World Towers

Helicopter crashes off Ship

Ben Underwood, Blind Boy Uses Echolocation to see

Puppy Yelping in His Sleep

Mission Impossible

Here is a video of a Grey squirrel, or as my friend Carlos likes to call them, "A rat with a better pr campaign", breaking into a vending machine to get a candy bar. 

Call Me Senator (Barbara Boxer errogance)

Red Skelton's "Pledge Of Allegience"

Sand geyser in Saudi Arabia

The video you are about to watch, was filmed by a driver who stopped along the freeway with many others just outside Al-Ajsae City, in Saudi Arabia. What you are about to see has been called many things, including a "Sand Geyser", "Sand Fountain", or a "Sand Volcano".  The quality is not the best, because it was filmed with a cell phone. but it's good enough to let you know that something very powerful is underfoot in the desert. 
  
I've had this video in my archive of articles to be written for almost a year now, and I have finally decided to post it.  What took me so long to actually present it was the limited information about what exactly happened to create such a spectacular phenomenon. It happened back in 2006, and from what i have found from reading over 30 different articles from news sources and blogs is that no one knows for sure exactly what caused the phenomenon.
  
There is one thing I have constantly run into as I looked into the reporting about this event.  It seems that the Saudi Arabian government had scientists, and the government controlled Aramco Geological Team investigate it because of the enormous size of the geyser.  However, after extensive research they are refusing to release their finding to the public. This actually fits right in line with the way the royal Family likes to keep their subjects in the dark on scientific matters. The less they know, the easier it is to control them by using religious explanations for unexplained miracles.  
   
There are plenty of speculative ideas, but as of yet nothing has been
agreed upon even by the experts outside of Saudi Arabia. Below the video I have listed the many
different explanations that have been suggested.  If you have any ideas
that could help explain the phenomenon then please share it with me and I
will add it to my list.
 
  

(Note, I edited the video to inform the viewer of the phenomenon and to replace the Muslim soundtrack that was a recitation of Quran Aya's, (Quranic scripture) with a portion of Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus's, #40 in G Minor, K 550_ I-Molto allegro. Just because I could)

  

  

A certain Muslim named Subuhanallah. claims that It is a supernatural miracle caused by Allah himself, which he does quite often in this world. This person say that it is way beyond our limited scientific knowledge to find out the whats, hows, and whys, regarding this phenomenon.
   
(note, God, not Allah, has given mankind the ability to know everything we wish to know. Jesus tells us to,
   

"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you." Matthew 7:7 (NKJV)

I am a firm believer that if we have the faith of a mustard seed then we can and will have the scales of confusion lifted from our minds.)  

Another Muslim has suggested that the Qur'an mentions such peculiar events. The person quoted from some obscure ambiguous passage that refers to the earth releasing its burdens in ways that can even make the sands of the desert do strange things.
 
(note, I did all I could to find this passage and I was not able to locate it, but maybe someone else can. Here is a link to the Qur'an. )

 
  

It was caused by a busted sewage pipe.  Notice how you see only the sand from the outer shell of the eruption? Well if it were truly a sand geyser you would see the sand piling u fairly quickly into a huge sand dune.  This happens in the Middle East all the time.  Notice also that the people
are just standing there as the traffic seems to be moving at a normal pace.
  
(note, yea right, so why isn't anyone holding their nose.)

 
  

It was caused by an underground Armaco oil pipeline that busted.
   
(note from editor, so why is the sand not black?)
 
  

It was caused by a broken water main underground.
   
(note, That is a lot of sand to be kicked up by a broken water main, or any broken pipe for that matter.)
 
 

It was caused when an underground natural gas fissure broke through the tectonic plates and the sand geyser is a result of the gas forcing its way to the surface.
   
(note, That is a lot of pressure for a natural gas leak.  Also, if it were a natural gas leak I doubt the people would be standing around watching it very long before it blew up.  After all a vast majority of Arabs smoke cigarettes. Someone would have ignited it and thus the official explanation would be very evident.)

 

a sand injectite which is created under certain conditions, when unconsolidated sand is remobilized and forced upward through overlying layers. These sands can have high porosity and permeability and play a huge role in planning and optimizing hydrocarbon recovery.

(note, this is a very good possibility, However, as of yet no expert has officially stated this was a sand injectite)

 

It was caused by the drilling for oil. When they pumped air into the ground to cause the pressure needed to force the oil up the pumps, they failed to consider that another hole would be caused releasing the air pressure which created the phenomenon.
  
(note, there was no report of an oil well being put in place when it happened)

 
  

A sand blow, or sand volcano. This occurs (usually after an earthquake) when an Intense seismic shaking causes the sediments
that are loose to change from a solid to liquid (not literally), due to
the the pressure of the seismic shaking. This opens up gaps between the clay. A
fracture occurs through the loose sediment that causes an upward flow of
sand to fly out of the ground that looks like a geyser.
   
(note, I read of no earthquake prior to the phenomenon)
  

It's sand being blown upwards from a gigantic Muslim sand worm who is working it's way through the desert to join the 13 million Muslims who go to Mecca every year to walk around the Kaaba seven times.
  
(note, wrong, the worm would slither not walk. I'm not stupid)
  

Either the Mummy is returning for a sequel, or the Scorpion King is digging an underground tunnel for an express train from Saudi to Iraq.
  
(note, this makes a lot of sense because I really liked the Mummy movies)

 
  
 Finally, regardless of what you or I may think caused this phenomenon. You must admit that after 4 years of speculation by the public, it is quite strange that that there is still no official explanation offered by experts from around the world. So, what do you think?

Video of Tanker Crashes into Police Car

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Bubble Bubba Challenge

 
 Originally conceived as a joke in 2002 during a long rafting trip involving only men. The race down the rapids has since gained popularity to the point that it is now known officially as the "Bubble Baba Challenge".  It has become the only sex blow-up doll rafting race in the world, and it happens every year now on the Vuoksa River in Russia. Contestants with rubber inflatable sex toys purchased from sex shops race to the finish in this strange and somewhat weird race that obviously has an immoral twist to it. Oh yea, just in case you are curious, the motto of this race is,
 

"A rubber babe is more than just a vehicle.”

There were over 450 participants of men and women floating down the river in the
embraces of their inflatable sex dolls. All competitors are required to be at least 16 years old,
and pass a sobriety test prior to the race.  Contestants must also wear some other form of protective gear to keep from drowning other than their sex toy.
   
This years winner was Pavlenko, who finished with a time of 2 minutes, 47 seconds.  Coming in second place was Dmitry Arsentiev riding a “Killer Whale” and
Alexander Marasin, riding an inflatable “Fearless Zina”.  I really do not want to know what an inflatable whale has to do with sex shops, and if you know the connection, please keep it to yourself.  Enjoy the video.
  
After watching the video, let me know what your thoughts are.  Personally I think it goes a long way to explain why many Muslims are shocked at the way most Westerners are so immoral.  Not to say the Muslim aren't, but they do try to keep their perversion away from most of society.  We used to, but now everything seems to be fair game and acceptable for the general public to see.  You must admit that in the west we have pushed the envelope quite a ways since the days of "Leave it to Beaver", and "My Three Sons"..

Swinging Dog

Sailboat Destroyed by Whale

Sneezing Bear Cub

Video of Bambi's True Nature, When Protecting Her Fawn

Dog Tears License Plate Off Car

Big Woman Does Faceplant Off a Mechanical Bull

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Studies on Spiders show the dangers of Drugs Like Marijuana (Very cool Video)

As I told you a few weeks ago, this November the voters of California will decide whether or not marijuana should be legalized or not. In the article, Legalizing Marijuana, So Politicians Can Spend More Money, I gave my reasons for being against the initiative. After all, the last thing we need to do in California is feed the drug habit of politicians by giving them another product to tax millions of dollars on for their already failed programs. That's right, tax dollars is just as addictive to politicians as crack cocaine is to those caught in it's web of short term euphoria. History has shown us that if a politician just smells tax revenue that they will break as many laws as a drug addict to get their fix.

Well there was a scientific study done a few years back on the effects of certain drugs on spiders, and the results were astonishing. What they discovered was that different drugs had different effects on the way the spiders created their webs. The results from these types of studies should help convince those still on the fence about the dangers behind legalizing drugs, even marijuana.

FLIP, The Wolds Strangest Ocean Vessel, How Does it Float? (Interesting Video)

Here is a short mpg video of (

FLIP.mpg

) you can download that is 3 min long if you like, or you can watch one of the two the embedded videos at the end of this article.

Considering we live on a planet who's surface is 71% water, it only makes sense that we should understand as much about the oceans as we do dry land. So throughout the years there has been countless expeditions who's main purpose was to collect information about the vast bodies of water throughout the world. The men and women who have dedicated their lives to the specific purpose of unlocking the secrets of the vast waterworld that resides within our planet, have benefited from various vessels designed specifically to meet that challenge.

In 1950, French explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau
acquired the minesweeper Calypso, and

transformed it into an oceanographic research vessel. Then in 1966 he was invited to produce a documentary on about ocean life for television. So for the next 10 years "The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau" would become America's eye into the world of sharks, whales, dolphins, sunken treasure, and coral reefs. Many of today's Oceanographers credit Jacques Cousteau for their passion of Ocean exploration. With the awareness of Cousteau's show, there would soon be many more research vessels designed by many engineers for the purpose of understanding the Ocean, above and below the surface.

The American public's awareness of what was beneath the ocean waves would be aroused by the discovery of the Titanic on September 1, 1985 by a submersible named the Argo. The Argo was used by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Research Vessel Knorr to find the sunken, unsinkable ocean liner. Then in 1997 Director James Cameron introduced to the world to another submersible vessel named Alvin, when he released his mega hit movie "Titanic". As early as WWI, submersibles have been used by the navy for the specific purpose of exploring the Ocean floors. Then on January 23, 1960, the navy's Trieste set an all-time depth record by diving to the bottom of the Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench in the Pacific Ocean. However, all these deep sea research vehicles need ships to get them to their destination of exploration.

Like the research vessel Knorr
(pictured to the right) which is owned by the
U.S. Navy, these ships are all equipped with the newest technology that allows for anywhere from 10 to 38 scientists to be on board at the same time performing various research projects in the laboratories. Like the Knorr, these ships can stay at sea for upwards of 2 months at a time before they need to come to port for supplies. There is the R/V Atlantis which has a crew of 23 while allowing for 24 scientists, and the R/V Kilo Moana which is operated by the University of Hawaii, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, in Manoa. The R/V Kilo Moana is 186 feet long and displaces 2,542 tons. It holds 17 crewmen and 31 scientists and can travel at 15 knots. Except for some strange looking equipment on deck, you would not be able to distinguish one of these research vessels from any merchant ship. That is all but one.

That one research vessel is so distinguishable from the other research vessels that it doesn't even look like a ship. Nope, fact is this research vessel looks more like a Louisville slugger while being towed out to sea, and a giant water buoy when it is fully deployed. They call this vessel the FLIP, which is short for Floating Instrument Platform. Made in 1962, yet still being used, the Flip is one of the worlds best kept secrets of the Oceanographic industry, but this secret has not been on purpose however. No its low profile in the awareness of the public's eye is probably due to the type of work it's scientists perform.

These experiments are not the kind of stories the MSM would dare bump more important stories like, the effects on old people if Republicans are successful in blocking the increase of taxes, or how many innocent thugs were murdered by guns thanks to the evil and unneeded 2nd Amendment. No, the MSM would never waist valuable air time to show you a short video clip of FLIP and what experiments they do. Besides, the kind of experiments that are conducted aboard FLIP are "Ocean Surface Wave Optical Roughness: Innovative Polarization Measurement", or testing the relationship between pipe length and seawater entrainment or exit velocity towards development of a salinity gradient power source. So as you can imagine, not many have heard of this extraordinary research vessel, and to be honest not many would probably understand the need for such a vessel.

At a total of 355 ft long, when Flip is flipped it still has 300 feet in the water which allows the scientists on-board to carry out experiments that otherwise could only done in submersibles. Due to the natural motions the ocean waves, along with violent storms, a normal research ship is limited by what tests it can perform. FLIP is not limited by these factors though. See natures most powerful force of waves is rapidly dissipated just beneath the surface of the ocean. Even during the most severe of storms that could cover hundreds of miles of ocean surface, the water is relatively calm just a few hundred feet below the surface. So the 300 feet of FLIP that is still beneath the oceans surface can carry out those experiment that has become its domain for the last 50 years. Below is some of the statistics of this interesting vessel, then a short video that will get you a little acquainted with this most interesting of all ocean research vessels.

Class overview
Name:	FLIP (Floating Instrument Platform)
Builders:	Gunderson Brothers Engineering
Operators:	US Office of Naval Research, Marine Physical Laboratory of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography
General characteristics
Tonnage:	700 GRT
Length:	355 ft (108.2 m)
Beam:	26 ft (7.93 m)
Draft:	12.57 ft (3.83 m)
Propulsion:	None, towed
Speed:	7-10 knotts (towed)

If that video whetted your appetite, then you might be interested in watching this longer 37 minute video from Scripps Oceanography institute about FLIP.

OK Go - This Too Shall Pass (Rube Goldberg Machine Video)

Ok, I am into country music, but this I would categorize under the heading if interesting.  I have always enjoyed watching the many domino setups that are put together for the Guinness book of world records and when I saw this it caught my eye.  I don't know how many will like it but even if you don't like the music I hope you at least enjoy video that was directed by James Frost and Syyn Labs for the alternative rock band OK Go. 
 
Well the band, who's low budget, award winning "treadmills" video which has has garnered almost 50 million hits on YouTube, wanted to feature a 4-minute long Rube Goldberg Machine in an upcoming video.  So they contacted Syyn Labs to help them build it.  The requirements for the machine was that it had to be interesting, but not overbuilt, nor too technologically heavy, and easy to follow. Like their "treadmills" video, it also had to be built on a shoestring budget.  They needed the machine to be synchronized to the beats and lyrics of the music the composed and it had to end precisely at the same time as their 3.5 minute song.  Oh yea, the machine needed to play a part of the song, and be filmed in one shot. To make the whole video even more challenging, the space chosen was divided into two floors and the machine would have to use both both.
 

"We had our work cut out for us; every facet of Syyn Labs

expertise was required to meet this tremendous challenge." 

   
As you can see in the video, their work payed off because the machine the shoot was accomplished in one take and fit the song.  Well thay say it fit.  However, every time I watch the video I fail to hear the lyrics or the music because I'm so caught up in the workings of the machine.  Well, I hope you enjoy this tremendous work of art that was put together for the video, I did.

Dog Grabs Roman Candle and Runs With It

Some things are just too funny to describe, but what we have here is Dauchshund that decided to grab a Roman Candle that was already lit and run around with the thing shooting it's flares. The adults in this video can thank God that no one, especially the children, was injured. Fortunately, we can enjoy this while laughing because no one was hurt.

Rambunctious Dogs

This is just too funny for commentary. Enjoy it for what it's.

Picking and a Grinning

I received this in an email from my Uncle. I really don't know who's children these are, but considering I have hundreds of relatives around America that I have never met, I will not even attempt to guess who's children they are. I did ask who they are, but he and his wife are somewhere over the Atlantic on their way to France right now. If I could have played a guitar this good at that age, I do think my occupation would have been much different then it is today. These boys are good, considering their age. However, keep an eye on the youngest boy because he seems to do it with the kind of ease that you don't see very often.

Snow Dog Having Way Too Much Fun in Fresh Snow

After a blizzard dumped 54 inches of snow on Colorado, this dog decided to enjoy every moment of it. No snow hill was too deep for him to dive into, especially the powder that was dumped upon the Denver area. I originally had the song, "I Feel Good"' by James brown, but I was forced to remove it for copyright reasons. So this time I posted the video without any sounds. If anyone has a good idea for what non copyrighted song or even what classical music might fit, then let me know and I'll add it.

Sea Shepherd Terrorists Throwing Bottles Containing Butric Acid at Whaling Ship

In my article on "The Way One Vike Sees it" blog about the Whale Wars, I said that the packets of rancid butter and other food items at the fishermen could cause a fisherman to get sick from food poisoning if hit in the mouth;

As it turns out, the actual contents of the smelly bombs is butyric acid. Butyric acid actually does have effects that can effect humans in a dangerous way. Researchers have even stated that if butryic acid gets in the eys it can leave the person permanently blind. Interesting because the Terrorists also use lasers that can blind people, all this is known by the terrorists that are members of the Sea Shepherd gouop. This from Sciencelab.com.

Hazards Identification

Potential Acute Health Effects:
Very hazardous in case of skin contact (irritant), of ingestion. Hazardous in case of eye contact (irritant), of inhalation. Slightly hazardous in case of skin contact (corrosive, permeator). Liquid or spray mist may produce tissue damage particularly on mucous membranes of eyes, mouth and respiratory tract. Skin contact may produce burns. Inhalation of the spray mist may produce severe irritation of respiratory tract, characterized by coughing, choking, or shortness of breath.


Hazards Identification

CARCINOGENIC EFFECTS: Not available.
MUTAGENIC EFFECTS: Not available.
TERATOGENIC EFFECTS: Not available.
DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY: Not available.
The substance is toxic to lungs, the nervous system, mucous membranes. Repeated or prolonged exposure to the substance can produce target organs damage. Repeated or prolonged contact with spray mist may produce chronic eye irritation and severe skin irritation.

Now if you are hit in the mouth and accidentally digest this substance, this is what they advise;

First Aid Measures

Eye Contact: Check for and remove any contact lenses. In case of contact, immediately flush eyes with plenty of water for at least 15 minutes. Cold water may be used. Get medical attention.
Skin Contact: In case of contact, immediately flush skin with plenty of water for at least 15 minutes while removing contaminated clothing and shoes. Cover the irritated skin with an emollient. Cold water may be used.Wash clothing before reuse. Thoroughly clean shoes before reuse. Get medical attention immediately.
Serious Skin Contact: Wash with a disinfectant soap and cover the contaminated skin with an anti-bacterial cream. Seek immediate medical attention.
Inhalation: If inhaled, remove to fresh air. If not breathing, give artificial respiration. If breathing is difficult, give oxygen. Get medical attention. Serious Inhalation: Evacuate the victim to a safe area as soon as possible. Loosen tight clothing such as a collar, tie, belt or waistband. If breathing is difficult, administer oxygen. If the victim is not breathing, perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

WARNING:
It may be hazardous to the person providing aid to give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation when the inhaled material is toxic, infectious or corrosive. Seek immediate medical attention.
Ingestion: Do NOT induce vomiting unless directed to do so by medical personnel. Never give anything by mouth to an unconscious person. If large quantities of this material are swallowed, call a physician immediately. Loosen tight clothing such as a collar, tie, belt or waistband.

So I guess in my attempt to show the Sea Shepherd terrorists as being extreme by using extreme descriptions for the smelly bombs effects on humans, was actually a lot closer to the truth then I thought. Amazing ain't it?

Check out these two videos and you will see them throwing the bottles.


Part 1


Part 2

Newly Discovered Video Segments, of Deion Sanders & Andre Rison's NFL Lightweight Fight

by OneVike

In 1994, when Deion Sanders left the Atlanta Falcons for the San Francisco 49ers, there apparently was some bad blood between him and his former Falcon teammate Andre Rison. This bad blood was on center stage when it came time for the 49ers to play the Falcons. The sports media had done all it could to make sure something would happen by constantly asking the two what they were going to do when Sanders covers Rison. It was their way I guess of promoting the game in which the two would meet. The game was hyped as much for the possibility of fight as they did for the game of football. All week long leading up the the game there was speculation that the meeting could result in a fight. Eventually the much anticipated fight broke out, and it was such a classic that most people remember the fight but hardly anyone remembers who won the game.


However, you may be surprised to learn that the viewers on television saw only a portion of their fight. What the viewers actually saw was a very cleaned up version of the slug fest, or, errr, the slapfest. It took a while, but I finally unearthed the whole fight from start to finish. What you will see in this video are the segments the television crew thought were to violent for you to see. Reminiscent of the 911 scenes the MSM refuses to show the public anymore, so to were the list segments of the classic Sanders vs Rison boxing slap fight. Enjoy the entire exclusive video you will only see here.

Catalunia Catholic Boy's Choir Sing The 'Meow" Song

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Penguin Barely Escapes Being Killer Whales Lunch

In this video you will see a penguin being chased by three or four killer Orca Whales. After about a minute of going to and fro to escape the clutches of their jaws, the penguin decides to take his chances with the humans instead. So before they know it, the people in the raft have a guest and he does not seem to be in too much of a hurry to jump back into the water. Eventually the whale decides to head back out to see if they can find other prey for dinner.

Killer Whale Does What Killer Whales Do Best, Kills Pelican & Eats It (During Show)

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Fearless Cat Chases Away Bear

A woman in Mont-laurier Quebec Canada is holding her toddler as she films a 3 or 3 year old bear from inside her home as the bear goes for her garbage. She attempts to shoo it away, but obviously the bear does not even know she is inside watching through a window. It seems the bear wants her garbage, and the moment the bear gingerly grabs a plastic bag of garbage a cat named mimine appears and confronts the bear. What we have next is a standoff that the bear is not sure he wants to get into. Eventually he does get the garbage bag, but he takes all precaution to avoid the menacing cat who does an admirable job of protecting the home front. It seems from the updated information I jusut recieved that the cat was actually protecting her newly born kittens.

Drive By Attack On Dog, By A Cat

Ever notice how cats just have this greater then thou attitude towards dogs? Kind of reminds me of the way many liberals in the MSM, academia, Hollywood, and politicians (on both sides of the isle I might add) have anointed themselves as superior to us common folk in the hinter lands. They are always looking down upon us with their collective noses in the air.


Well take a look at the way this cat is riding a Roomba vacuum while taking pot shots at the boxer in this video. Doesn't it remind you of the way the MSM will drive by and take pot shots at conservatives, gives a whole new to drive by hit pieces. Whether you are a cat person or a dog lover, this video is bound to make you laugh your butt off. While watching the video you will most likely begin to think, "There is only so much that dog will put up with before he nails the smarmy cat." Which is going to happen to the MSM's darling Democrats this November. We Americans have had enough of their smarmy drive by, greater than though attitudes, and we are ready to knock them off their tax sucking, fascist pushing, un-American pedestals.

Ice Fishing In Russia (Warning, Video could be brutal for some)

(If you like this video, check out the one of a kitty cat chasing away a bear)

Many of us have either ice fished or at least seen pictures or videos of ice fishing. However, you really need to check out this video of a few guys ice fishing in Russia. While watching this video, I ask that you think about these three questions. First question is, when was the last time you saw this many fish caught by a few guys while ice fishing. The second question would be, if this was filmed in America, how many laws do you think they would be in violation of. Finally I want you to ask yourself, when did us Americans end up being less free then the Russians?

Just to set the record straight, I do not recommend we all start fishing like these guys are doing, but it does make one wonder about the many laws we have in this (America) so called free society of ours. In California alone, the laws we have to protect the so-called existence of fish far outweigh the laws in place to protect the existence of humans.

It also makes you wonder if and when PETA will get a hold of the full version of this video and use it for their wacko purposes. God I hope not though, because it's those idiots who control the Dept of California Fish and Game.

Snowmobile Traffic Jam, Venison Anybody?

These pictures were emailed to me by a friend, I don't know where it is but I wish I was there with a good rifle. I love venison, don't you?