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Exploding Dog Posted: 2 years ago by pocksucket
Following this post here, now we have one involving actual exploding dogs. Well, not really - a segment from Chris Morris' Day Today on the threat of bomb dogs.
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Exploding black holes could expose hidden dimensions Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
Cosmic flares shot from exploding black holes could provide long-sought proof of extra spatial dimensions, new calculations suggest. Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking predicted that black holes evaporate through a quantum process known as "Hawking evaporation" and can explode in brief bursts of energy before vanishing completely.
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Astronomers Spot Exploding Faraway Star Posted: 3 years ago by AutumnLotus
A massive exploding faraway star _ the brightest supernova astronomers have ever seen _ has scientists wondering whether a similar celestial fireworks show may light up the sky much closer to Earth sometime soon.
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Exploding sausage restaurant fined Posted: 3 years ago by Neiako
An exploding sausage dish left a woman diner with horrific burns - and has now landed a restaurant owner with a £4,000 fine.
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Nodding disease? Exploding Head Syndrome!?* Posted: 9 months ago by bernardblack
There are a lot of very odd diseases for which no cause is known. Here are a few of them.
*luckily the "exploding" part of this disease is an exaggeration. You only feel as if your head is exploding
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Woman killed by exploding TV Posted: 3 years ago by suebe
The explosion was apparently so powerful that the TV itself was virtually pulverized.
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Exploding toilet throws man Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
A Johnson City, N.Y., man said he was using a toilet at his son's home when water erupted from the commode and threw him against a wall.
I'm cracking up as I picture this in my head.
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Exploding veggie kiev scars woman for life Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
A woman fears she has been scarred for life after a vegetarian kiev exploded in her face. Jessica Morgan, 28, was about to tuck into the £1.68 kiev when it blew up, spraying boiling hot liquid over her face and shoulder.
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Lawsuit blames exploding toilet on Sound Transit rail line work Posted: 9 months ago by Bornbad
A South Seattle man has sued Sound Transit, saying work on a light rail line caused a toilet he was inspecting to explode.
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Supernovae not what they used to be Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
Exploding stars that light the way for research on dark energy aren’t as powerful or bright, on average, as they once were, says a new study by University of Toronto astronomers. The study, which compared supernovae in nearby galaxies with those that exploded up to nine billion light years away in the distant universe, found the distant supernovae were an average of 12 per cent brighter.
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Hens eggs exploding because of hot-air balloons Posted: 1 year ago by Nateebiinature
Hens are dropping dead on a free-range farm because hot-air balloons and low-flying aircraft are causing their eggs to explode inside them.
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Youngest Exploding Star Discovered Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
About 140 years ago, our time, a stellar explosion lit up our galaxy with a blinding flash of light, sending out powerful shock waves to boot. Now, astronomers have spotted the youthful remains from the explosion.
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Apple Sued Over Exploding iPod Touch Posted: 9 months ago by Bornbad
A Kentucky kid got an unwelcome surprise recently when his iPod touch exploded in his pants pocket. The incident prompted his mother to file suit against Apple and the retail workers who sold her the device.
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Exploding patio furniture Posted: 6 months ago by bornbad
She's even still vacuuming up pieces from her pool two weeks after her patio table exploded.
*great name for a band*
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Exploding star in NGC 2397 Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
The latest image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reveals a sharp view of the spiral galaxy NGC 2397. This image also shows a rare Hubble view of the early stages of a supernova - SN 2006bc, discovered in March 2006.
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Exploding banana head man, we salute you Posted: 11 months ago by Bornbad
It's one of the of the finest examples I've ever seen of the always-popular 'man with his head covered in bananas which then explode' genre.
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Exploding Head Syndrome Posted: 3 years ago by gnikgnok
This happens to me at least once a month.
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Exploding piggy-bank aims to scare Japanese into saving Posted: 2 years ago by Proverb
Greying Japan has a new weapon to scare people into saving for their retirement -- an exploding piggy bank.
You gotta love the Japanese.
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Brainiac and Exploding Bathtubs Posted: 2 years ago by mahler87
Awesome movie of bathtubs exploding from the British science show Brainiac. Small quantities of alkali metals + water = huge explosion. Great for science nerds or people who just like to watch stuff blow up.
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Anonymous, Self-Destructing Email Posted: 2 years ago by bluenutria
Ever wanted to feel like a secret agent?
You can set the timer for seconds, views, or days.
Message will self-destruct in 30 seconds.
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