Every autumn and winter, hunters from this craggy Japanese fishing village corral thousands of dolphins into a tiny, isolated cove and kill them for meat and fertilizer, turning the water red with their blood. picked by doggylives 2 years ago 13 comments edit related share science |
Somehow, I don't think the sculptor got the right idea. 4 comments edit related share weird(Pic not related) picked by Skippii 1 year ago |
Built back in the 10th century, the incredible well of Chand Baori, India was a practical solution to the water problem in the area. The arid climate forced the locals to dig deep for a dependable water source, one that would last throughout an entire year. Chand Baori well is 30 meters deep, it has 13 floors and 3,500 steps. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Cynthia Blair-Hoover survived when her car fell 350 feet down a cliff. That was just the beginning of her ordeal as she then had to survive freezing temperatures, no food, snow, mountain lions (no tigers) and bears. Oh my. picked by pocksucket 2 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
The Western World's dependence on flush toilets could be its environmental downfall. Toilets that use less water, such as the "squat toilet" in which one squats over a hole in the ground, are prevalent in parts of Asia, Europe and Africa, but a new historical study suggests that after decades of flushing, it will take radical innovations for the mainstream West to adopt any new system. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 15 comments edit related share plime.com |
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The Bangladesh Cyclone has left millions without food, water, and shelter. Countries around the world are rushing aid. The US, as always, is bringing in huge amounts of supplies. Radical Islamics are protesting this trying to prevent the aid from reaching the people. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
Okay, you can downvote it now, unless you want to discuss the play by play. 10 comments edit related share plime.comYes, a repost of a Plime post, because if you are in front of a television and have Animal Planet, there is nothing more riveting than the Puppy Bowl (and the game is hours away)! Gotta love the water bowl cam. picked by bevissimo 2 years ago |
The drug cartels have taken a tip from the Life Aquatic and moved below the surface to fool authorities looking for above water luxury speed boats. picked by beaplourde 8 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Curt Carish caught a fish by walking into the water and hitting it with a stick. Clearly it was not on top fishy fighting form, possibly because it was weighed down by the gold watch it had swallowed. picked by pocksucket 6 months ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
A transformer for an aquarium starts a fire. 3 comments edit related share plime.comThe fire causes the aquarium to break. The resulting water puts out the fire. Rube Goldberg & Heath Robinson would be proud. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago |
On Tuesday, scientists from Tongji University in Shanghai announced that they had indeed designed a new model of the famous but largely unknown "wing-in-ground" (WIG) plane that can fly inches over the water. picked by ordinarychick 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
Scientists have discovered a fish that hibernates: the Antarctic cod. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share science |
This is a great idea! It vends all your favorite pet treats, food, toys, and even bottles of cool water for pups and their parents. picked by muppetmaker 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
A Mexican state water company worker has sewn his lips together to draw attention to his five-year fight to get a promotion. The man used a needle and thread to put five stitches through his lips in front of the water company headquarters in the eastern city of Veracruz picked by Bornbad 9 months ago 0 comments edit related share weird |
In the fields around this giant chemicals factory in Gujarat, the barren soil smells of paint stripper and the water from the well makes you gag. So why has it been given tens of millions of pounds of taxpayer-funded UN ‘green reward points’, which are traded hungrily on the financial markets at huge profit? picked by bingo 6 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
"Spice" hitches a ride in a shipping container forgetting to pack for the trip. 5 comments edit related share plime.comarticle here picked by suebe 2 years ago |
Parents strapped a Baby in a car seat for 8 days, ignoring it, depriving it of food and water, while they watched Tv and Played video games. 17 comments edit related share plime.comThis may be a hard read for some. (Image unrelated) picked by Muppetmaker 2 years ago |
Dorodango is a Japanese art form in which earth and water are moulded to create a shiny sphere, resembling a marble or billiard ball. Mythbusters did this with animal droppings picked by TheAuoja 1 year ago 7 comments edit related share plime.com |
Buck faces four counts of animal cruelty, including one that cites her for not providing the squirrel with adequate food, water and shelter. 0 comments edit related share world*photo is of a squirrel playing dead* picked by bornbad 6 months ago |
The pet, called Zoro, climbed into the drum of the washing machine on Thursday night, before the family's sons, aged three and four, started the 90-degree wash cycle which uses near-boiling water to tackle stubborn stains. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |