If you wanted to visit the world's largest fish tank, you'd have to go to Okinawa, Japan, home of the "Kuroshio Sea," otherwise known as the Churaumi Aquarium. picked by punthe 4 months ago tags world's largest fish tank okinawa japan |
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"I don't know how this fish tank works exactly, but from what I could understand, the tank on top that joins the adjacent tanks works as a vacuum. The result is that there are feeding holes in the side of the tank, and the water does not flow out. I could not wrap my mind around this technology, but it works." picked by gnikgnok 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share science |
The small Pacific Island nation of Kiribati has become a global conservation leader by establishing the world's largest marine protected area – a California-sized ocean wilderness of pristine coral reefs and rich fish populations threatened by over-fishing and climate change. picked by MandolinOrange 8 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |
Brilliant (but obviously insane) Japanese chef created the Water Fryer, which is a fish bowl at the bottom of his deep fryer. Very cool concept! 4 comments edit related share weirdupdated link - now with video picked by gnikgnok 2 years ago |
They'll know you ain't a simp or a broke ass pimp... When you keep it real with some fish on yo heel! picked by mandolinorange 9 months ago 6 comments edit related share plime.com |
The 25 meters high AquaDom is the largest cylindrical aquarium ever built.Filled with about 900,000 liters of seawater and it contains some 2600 fish of 56 species. picked by maxriter 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share technology |
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Iranian artist Ali Khaliqi has designed the world's largest, hand-woven carpet. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Two conjoined Nile Tilapia fish, dubbed "Siamese Twin", swim in a small aquarium in Bangkok. They are both eight months old and share part of the skin together. The bigger fish tends to protect the smaller one from harm while the smaller one looks for food at the bottom of the aquarium. picked by AutumnLotus 18 hours ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Researchers found evidence of microbreweries across Ireland, which predates the 1759 foundation of the Guinness brewery by several thousand years. picked by misswinkle 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
The Radisson Hotel in Berlin holds the Aquadom, the worlds largest cylindrical aquarium.. picked by davbob 10 months ago 8 comments edit related share world |
According to theage.com, Australis said the empty tank had been drained before the maintenance work and there was no fish faeces in the container. The company said also that no serious injuries were sustained by the four workers. 0 comments edit related share weirdUpdate to an earlier post picked by suebe 1 year ago |
Fishermen in Zanzibar have caught a coelacanth, an ancient fish once thought to have become extinct when it disappeared from fossil records 80 million years ago. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
With a viewing area that measures 11 feet by 6 1/4 feet and 8.84 million pixels of resolution, the TV (which has no model number and no date for being commercialized) is regularly thronged by crowds of slack-jawed onlookers, unable to comprehend the thing. picked by punthe 9 months ago 9 comments edit related share technology |
Orcas, or killer whales, are the largest of the porpoises and one of the world's most powerful predators. They feast on marine mammals such as seals, sea lions, and even whales, employing teeth that can be four inches (ten centimeters) long. They are known to grab seals right off the ice. They also eat fish, squid, and seabirds. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago 5 comments edit related share plime.com |
A fish species known as cichlids has been observed by scientists in the act of splitting into two distinct species in Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest lake and one of the world’s biggest fresh water bodies. picked by bernardblack 1 week ago 5 comments edit related share science |
Fish in a tank. Genius! The comic is split into several story arcs, each with lots of pop culture references and wit. It's for you, science people! picked by aoeu 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
A British teenager putting up a fence for his neighbor in South Wales called the bomb squad after accidentally stumbling upon an anti-tank grenade. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
American scientists who announced one of the most significant fossil finds in the Arctic have set their sights on the North again, in hopes of finding more discoveries that could further bridge the gap between fish and land animal. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share science |
This nasty rescue is no fish tale. Rescuers cut through a filtration tank of dense fish feces to reach four workers who fell into the sludgy dung Friday while cleaning the 18-foot tank at a western Massachusetts farm. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
I'm not entirely sure the description "fish tank" really does this justice. So damn cool! picked by doggylives 8 months ago 1 comments edit related share weird |
Climate change is leading to bigger fish in shallow water, but they are growing slower at greater depths, CSIRO research in Tasmania suggests. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |