The adventurers of the Oxford University Caving Club plumb some of the deepest systems in the subterranean world. Occasionally they die doing so. tags david rose caves explore oxfordFormer member David Rose went back below ground on a 132-hour odyssey to explore man's compulsion to map its furthest boundaries - whatever the cost picked by Bingo 3 months ago |
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NEVER mind the mile high club. The latest adventure for well-heeled travellers seeking the ultimate romantic destination is the mile below club. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago 4 comments edit related share sex |
David Cameron (leader of UK's Conservative Party) has opened his heart publicly for the first time over the sudden death of his son - telling well-wishers the loss of Ivan had left a hole in family life "so big that words can't describe it". 0 comments edit related share plime.comUpdate to this story picked by bingo 9 months ago |
Van Halen was never the same after David left the group. David may be a lot of things, but he is definitely a showman. 3 comments edit related share plime.comBonus: Some great David Lee Roth Quotes Also to stay topical, he was once hit by something thrown from some arse heckler and replied "I know who did that and I'll be sleeping with his girlfriend tonight" picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago |
David Foster Wallace, author of Infinite Jest and other best selling books hung himself on Friday. picked by bernardblack 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share arts |
Here’s the humorous David Pogue singing about a world without Apple in a way that only, well, David Pogue could pull off. picked by suebe 11 months ago 1 comments edit related share technology |
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There are 59 million words in the Oxford English Dictionary, and Ammon Shea has read all of them. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Scientists are returning this week to the world’s deepest known water-filled sinkhole, to resume tests of a NASA-funded robot submarine. The device is designed to seek out life in one of the most extreme regions of our planet, and possibly on other worlds. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share science |
David Brin is well known to science-fiction fans. His Uplift novels are especially loved. Here is a novella set in the same universe. It tells of a female dolphin on the faraway world, Jijo, who must escape from two of her own kind and then penetrate a deeply dangerous ancient secret. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share entertainment |
David Reid entered into a drinking contest inspired by American Pie 5 with his friend James Lynch. After an intensive bout of drinking, Reid was helped to bed where he later died of alcohol poisoning. picked by Pocksucket 2 years ago 13 comments edit related share science |
Australian and Japanese researchers have demonstrated the application of RNAi technology for gene replacement in plants, developing the world's only blue rose. Link above has quite a bit of info. Also see this pdf file. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago 6 comments edit related share science |
Excavation at the World Trade Center site has uncovered, among other geologic features, a 40-foot glacial pothole. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |