

    @mattycakes: Is that a Chuck Norris joke, because his business is pain?
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    10/01/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_JustAddLabCoat: maybe by wearing a baby blue helmet you prevent both getting knocked out and subsequently not being found. Duh.
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    Image of bornonbord bornonbord
    10/01/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_JustAddLabCoat: Actually, wearing camo while hunting will get you shot. Wear an orange vest over your camo.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    10/01/09

    @MrBangBam: Wear a tie, but loose.

    @Bryan Tucker: If they did that, they'd keep finding UN soldiers!

    @mattycakes: I actually own a pair of camo boxers I wear if I feel I will be in a situation I may need to escape from.

    @weatherman: you can still get knocked out while wearing a helmet.

    @bornonbord: Well, while in a stand it won't, but walking yes, you should wear a blaze orange vest. I forget how many square inches.
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    Image of deanbmmv deanbmmv
    08/11/09

    In reply to Gorgeous Magic Made Out of Street Lights and Bugs
    It's a couple of seconds in, but ITV (UK channel) has a little clip, most likely CG, with some moths flying around a lamp. Looks kinda cool to see it in motion.
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    Image of Curves Curves
    08/11/09

    In reply to Gorgeous Magic Made Out of Street Lights and Bugs
    Thats totally cool. When I was a kid we used to sit and watch the bats dive at the bugs around the street lights. We used to throw a pepple up to try and confuse the bats, and they always dove for them.
    Man, I had a totally lame childhood.....
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    Image of uncle_jojo uncle_jojo
    08/11/09

    @Curves: We used to catch what we called in West Texas "mayates"... these huge black harmless beetles that made a lot of noise. We would tie a string to one of their legs and have them buzz around. They always broke free... Not lame at all... How many people can say they played with bats during their childhood?...
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    Image of Curves Curves
    08/11/09

    @Curves: pepple=pebble. Damn Lsydexia.
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    Curves was starred Curves was unstarred
    Image of Curves Curves
    08/11/09

    @uncle_jojo: My dad would catch what we call June Bugs and tie a string to them, which, now, as an adult, I see as kind of cruel, though we always let them go eventually. We used to get empty jars and go hunting for fireflies at night. I was covered in poison ivy, mosquito bites and dirt and was having the time of my life.
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    Image of Spaztrick Spaztrick
    08/11/09

    @Curves: I liked the idea of throwing people up to try and confuse the bats.
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    Image of Curves Curves
    08/11/09

    @Spaztrick: Get vid of that please.
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    Curves was starred Curves was unstarred
    Image of TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H. TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H.
    08/11/09

    @Curves: I didn't even realize you misspelled it until I saw your 2nd comment...
    Lysdexia scus.
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    TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H. was starred TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of vqro vqro
    08/11/09

    @Curves: Lame??? No way. You should be grateful you didn't have something like a Nintendo to rot your brain. Kids these days don't know anything beyond video games and computers. They couldn't recognize a bat if it bit their asses.
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    Image of maven2k maven2k
    08/11/09

    In reply to Gorgeous Magic Made Out of Street Lights and Bugs
    Wow, the ones hat make a perfect curly-q are pretty cool. It kind of looks like a the beginning of a really old movie.
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    08/11/09

    In reply to Gorgeous Magic Made Out of Street Lights and Bugs
    Interesting way of tracking the paths the bugs fly. I'm surprised how many of them flew in recognizable patterns (like the spiral-y ones), instead of the random, aimless way they look on my doorstep.
    Side note: I'd like to see this done in motion. Sounds like a job for After Effects!
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    Image of Brandon Statton Brandon Statton
    08/11/09

    @OCEntertainment: the spiral-y ones are ones that have reached their ultimate goal, the light. only to have died in the process due to the heat. the spiral is a result of their post-mortem paralysis's flight path.
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    08/11/09


    @Brandon Statton: :-D
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    OCEntertainment was starred OCEntertainment was unstarred
    Image of Brandon Statton Brandon Statton
    08/11/09

    @OCEntertainment: my doctorate was in the Projected Flight Path of Dead Birds and Insects, with a specialization in streetlamp related deaths.
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    deanbmmv ([k]) promoted this comment Edited by Brandon Statton at 08/11/09 1:20 PM Brandon Statton was starred Brandon Statton was unstarred
    Image of DustyButt™ DustyButt™
    08/11/09

    In reply to Gorgeous Magic Made Out of Street Lights and Bugs
    You should check out the "Magic Made Out of Street Walkers & Bugs" series. Revolting, yet captivating.
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    matt buchanan promoted this comment DustyButt™ was starred DustyButt™ was unstarred
    Image of Curves Curves
    08/11/09

    @DustyButt™: No link? Its easier to have you list it than to look it up myself, since I am lazy. ;)
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