Archive for the ‘Nature’

15 June, 2011

Surreal: Spider vs moth

Loom tells the story of a successful catch. [vimeo clip_id=”24069938″ width=”700″ height=”400″]

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28 May, 2011

Your feet stink, so mosquitoes must love you

In accordance with my previous post, more evidence has been found that mosquitoes are attracted to  bodily odour. This time, scientists says it is feet odour. Before a mosquito comes in for a “fly-through” meal, it first has to feed on a sugary substance, usually from a flower. Then it uses carbon dioxide from a […]

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9 May, 2011

Feel the sensation from your sofa

This film gives a very nice picture. Ski-pro Matthias Giraud takes a ride with his camera helmet and parachute. After about 1 minute he falls down the abyss and you will feel it in your belly. This (commercial) film was recently introduced in the French Alps, somewhere between Megeve and Les Contamines. Giraud explains on […]

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9 May, 2011

Amazing antsraft

It is well know that ants have supernatural powers; they can lift 50 times their own weight. However, ants also posses a very different feature: the ant raft. Dump a bucket of water over fire ants and they will quickly form a living raft, which they can sustain for a week! By grabbing each other […]

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9 May, 2011

Slowmotion parachute jump

In February 2011, the five times world champions Fred Fugen and Vince Reffett from Soul Flyers were invited to Melbourne to provide advanced 3D coaching to some of Australia’s leading Skydive athlete talent. Experience Human Flight with the Melbourne Skydive Centre. http://melbourneskydivecentre.com.au/​ [vimeo clip_id=”22428395″ width=”700″ height=”400″]

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