Camper? Boat? Nah I’ll take both!
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Sealander – Schwimmcaravan – Grenzenlos mobil from SEALANDER – Der Schwimmcaravan on Vimeo. The price tag of $20,000 is not making me shy away from the Sealander, a camper/boat transformer. Now if it would transform into a robot and destroy evil.  Through its integrated waterproof chassis can be Sealander without trailers and slipway just launched. Among the wide … . . . → Read More: Camper? Boat? Nah I’ll take both!

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Deep Trouble for the Deep Sea
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The deep sea is home to an estimated 10 million species, most of which have yet to be scientifically-documented. While this marine biodiversity rivals the world’s richest tropical rainforests, these fragile deep-sea habitats, which have taken centuries to grow, are being destroyed by trawlers dragging enormous weighted nets that, in a single pass, scrape … . . . → Read More: Deep Trouble for the Deep Sea

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One for the bizarre-o files
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Check out this 2 ton plastinated partial whale shark dissection on display in a pedestrian shopping mall in Dalian, China: I can’t decide whether this is really cool or just flat-out bizarre.  I guess it depends where the specimen came from. . . . → Read More: One for the bizarre-o files

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Silence in the Sierras
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Last week I got back from a 97-mile backpacking trip through the southern Sierra Nevada mountains in California. We started at Bishop Pass and hike south over Mt. Whitney (the highest point in the 48 contiguous states – woo!). The terrain was beautiful, with granite peaks plunging to flower-strewn meadows and gurgling, clear streams, … . . . → Read More: Silence in the Sierras

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Old Spice Sea Captain
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I am easily amused. . . . → Read More: Old Spice Sea Captain

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El Pulpo Mechanico
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This steampunk octopus justifies the entire existence of Burning Man. . . . → Read More: El Pulpo Mechanico

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Fijians Hope Lives in “Shark Hope”
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By now you’ve no doubt noticed that international shark protections (well, at least legislative shark protections) are beginning to pile-up. It can be truly said that the past few months of 2011 will go down as Summer of the Shark. On June 24, Honduras declared their waters as a permanent shark sanctuary. … . . . → Read More: Fijians Hope Lives in “Shark Hope”

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Shark Bait: Gordon Ramsay Helps Expose Shark Finning
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Below is a highlights video of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay’s special Shark Bait in which he does his part to root out shark finning and trace it back to the fishermen who are tryign to make a living this way. You can watch the entire program at Thaicodfish’s Youtube channel, but this reel below … . . . → Read More: Shark Bait: Gordon Ramsay Helps Expose Shark Finning

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In nomeni patri, et fili, et spiritus octi
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Via the most excellent SMBC which you should add to your feed reader ASAP . . . → Read More: In nomeni patri, et fili, et spiritus octi

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Pretty Slick
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One year of the BP oil spill ecological catastrophe. I would really like to see this documentary. Pretty Slick movie clips (BP Gulf oil spill) from james fox on Vimeo. . . . → Read More: Pretty Slick

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