The Interesting Thread 2017 - Mudlarking in the Thames

[Victor Mildew]

Reminds me of those history channel programmes where they spend upwards of an hour talking about alien civilisations on earth.

Start of the show: COMING UP TONIGHT WE REVEAL HOW ALIENS MAY HAVE BEEN AT THE HEART OF ANCIENT EGYPT!!111

30 mins in: OMFG LOOK, TU ANKH AMUN WAS BLATES AN ALIEN!!111

5 mins from the end: SO, WAS EGPYT FOUNDED BY ALIENS?!!1!?!1111111 No. BUT THEY MIGHT HAVE BEEN !!1111

[Fatal Exception]

[Moggy]

:fp:

Reminds me of those history channel programmes where they spend upwards of an hour talking about alien civilisations on earth.

Start of the show: COMING UP TONIGHT WE REVEAL HOW ALIENS MAY HAVE BEEN AT THE HEART OF ANCIENT EGYPT!!111

30 mins in: OMFG LOOK, TU ANKH AMUN WAS BLATES AN ALIEN!!111

5 mins from the end: SO, WAS EGPYT FOUNDED BY ALIENS?!!1!?!1111111 No. BUT THEY MIGHT HAVE BEEN !!1111

[1cmanny1]

Not buying it. It couldn't live for that long, I bet it is custom built. Meaning that they just cut down bones to make a little model, not that aliens created it.

[Victor Mildew]

Not buying it. It couldn't live for that long, I bet it is custom built. Meaning that they just cut down bones to make a little model, not that aliens created it.

YOU DONT SAY!

I'm starting to question where your loyalties lie manny. Alien overlords or no alien overlords.

[1cmanny1]

No Alien overlords. But if there were such a thing, I would be the first to betray you all.

My brother believes that gooseberry fool, he loves that Ancient aliens as well. I really wanted to find a T-shirt with that guys face on it to give to him, but alas I could not find one.

[Fatal Exception]

Could it possibly be some kind of conjoined twin? Living in a state of symbiosis for 8 years until it got lopped off?

[Victor Mildew]

Who, manny?

[1cmanny1]

You think I would chop that off? I need all the friends I can get.

[Fatal Exception]

http://www.nature-places.com/most-beaut ... ual-beach/

Glass Beach California.

Years ago the beach was a dump, for many years. Eventually dumping rubbish there became illegal the the waste was removed, all apart from lots of broken glass, which turned into pretty sand and pebbles due to erosion.

[1cmanny1]

That would be an awesome sight.

[Victor Mildew]

Don't worry manny, I'm sure they'll invent water in NZ soon enough.

[~Earl Grey~]

:fp:

Reminds me of those history channel programmes where they spend upwards of an hour talking about alien civilisations on earth.

Start of the show: COMING UP TONIGHT WE REVEAL HOW ALIENS MAY HAVE BEEN AT THE HEART OF ANCIENT EGYPT!!111

30 mins in: OMFG LOOK, TU ANKH AMUN WAS BLATES AN ALIEN!!111

5 mins from the end: SO, WAS EGPYT FOUNDED BY ALIENS?!!1!?!1111111 No. BUT THEY MIGHT HAVE BEEN !!1111

Don't mention that godawful Mermaids documentary. That was the biggest load of toss I've ever seen!

[Alvin Flummux]

The whole internet can't identify this mystery cocoon



Like a tiny insect Stonehenge, the mystery of this 2-centimetre-wide structure has captured the imagination of entomologists and amateur bug-spotters around the world.

Troy Alexander, who noticed the unusual construction while volunteering at the Tambopata Macaw Project in Peru, calls it a "maypole with a horse corral". He posted photos on Facebook and Reddit asking if anyone could identify it – and despite his cry for help going viral on blogs and websites around the world, it remains unanswered.

Alexander says that he saw several of these around the Tambopata Research Center, where he was staying. In each case, they looked the same, so they're not likely to be a half-finished cocoon or larger structure, for example.

See more close-up photos of the structure – especially if you think you know what it is.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn2 ... i02K8ZjtcZ

Some sort of new smart spider variety?

[Moggy]

The whole internet can't identify this mystery cocoon



Like a tiny insect Stonehenge, the mystery of this 2-centimetre-wide structure has captured the imagination of entomologists and amateur bug-spotters around the world.

Troy Alexander, who noticed the unusual construction while volunteering at the Tambopata Macaw Project in Peru, calls it a "maypole with a horse corral". He posted photos on Facebook and Reddit asking if anyone could identify it – and despite his cry for help going viral on blogs and websites around the world, it remains unanswered.

Alexander says that he saw several of these around the Tambopata Research Center, where he was staying. In each case, they looked the same, so they're not likely to be a half-finished cocoon or larger structure, for example.

See more close-up photos of the structure – especially if you think you know what it is.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn2 ... i02K8ZjtcZ

Some sort of new smart spider variety?

Looks like the spiders are evolving and testing out how to farm their prey.

[1cmanny1]

It's clearly a model of the Imperial City.

[Poser]

The skeleton showed several anomalies, including its alien-like skull, teensy body and the fact that it had just 10 ribs rather than the 12

It's Prince. They've discovered Prince.

[Jax]

It's clearly a model of the Imperial City.

I like the idea that they're Elder Scrolls Online viral ads.

[Fatal Exception]

This gooseberry fool is fascinating.

[Moggy]

This gooseberry fool is fascinating.

Cheers for that, really interesting.