Mr. Tea's Top 10 Badass Phenomena

[bruno]

in other news, naked mole rats feel no pain due to acid.

 

[Mr. Tea]

Just had an enthused conversation about Weddell Seals. Specifically that they sound like the Forbidden Planet soundtrack dubbed out by Scratch Perry, without needing anything so downright soft as a recording studio or an echo box to help them.

I was sure there'd been some chat about them on dissensus, but can't find anything now. Here's a clip from Herzog's documentary where he went to Antarctica. The shots of the scientists lying on the ice are just great.

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There are some other really long, equally amazing sound samples in a blog post I did earlier in the year.

I made the following as a joint tribute to Delia Derbyshire and Weddell seals:

 

[trza]

Yamal Peninsula?

 

[Mr. Tea]

Nah, Antarctica innit.

 

[sufi]

http://www.theguardian.com/science/...onal-space-station-but-how-did-they-get-there
plankton chilling 250 miles up in space!

 

[viktorvaughn]

Two unclassifiable species found off Australian coast
http://www.theguardian.com/environm...assifiable-species-found-off-australian-coast

 

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HOLY SMOKING TOLEDO

Note the shockfront causing new cloud formations and enormous splashdowns from ejecta between ship and shore.

Also, I learnt today that when Krakatoa went off it most likely blasted away the sea leaving bare seabed and a void that took half an hour to fill...

 

[Mr. Tea]

 

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Pre-human fire, lads. By up to several hundred thousand years. Wow.

Pre-human ancestor believed to have used fire as a tool, researchers say

A momentous discovery in South Africa could turn our understanding of human history on its head.

www.cbsnews.com

 

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[Mr. Tea]

Orcas are deliberately sinking sailing boats for the sheer fuck of it, and teaching other orcas how to do it:

Orcas have sunk 3 boats in Europe and appear to be teaching others to do the same. But why?

Scientists think a traumatized orca initiated the assault on boats after a "critical moment of agony" and that the behavior is spreading among the population through social learning.

www.livescience.com