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couldn't he have just worn a condom?
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Gynandromorph cardinal studied:

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Observers got to follow this bird, however, for more than 40 days between December 2008 and March 2010. They documented how it interacted with other birds and even how it responded to recorded calls. The results suggest being half-and-half carries consequences: The cardinal didn’t appear to have a mate, and observers never heard it sing, the researchers report this month in The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. On the other hand, it wasn’t “subjected to any unusual agonistic behaviors from other cardinals,” according to the paper.

By the last quote they probably meant that because the northern cardinal is a territorial bird, other cardinal pairs would chase this one out of their territories like they would any other cardinal.
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How long until they put it in the next angry birds game?
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DEyncourt wrote: Gynandromorph cardinal studied:

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Observers got to follow this bird, however, for more than 40 days between December 2008 and March 2010. They documented how it interacted with other birds and even how it responded to recorded calls. The results suggest being half-and-half carries consequences: The cardinal didn’t appear to have a mate, and observers never heard it sing, the researchers report this month in The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. On the other hand, it wasn’t “subjected to any unusual agonistic behaviors from other cardinals,” according to the paper.

By the last quote they probably meant that because the northern cardinal is a territorial bird, other cardinal pairs would chase this one out of their territories like they would any other cardinal.
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ukimalefu wrote: Meet iPhoneman

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TOS wrote: couldn't he have just worn a condom?


Condoms aren't 100% effective against pregnancy and STDs. That outfit, on the other hand...
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maybe there's just a depth of field issue, but they look like they're a mite close to that launch

considering china's space agency once wiped out an entire village with an errant rocket ...
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Yeah, well . . ..
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the new acrua nsx

... and the new ford gt (with a 600hp v6)

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TOS wrote: maybe there's just a depth of field issue, but they look like they're a mite close to that launch

considering china's space agency once wiped out an entire village with an errant rocket ...



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"Every David Bowie hairstyle from 1964 to 2014” in one glorious animated GIF:

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those guys are frigging nuts
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No, they're just very determined. Nuts would be without safety harnesses.
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ow ow ow ow
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Kirk wrote: rock climbers

Are these the guys that have been in the news? The ones that have ropes, but the ropes are only there in case they fall?
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Kirk wrote: rock climbers

Are these the guys that have been in the news? The ones that have ropes, but the ropes are only there in case they fall?

Yes, these are the guys free climbing Half Dome in Yosemite NP.
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El Capitan, not Half Dome.
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Argh, yeah
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49 "Of The Most Majestic Libraries In The World" (the original title was "50" but for some reason the author of this article failed to notice that the Trinity College Library of Dublin, Ireland, was listed twice in the #1 and #45 slots). Me? I'm split between these:

3. Biblioteca Real Gabinete Portugues De Leitura, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

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15. The Iowa State Law Library

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24. Vennesla Library, Vennesla, Norway

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DEyncourt wrote: 49 "Of The Most Majestic Libraries In The World" (the original title was "50" but for some reason the author of this article failed to notice that the Trinity College Library of Dublin, Ireland, was listed twice in the #1 and #45 slots). Me? I'm split between these:

3. Biblioteca Real Gabinete Portugues De Leitura, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

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15. The Iowa State Law Library

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24. Vennesla Library, Vennesla, Norway

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The Prague library has always been my favorite.
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Room murals that transform when viewed with a blacklight:

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She keeps her clothes on?
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Laser-cut wooden light switches:

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The maker of these has many more designs for sale here.
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Needs to do something about that ugly modern toggle sticking out of it.
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My cat does that too.
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Whats the problem with propellers? assuming you're not some kind of Navy nuclear stealth submarine nuclear missile launching platform, or sumthin'
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Whats the problem with propellers? assuming you're not some kind of Navy nuclear stealth submarine nuclear missile launching platform, or sumthin'

It's quiet, too, so it can float near real fish without immediately causing a panic.

...this uniquely shaped rover and its successors could be very helpful for filming and studying undersea life without disturbing the very conditions you're trying to observe.

RTFL :p

I think it's very neat that animal movements are being using in new mechanisms. I've seen a robot arm on PBS designed to work like an elephant's trunk.
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