It’s finished and it’s fast… so fast it’s the worlds fastest as approved by Guinness World Records. This 600cc monster is the work of hours of shed time working out how to squeeze a sports bike and so wheels into a dodgem shell without making a death trap, but surprisingly in a straight line it’s actually quite a solid ride, even when reaching three figure speeds — via Youtube
Scientists have confirmed the existence of an ancient dog species in one of the world’s most remote places — the mountains of Papua New Guinea and Indonesia’s Papua provinces.
The international team led by scientists from Indonesia’s University of Papua captured evidence of the New Guinea highland wild dog during a 2016 expedition to an austere, high-altitude region near the Grasberg mine, one of the world’s largest copper mines.
The discovery is the first confirmed sighting of the species in more than 40 years.
The dogs are believed likely to be the same species as the New Guinea singing dog, a wild dog that has been bred in captivity since several pairs were taken from the remote New Guinea highlands on both sides of the border in the 1950s and 1970s.
There are about 200 New Guinea singing dogs in zoos around the world, but little is known about the ancient breed famous for their unique vocalisations.
However, scientists are certain it shares ancestry with the Australian dingo — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Short film produced by 710 Main Films and Chewing on Plastic Lightbulbs, written by Ben J Tucker of a serial killer who has problems living in an apartment building. Starring Jeff Kolter, Sherman Morrison and Mason Washer — via Vimeo
Sigh, What?, Interesting, Funny!, Has All the Toys and Tucked In originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Pink Lantana (Lantana camara) originally uploaded by Red Wolf
I never really felt like a rock singer or a rock star. I always felt a little bit out of my element
— David Bowie
Interview by Joe Smith — via Youtube
Misadventure and Drunken Bollard originally uploaded by Red Wolf
The Social Security card and number explained — via Youtube
If you didn’t speak English as a native, you’d be tempted to figure out new words by pulling them apart into smaller words you know. Then you’d be really wrong. This method wouldn’t work for placate
if you are learning British English, as they pronounce it differently. This is the latest from John Atkinson at Wrong Hands. See more of his phonetically defined words — via Neatorama
Clear, well-lit photos of your projects are among the best ways to share your work with others. Few techniques highlight your project as well as an all white light box with soft, even, shadow-free lighting. Not only is the white background distraction free, it will also serve to bounce your light source onto your object from nearly all angles.
This is an effective, inexpensive, and easy way to build a light box for project and product photography. Plus, you can quickly break it down for flat storage, and set it back up in seconds! — via Adafruit Learning System
Richard Shinnery, NBN Consultant
Originally aired on ABC TV: 20/04/2017 — via Youtube
Clearing, Ferns, Banksia, Banksia by the Creek, Fern Invasion, Fern Detail, Sunlight and Creek originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Go the Rat originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Extremely happy to have rat stickers back in my life via Stickermule, my go-to online sticker maker
A sci-fi short about augmented reality.
Strange Beasts
is an augmented reality game. It allows you to create and grow your own virtual pet. How far can it go?
Written, directed and produced by Magali Barbé — via Vimeo
Dino Sunbaking and Watching originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Fine artist and self-described master hoarder Nemo Gould conjures up fantastic sculptures made entirely of found objects. Rich wood and gleaming chrome catch the eye as they cycle through their kinetic loops, while tentacles and antennae extend in a playful fashion like a sci-fi comic book come to life.
The Megalodon is Gould’s latest work, a 16-foot-long salvaged fuel tank from an F-94 bomber plane’s wing. The shark has working propellers for fins, and a tail that glides back and forth ominously. A cutaway on the side reveals various boiler and control rooms, each with their own delicately installed moving parts. It’s packed full of tiny human figures and whimsical creatures alike, all in mid-task as they operate their predatory underwater vessel — via Make:
Pink geranium originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Transporting delicate electronic or photographic equipment is easy to do. Just embed it in squishy polyurethane foam inside a rigid case. The problem is achieving this without spending too much money — via Make:
There are several different ways of thinking about how many continents there are, with models ranging from 4 to 7 continents. However, in most English speaking countries, as well as other nations around the world, the 7-continent model is taught. Using this model, the continents of the world in order of size (descending) are: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia — via Youtube
A new approach to target and kill destructive feral cats is being developed in South Australia, in a bid to help save threatened native animals.
The task of reducing the feral cat population has been difficult due to the lack of effective and humane broad-scale control techniques.
In a lab at the University of South Australia, researchers have created a rice-sized implant that can be injected into native animals, making them toxic to feral cats.
Anton Blencowe, polymer chemistry expert at the university, said it was a unique approach that could help safeguard a range of endangered species.
It’s got a toxin in the middle, and then it’s got a special coating around the outside so that we can make the animals toxic to cats,
he said.
But at the same time make sure the implant is not toxic to native animals.
The implant contains a natural poison from seeds of native plants and is covered by protective coating.
It remains inert until it comes into contact with the feral cat, and while it’s harmless to the native animal, to the predator it’s highly deadly once ingested — via redwolf.newsvine.com
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