Monthly Archives: March 2019

20th Anniversary of ‘The Matrix’

Posted on March 31, 2019 by James| Comments Off

Wikipedia Article

Posted in The Big Screen

Just for the record

Posted on March 30, 2019 by James| Comments Off

Posted in Critters, Humor

A Hero

Posted on March 29, 2019 by James| Comments Off

A commercial truck carrying chemicals used as fertilizer exploded Wednesday on a highway in Arkansas, killing its driver. And while authorities are still investigating the situation, people are already calling the man a hero. At the time of his death, 63-year-old Randall McDougal was trying to extinguish the flame after refusing to abandon the vehicle and taking it away from populated areas.

Please read the rest of the story over on Bored Panda!

Posted in Because I Can, News

Geology vs Geography

Posted on March 29, 2019 by James| Comments Off

Posted in Humor

Mid-America Truck Show!

Posted on March 28, 2019 by James| Comments Off

2019 Mid-America Trucking Show |MARCH 28-30, 2019 | Louisville, KY at the Kentucky Exposition Center

Mid-America Truck Show

Official Site

Posted in Because I Can, Planes Trains and Automobiles

Professor turns Observatory into R2-D2

Posted on March 27, 2019 by James| Comments Off

In a galaxy far far away (Germany) Hubert Zitt, professor at the Zweibrücken University of Applied Sciences and known for Star Trek and Star Wars lectures, along with a small team, transformed the Zweibrück Observatory of the Natural Science Association into a giant R2-D2 – and it is out of this world.

The sci-fi professor completed the project in September 2018, aided by his father-in-law Horst Helle, the master painter Klaus Ruffing and several helping students and it has caught the eyes of Star Wars fans everywhere. The most notable fan of the re-design was Star Wars actor Mark Hamill who tweeted about it, “R2-D2 Observatory Transformed Germans Into Giant Nerds.”

Posted in Because I Can, The Big Screen

“I was spat out by a whale”

Posted on March 26, 2019 by James| Comments Off

https://youtu.be/ChcEb6mlEUo

A dramatic set of pictures show a man nearly being swallowed by a Bryde’s Whale off Port Elizabeth Harbour. Rainer Schimpf, 51, has worked as a dive tour operator in South Africa for over 15 years. But in February, he experienced something very rare – the inside of a whale’s mouth. In perfect sea conditions, Rainer and his team set off to document a sardine run – a natural event where gannets, penguins, seals, dolphins, whales and sharks work together to gather the fish into bait balls. Rainer and his colleagues film the expedition for educational and environmental purposes.Split into two groups, Rainer led his team into the ocean, about 25 nautical miles from shore.But it was when the sea suddenly churned up that the team knew something strange was happening.

Posted in Critters

The ‘Elephant Queen’

Posted on March 25, 2019 by James| Comments Off

Tsavo Trust and Kenya Wildlife Service organizations partnered with a British photographer Will Burrard-Lucas to show the fantastic animals in Tsavo.

The photographer recently shared the journey on his blog, detailing the efforts. The key subject of Burrard-Lucas’ photographs, however, was something that truly stood out from the crowd of other elephants.

Posted in Because I Can, Critters

Brahmin Moth

Posted on March 24, 2019 by James| Comments Off

Wikipedia Article

Posted in Critters

Wojtek, the soldier bear

Posted on March 23, 2019 by James| Comments Off

The tale is bizarre, but true. During World War II, an orphaned brown bear went from being a cuddly pet to an officially enlisted soldier in the Polish army, and reportedly saw fierce combat in Italy. Decades after the war and his death, “Wojtek” continues to be honored.

Posted in Because I Can, Critters

Airplane! vs Zero Hour!

Posted on March 22, 2019 by James| Comments Off

It turns out the 1980 movie Airplane! was a remake of the 1957 movie Zero Hour! I didn’t know that. So, here’s a 15 minute side by side comparison of the two: