Science photos in the news

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NASA photo of a collision between a color hurricane and a comet.

Another photo of the collision, courtesy of National Geographic, showing more clearly what happened.

The arrow in this National Geographic photo points to a "crow-cam" being used capture tool use by crows.

Nissan's Pivo 2 concept car of the future. The wheels turn up to 90 degrees to facilitate parking.

Don't like your neighbour? There is now a website (RottenNeighbor.com) where you can tell the world about it.

How to create an artificial tsunami in your own multi-million-dollar laboratory.

Can you find the hidden cameras? Click these links for the enlarged version: Clorox wipes, Pampers wipes, backpack, and tissue box. In each, the location of the camera is revealed by going to the next image.

This is a tattoo of the word of "Body, Spirit, People and Life" written in the International Phonetic Alphabet. Apparently the site I posted previously is still acquiring photos of science-related tattoos. Go back and have another look, and check back regularly.

Look familiar? No, this is not the National Gallery in Ottawa but the Tate Modern. I still think the sculptures are cool, but the blogger at the link has a less generous perspective.

For comparison, here is my own shot of the NGC spider, on its attack run toward the US embassy.

October 4th was the 50th anniversary of Sputnik's launch.

Proof that God has a sense of humour. It's probably photoshopped, but still amusing.

An x-ray image, showing an aerosol can that has become painfully lodged and required medical assistance to extract.

Image from a Japanese patent for an implantable brain-cooling device to treat epilepsy.

A sword excavated by the Djurhamn archaeological team.

WiFi detector shirt displays the current wireless signal strength as a glowing animation.

Speaking of shirts, here's one for the soon-to-be moms out there (specifically, I'm thinking of waterspyder ).

X-ray bag, or more specifically a picture of an x-ray you would not want to show up going through an airport check-in.

Clothing made from human skin. I guess if you wear leather, this can't be too much of a jump.

The latest in Japanese imports is not a car or cell phone but a cafe called I Maid Cafe., recently opened in Toronto. The strangeness never ends.

Garlic-flavoured vodka. Probably served at the I Maid Cafe by burly Russian men in french maid outfits. You may now go an bleach your brain to get rid of the image.

The foldable oven only weighs a few hundred grams but it's electrically-powered elements can generate an internal temperature hot enough to roast a chicken.

The Bedside Booze Drip.

A man-shaped book case.

Milk is good for you but this one is supposed to be "gooder". It is only taken from cows once a week, and only at the crack of dawn, resulting in a product up to 4 times higher in melatonin. Melatonin supposed to help relieve stress, which may be important given that the $43(US) per litre price tag could cause some heart palpitations.