There is a vine that is capable of contorting the size, shape, color, orientation, and vein patterns of its leaves to match nearby foliage. It’s able to match not just one or two other species, but a whole host of them. Nobody has any clue how it knows what neighboring plants look like .
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Official haircuts of North Korea
There are 28 official state-approved haircuts in North Korea, and there is renewed emphasis on the official coiffure parameters under its new leader, Kim Jong Un. Ironically, Kim’s own haircut is not on the official list.
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Games console/phone refurbishing kit with specialized case-opening tools
Thinkgeek have teamed up with Ifixit to create a Game Console & Electronics Refurbishing Kit , with all the tools you need to crack the case on most games consoles, phones and other gadgets. The 3.5lb box also includes a bunch of cleaning stuff for removing scuffs and marks, to spruce up your old gear to look like the day you unboxed it. Game Console & Electronics Refurbishing Kit gives you both opening and cleaning tools Works with * Xbox One (also Xbox 360) * PlayStation 4 (also PS Vita, PS3, PSP, PS2, and the original PlayStation) * Wii U (also Wii), NES, SNES, Gamecube, N64 * Nintendo 3DS (also DSi, DS Lite, and the Nintendo DS) * Dreamcast * Game Boy Advance SP (also Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Cartridges) * PC building and repair * Smartphone repair * and a bazillion other electronic devices Includes: * 26 Bit Driver Kit * 4 mm Driver Handle – rubberized for a sturdy grip and magnetized to hold bits and screws * 60 mm Driver Extension – increase your reach into smaller devices * Metal Tweezers – grab hold of small screws and components * 26 bits in the following sizes: * Flathead sizes 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3 mm * Phillips sizes #000, #00, #0, #1, #2 * Torx sizes T4, T5, T6 * Torx Security sizes TR7, TR8, TR9, TR10, TR15, TR20 (compatible with non-security) * Hex sizes 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4 mm * Tri-wing sizes #0, #1 * Spanner size U3.0 * Anti-Static Wrist Strap * Dust Blower * ESD-safe Tweezers (electrostatic damage) * Plastic Spudger * Metal Spudger Set * Xbox 360 Opening Tool * Cleaning Swabs * Plastic Opening Tools * Surface Detailing Block (great for refreshing old or dirty plastic parts) * German Detailing Eraser with Brush * Pencil Sharpener * Small ESD-safe Brush (electrostatic damage) * Large ESD-safe Brush (electrostatic damage) * 1/4″ Driver Handle * Phillips #2 * Flathead 6 mm * Game Bit 4.5 mm (Nintendo Nut Setter #6) * Game Bit 3.8 mm (Nintendo Nut Setter #8) Game Console & Electronics Refurbishing Kit
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TSA agents demand bag-search to look for "Bitcoins"
Davi Barker was flying from Manchester, NH when, he says, he was stopped by two men who identified themselves as “managers” for the TSA, who claimed they had seen Bitcoins in his baggage and wanted to be sure he wasn’t transporting more than $10,000 worth. When he asked them what they thought a Bitcoin looked like, they allegedly said that it looked like a coin or a medallion. ( via Hacker News )
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TSA agents demand bag-search to look for "Bitcoins"
An octopus can flow through any hole that will fit its beak
Please enjoy this awesome GIF of an octopus oozing through a small hole.
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An octopus can flow through any hole that will fit its beak
Meth offered ‘as casually as a cup of tea’ in North Korea, reports LA Times
There’s not much stigma attached to meth use in harsh North Korea, writes Los Angeles Times reporter Barbara Demick. Some take it to treat colds or boost their energy; students take it to work late. The drug also helps curb appetites in a country where food is scarce. It is offered up as casually as a cup of tea, North Koreans say. “If you go to somebody’s house it is a polite way to greet somebody by offering them a sniff,” said Lee Saera, 43, of Hoeryong, also interviewed in China. “It is like drinking coffee when you’re sleepy, but ice is so much better.” More: LA Times .
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Meth offered ‘as casually as a cup of tea’ in North Korea, reports LA Times
From the Northern to the Southern Cross (astronomy photo by Nicholas Buer)
Image: Nicholas Buer , via APOD . A particularly psychedelic Astronomy Picture of the Day : There is a road that connects the Northern to the Southern Cross but you have to be at the right place and time to see it. The road, as pictured above, is actually the central band of our Milky Way Galaxy; the right place, in this case, is dark Laguna Cejar in Salar de Atacama of Northern Chile ; and the right time was in early October, just after sunset. You can follow APOD on Twitter , too.
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From the Northern to the Southern Cross (astronomy photo by Nicholas Buer)
How to draw Adventure Time characters
Cartoon producer Fred Seibert posted this fun and informative sixteen-page manual with tips for drawing Finn & Jake from Pendleton Ward’s Adventure Time series. Ward is one of the best character designers around! (Via Super Punch )
Hanging Gardens of Bablyon "found" … at Nineveh
Oxford University academic Dr Stephanie Dalley believes she has identified the precise location of the fabled Hanging Gardens of Bablyon : near Nineveh, hundreds of miles north. Dalley’s hypothesis has the gardens built not by Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar, but by Assyrians under Sennacherib about 2,700 years ago. Nineveh’s ruins now lie on the city limits of modern-day Mosul.
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Google Maps image of boy’s dead body to be removed
Google Maps is replacing a satellite image that shows the body of Kevin Barrera, a 14-year-old who was murdered in 2009 in Richmond, California. The boy’s father, Jose Barrera, apparently found out about the picture just a few days ago, commenting “When I see this image, that’s still like that happened yesterday.” Google says it will take eight days to swap it out. “Google has never accelerated the replacement of updated satellite imagery from our maps before, but given the circumstances we wanted to make an exception in this case,” Google Maps VP Brian McClendon told the San Francisco Chronicle. I don’t care to reproduce the sad image here, but the San Francisco Chronicle did. ” Google to fix map image showing slain boy ” (SF Chronicle)
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