On June 24, 1947, when Kenneth Arnold reported seeing nine objects flying in a "V" formation over Mount Rainier, Washington,. he told a reporter, that the UFOs flew like "a saucer if you skip it across water" -- and a worldwide subculture was born. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago tags Flying Saucer term coined 60 years |
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"Flying saucer" -- the term -- was coined 60 years ago, when salesman and pilot Kenneth Arnold reported seeing nine objects flying in a "V" formation over Mount Rainier, Washington. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Testimony from dozens of persons and police officers depict seeing what appear to be witches flying through the skies of remote Mexican towns. Several people videotaped the strange phenomenon. The creatures appear to infest the skies over an old cemetery. picked by DaftGretel 1 year ago 7 comments edit related share weird |
In this farming community where nightfall usually brings clear, starry skies, residents are abuzz over reported sightings of what many believe is a UFO. Several dozen people — including a pilot, county constable and business owners — insist they have seen a large silent object with bright lights flying low and fast. Some reported seeing fighter jets chasing it. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago 6 comments edit related share weird |
Craigslist screenshot: this World of Warcraft player is so desperate for an epic flying mount, she offers to let someone with the right amount of in-game money "mount" her for one. picked by VooDooPeacock 2 years ago 5 comments edit related share plime.com |
With a name like T. rex, you'd expect to be safe from even the fiercest paleo-bullies. Turns out, ancient, flying reptiles could have snacked on Tyrannosaurus Rex babies and other landlubbing runts of the dinosaur world. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |
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A flying car based on a Ferrari could be ferrying wealthy commuters to work within two years, designers have predicted. picked by AutumnLotus 4 weeks ago 11 comments edit related share plime.com |
A student has identified a new species of flying grasshopper which lived 115m years ago. Sam Heads, a PhD research student, was examining fossils from a German museum labelled as 'stick insects'. But he knew immediately he was in fact looking at an ancient ancestor of the modern grasshopper. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |
Tourism officials on the Caribbean island of Grenada say they are concerned about dog owners snatching starfish out of the sea and throwing them like flying discs for their dogs to catch. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago 12 comments edit related share plime.com |
It uses an aerodynamic principle known as the Coanda effect to take off vertically from any solid surface, can travel at 30 or 40 miles per hour over an open area and can move in any direction over a large area, and is difficult to knock out of the air. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago 7 comments edit related share technology |
Well, you all wanted to know why they weren't here yet... Just a few more years! picked by sfeldner 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share technology |
The age of the British amateur inventor toiling away in his humble garden shed lives on - and Geoff Hatton is proof of it. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share technology |