Cabin Porn

Tropic edition

You had one job....

Hat tip to Ed B.

Back off from my human!

Gun Porn

Smith and Wesson.

I love the old ammo, the quality blueing on the back gun, and the honest muzzle wear on the front gun.

That is one fast and tight strike.

The bad guys were probably surprised.

The largest hoard of gold coins ever found in the US.

A couple walking the dog on their property in Northern California last spring discovered the biggest and most valuable gold coin hoard ever unearthed in the United States. They were treading the same well-worn path they’ve trod hundreds of times for the dog’s daily constitutional when they spotted the rusted top of a metal can sticking up out of the eroded ground. They dug the can out with a stick and took it home

When the lid cracked off the husband saw the seductive rib of a single gold coin. Clearing out the rest of the contents, they found a lot of dirt and a stack of $20 liberty head gold coins from the 1890s. The pair promptly returned to the find spot, an area they dubbed Saddle Ridge, and dug some more. They immediately found another can about a foot to the left of where they had found the first can. Then they found five more smaller cans, and one last can they used a metal detector to locate.

The exceptional condition and rarity of the coins makes their estimated market value around $10 million.

One of them, an 1866-S No Motto Double Eagle, is estimated to be worth $1 million on its own.

The couple, who naturally want to remain anonymous, said that Years ago, on their first hike, they noticed an old tree growing into the hill. It had an empty rusty can hanging from it that the tree had grown around – that was right at the site where we found the coins… At the time they thought the can might be a place for someone to put flowers in for a gravesite – something which would have been typical at the time.

There was also an unusual angular rock up the hill from where the coins were buried – which caused them to wonder what significance it might have.  It wasn’t until they made the find that they realized it might have been a marker: starting at the rock, if you walk 10 paces towards the North Star, you wind up smack in the middle of the coins!

Vikings and Romans, eat your hearts out!

Hat tip: The History Blog.

I'd call this good news,

As well as evidence of who we should be supporting in this conflict.

Map of Lenin statues pulled down and hacked up after the Ukrainian revolution:

How to use social media properly

This is trending now on the 'nets.

This kid's response to Michelle's comment that youth need to sign up for Obamacare because they are all "Knuckleheads."

A badass...

... as observed in his natural habitat.

The quote:

"I felt no pain, but I certainly never thought for a moment that I would come out alive. I was rather calm, as a matter of fact, except for a tremendous and wildly pleasant thrill I felt, knowing that I was battling for my life."

Taxidermy apparently wasn't for sissies back in the 1800's.  Carl Akeley, pioneer taxidermist and African traveller, wasn't a taking any chit from anyone, especially hungry wild leopards.  

Remember, back then there were no antibiotics, he was in Africa, and the fact that he didn't get an infection and die from being scratched and bitten up by a ferocious predator qualifies as badassery in and of itself.  Eat your heart out, Indiana Jones!

How military pilots light it up

Biocanvas

Plants can be found in some of the most remote, inhospitable places on the planet, resulting in the evolution of creative ways to adapt to harsh environments. One adaptation used by plants are hairs, called trichomes (hydrangea trichomes seen here in this micrograph), that cover the surface of leaves. Trichomes help insulate the air surrounding leaf openings to increase humidity. They also shade from or reflect light to prevent water evaporating from leaf cells.  

Looks like a flock of plastic starfish to me.

Image by Dr. Steve Lowry, Portstewart, Co.

Where's the octopus?

Now that is some camo that would put any Navy Seal to shame.



When marine biologist Roger Hanlon captured the first scene in this video he started screaming. (If you need to see it again, here's the raw footage.) Hanlon, senior scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, studies camouflage in cephalopods--squid, cuttlefish and octopus. They are masters of optical illusion.

Mondays, they're like that

Lol

Seems appropriate to post this on a Sunday