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grrlscientist | June 17, 2008tags: Gerry Ellis, WoLong Nature Preserve, Ultimate Pandas, Giant panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca, nature filming, endangered species, DVD review
Everyone loves pandas, right? In fact, these lovable bears are the most recognizable icons worldwide for endangered species, even while remaining endangered themselves. But recently, China has made an effort to protect the giant pandas' native habitat and to establish several in situ captive breeding programs to bolster the dwindling numbers of wild giant pandas, as revealed in a charming new video, Ultimate Pandas, by nature photographer, Gerry Ellis…
grrlscientist | June 13, 2008tags: five types of lucky, wow, humor, streaming video
Because it is Friday the Thirteenth, a day that the superstitious among you view with abject terror, I thought I'd have a little talk with you about luck. Yes, luck. There are five types of luck, apparently, as documented in this video [0:57].
Oddly, all these types of luck involve vehicles. It makes me wonder if they also invoved alcohol?
grrlscientist | May 27, 2008tags: doctor seuss bible, comedy, humor, creationists, streaming video
This streaming video is an amusing but nonsensical reading of Doctor Seuss's Bible -- hey, it's kinda like the real Bible, isn't it? [2:29].
grrlscientist | May 21, 2008tags: pets, insects, beetles, coleoptera, hercules beetle, neptune beetle
Male Hercules beetle, Dynastes hercules hercules,
from South America. This is a popular pet throughout Asia, especially in Japan.
Orphaned image.
What constitutes a pet? Different people keep pets for different reasons, although I'll guess that companionship is likely the top reason for keeping pets. While I do enjoy the companionship of my pets, I enjoy keeping interesting animals as pets, and that means that, in addition to the large variety of mammals, birds, fishes and the few reptiles, amphibians and…
grrlscientist | May 20, 2008tags: Rube Goldberg machine, Cadbury creme egg, Unleash The Goo, Wow, streaming video
This streaming video shows a Rube Goldberg machine that is used to squish a Cadbury Creme Egg. It is an entry in Cadbury's "Unleash The Goo" competition, in which entrants must find the most creative way to break a creme egg. By the way, a keen eye will notice that the egg unravels out of its foil wrapping before it is smashed. The music is by the Jews Brothers Band. [2:35].
grrlscientist | May 7, 2008tags: five easy ways to save the planet, environment, global warming, climate change, carbon footprint, streaming video
An amusing but instructive streaming video describing five easy ways that you can contribute to saving the planet. [3:42].
grrlscientist | May 6, 2008tags: slow motion raspberries, silliness, opera, streaming video
This streaming video is pure silliness. Opera meets flappy lips. Hell yeah. [1:04].
grrlscientist | April 23, 2008tags: global warming, humor, behavior, streaming video
According to the Christian Science Monitor, cows are one of the main culprits in global warming. This streaming video shows how [0:39].
grrlscientist | April 14, 2008tags: Das Rad [The Wheel], Rocks, humor, evolution, streaming video
This is an amusing animated German short movie, nominated for the Academy Award in 2003 about the evolution of man through the perspective of two rocks on a hillside. (In German with English subtitles -- a good chance for you Americans to practice your German!). [8:28].
grrlscientist | April 11, 2008tags: Broketrek Mountain, Star Trek, Brokeback Mountain, humor, parody, satire, streaming video
Star Trek fans .. you'll find this streaming video amusing! [2:29].
grrlscientist | April 6, 2008tags: How long can you survive in the vacuum of space, online quiz, fun and games
grrlscientist | April 5, 2008I have a deep, dark secret that I want to confess to you: I love hamsters. I am especially fond of the teensy Russian dwarf hamsters, Phodopus sungorus, particularly their impossibly tiny fuzz-covered feet. So, I was surfing the web during the wee hours this morning instead of sleeping, as usual, and found the most delightful website.
When Hamsters Attack is more than simply a collection of news stories about hamsters committing crimes and a list of the Top Ten Most Wanted Hamsters, because it also includes an advice column written by Squiggles the hamster, a list of the top eleven ways to…
grrlscientist | April 5, 2008tags: How long can you survive if trapped in your own home, online quiz, fun and games
I have a few questions; who would eat a pet if they were trapped inside their own home? And, is it possible to eat your couch and survive?
grrlscientist | March 30, 2008tags: How many hungry cannibals could your body feed, online quiz, fun and games
I am sure that many of you wonder this very thing during those early mornings just before the sun rises.
grrlscientist | March 29, 2008tags: Name that Robot, online quiz, fun and games
I know you all have suspected this, but now you finally have confirmation that it's true; I am not a robot geek!
I correctly named three robots (or maybe four, but that would have been an accident, I assure you). Wow!
grrlscientist | March 19, 2008tags: Shadow puppets, streaming video
This is the 7th Annual Helpmann Awards in 2007 featuring Raymond Crowe doing "Shadow Puppets" [2:17].
grrlscientist | March 11, 2008tags: Simon's cat: let me in!, animated cartoon, humor, streaming video
A hungry cat resorts to increasingly desperate measures to get indoors. If this doesn't make you laugh, well, you need serious help. [1:52].
this video is the second in a series, this was the first.
grrlscientist | January 25, 2008tags: kitchen science, great balls of fire, streaming video
This is an interesting little kitchen science experiment that is better thought of as backyard science since it involves an open flame. But this video shows you how to create your own flaming balls that you can hold in your hands! [3:25]
grrlscientist | January 17, 2008tags: origami bird, streaming video
Has creating origami birds eluded you? Well, after watching this video (a million times) I think that you will be able to make your own origami birds [2:46]
grrlscientist | January 9, 2008tags: internet cats, humor, Catz PWN, streaming video
This is a really funny video that will make you smile, and it has some really nice music, too! [3:17]