Swallowed Cell Phone Keeps Ringing in Crocodile

The notorious croc in Peter Pan has a twin.



A report earlier this week in Keiv, Ukraine stated that 20 year old Rimma Golovko had accidentally dropped her Nokia phone in the crocodile exhibit at a local aquarium while trying to obtain a very up close shot, resulting in a crocodile swallowing it whole. How can vetreniarians tell? Golovko's phone still rings when called.

 "But then the phone started ringing and the sound was coming from inside our Gena's stomach and we understood she wasn't lying," said Maria Danilova of AOL News about an employee working with the crocodiles at the aquarium.

An X-Ray test will be done next week if the crocodile still refuses to eat or to pass a bowel, and would be under the care of  chief veterinarian Oleksandr Shushlenko.

"Everything (including possible surgery) will depend on where the foreign body is located," Shushlenko stated. "We don't have much experience working with such large animals."


but either way, I guess you don't have to go to neverland to experience the thrill of the ticking, sorry, ringing, croc.

Padded Underwear Enhance Male Butts Worldwide

Need more junk in your trunk?



A Canadian based manufacturing company strategically named "BottomsUp" and started by founder Rick Mucha, has run their successful padded  underwear line for men and women under the motto "Building a Better Bottom" for about 10 years. The Company develops various kinds of shape-enhancing garments for both men and women, but focus their attention more on the male derriere.

 Mucha has told AOL Online News that he has been selling padded boxer-briefs for the past 10 years; and that the male market for them is expanding.

"The underwear have built-in pockets in the butt area designed to hold special BottomsUp butt pads, which come in three gradually expanding sizes: 'Quarterback,' 'Halfback' and 'Fullback'. The garments, which are priced at $39.99 per pair, also boast a pouch in the crotch area in case men want to slip a separate pad in the front for added girth," states Monica Garske of AOL News.

"First-time customers usually go with the 'Quarterback' size, just to give it a try. Once they get comfortable and are satisfied with the product, they gradually go up in size to 'Halfback' and 'Fullback.' The padding looks really natural. It's an easy, inexpensive way for guys to be able to fill out their jeans better," Mucha said.

And what's more, all the design that went into this is anatomically accurate, as theses were based off of real idealistic butts. Mucha's team of researchers scoped out the best looking butts (well someone had to do it.....), took the owners of these desired rear-ends in for molding, and designed on from there.

Each set of underwear creates a defined image of a butt due to the middle seam separating the two pads, removing the awkward design of just having one expanded butt cheek.

However from the start, Mucha claims that he did not design these pads for aesthetic purposes, but for the relief of those who wore his padded undergarments. In 2001 Mucha designed his first pair of BottomUp undergarments to help a friend of his suffering from muscle deteration due to contracting HIV/AIDS. When it became excruciatingly uncomfortable for him to sit, his good friend Mucha came up with the design for the padded underwear.

Soon after this initial idea, many frequent fliers were known to have purchased these butt cushions in order to add some support to their effort some derrieres for long flights.

With all this focus on men, many have asked about Mucha's products for women. As Garske states again in this story, "...he also offers a line of padded panties for women but, let's face it, we gals have plenty of butt-enhancing products out there to choose from," leaving the men in Mucha's focus.

"I like big butts and I cannot lie..............."

Woman Eats Couch Cushions

Many cope with stress in different ways: exercising, eating, playing video games.....eating couch cushions...

click here to watch the TLC "My Strange Addiction" segment of Adele's problem

A Bradenton, Floridian native, 30 year old Adele has been compulsively munching on sofa cushions for the past 20 years. As of today, she has successfully consumed 7 couches and 2 chairs,

"even going so far as to prepare snack-sized servings of couch cushions," states Joe Peacock from AOL Online News.

Adele is featured on TLC's "My Strange Addiction" which features many Americans and their, well, strange addictions. However Adele's, according to psychologist Jason Mihalko, is a lot more detailed than most; most notably based off a medical condition termed "Pica".

"Pica is characterized by an individual having a desire to eat nonfood substances," Mihalko told AOL News. "It's most often seen in young children and women. There are cases of pica where people eat metal, dirt, feces, chalk, writing utensils and  tree sap," he said.

But what is the cause of this strange psychological disorder? Well no on knows. Many have suggested that some from of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder could play a role in the development of craving to consume non-food substances, however not enough research has been done to verify this hypothesis.

As for Adele, she stated that she started her couch consumption at the age of 10; the same year her parents divorced, leading to speculation about her addition to be just a psychological mishap.

"Some people with OCD get relief from enormous amounts of stress when they engage in whatever their particular behavior is, whether it be checking locks, washing hands or other obsessive behavior, while some experience enormous stress in engaging in these behaviors." Mihalko states.

But whatever the cause may be, expect to be sitting on the floor when you visit her house.
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First off, and I think most reading this would have this same question, but, how does her body digest the couch foam? And how has it done so for 20 years??!?! In all honesty I have had pieces of couch cushion in my mouth before (come on we've all jumped into those foam pits at gymnastics class before....) and quite honestly, the taste is distasteful, the feel is awkward, and just consuming it would feel wrong to me. However i do respect that this is indeed a psychological occurrence and that I do find it interesting and respect Adele's privacy and ways. But really....... with all those couch cushions out of the way, I'm sure she can find those pennies that fell through the cushions last week..... 

Bleeding Heart Candy in Time For Valentines Day

The biology geek inside of me is begging desperately for one of these. DESPERATELY.





Just in time for the holiday of love, stop by your local candy store to pick up your special someone hearts to spill out your undefying love. Okay wait, pick up A heart. A anatomically accurate, 2.5 pound, candy blood oozing, heart.


From the makers of the world known Jelly Belly's comes this newest rendition of candy hearts. Able to ooze blood in 11 different places (or everywhere granted you just slice it in half.......), this newest creation will be stocked on the shelves alongside of, "...foot with a gangrenous toe, candy urine and a plateful of candy barf," as AOL News reporter Deconinck stated earlier this week.


Ahhhhh love.....


Click here to read more about these delictably scientific treats
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So sooooooooo many punns", "I love you. And to show you, here is my heart.", "Take my heart, and keep it forever.", "LOOOOOOOOK!!!!!!!!!! IT OOZES BLOOD FROM THE SUPERIOR VENA CAVA AT THE ANATOMICALLY CORRECT RATIO THAT THE LEFT VENTRICAL WOULD BE PULSING AT SWEETIE!!! " Okay yeah that last one I can see myself doing in the future if my cardiologist husband (well we can all dream, can't we?) were to have brought that home. Frankly, to the non-sicence nerds out there, this might be a bit too much, but I would LOVE  to receive one of these on Febuary 14th.
  

Spanish King's Ringtone Deemed Funny

The King of Spain might need one of these....


Last Monday it became annoyingly clear that King Juan Carlos of Spain is just like any other common man with a cell phone. During a meeting between the Spanish King with South and Central America's newest Ambassadors from Honduras, the 73 year old King was abruptly cut off as the sound of giggling children filled the news room.

As Spanish guards began to react, they soon realized it was a cell phone...the KING'S cell phone. 

A flustered King Juan supposedly shuffled over to the drawer where his phone was located and turned it off, apologizing after for the minor interruption and continued on with congratulating the newest members of the Spain's ambassadors. 

After the incident, the King reportedly said nothing on the matter, claiming nothing in particular to be the source of his unusual yet adorable incoming call ring. However as Andra Varin of Aol News reports that,
"...he (the King) and Queen Sofia do have eight grandchildren. The youngest are the 5-year-old Infanta Leonor and 3-year-old Infanta Sofia, daughters of Crown Prince Felipe and Crown Princess Letizia, and 5-year-old Irene Urdangarin, daughter of Infanta Cristina."

A case of a super lovable grandfather? I think so.

Click here for more information about this embarrassing incident
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Above all, what caught me off guard was that i began to realize, "oh yeah. Kings and Queens and royalty CAN have cellphones." It just doesn't fit my stereotype of fancy robes and knights in armor defending their royal castles. Now that I think about it, those knights are their secret service; contacted, how? Through their phones and other wireless devices. Now on the subject of the actual phone going off...WOW. HAHAHA E.M.B.A.R.R.A.S.S.I.N.G. Seriously though, why would you have your phone sitting in a nearby desk? Okay, better than your gold encrusted pockets of the fancy-schmancy pants you are dawning right now, but at LEAST put it on vibrate! Silent would have even been better your highness. 

Da Vinci's Lint "Last Supper"

I hope you aren't allergic to dust.


Just this past week Laura Bell of Roscommon, Michigan had completed her rendition of one of Leonardo Da Vinci's greatest masterpieces: The Last Supper. However it is not in an "artistic" element, so to speak. Laundry lint dawns the faces of Jesus and his disciples as Da Vinci had portrayed them over 300 years ago. 





 According to Bell, her 14 foot long by 4 foot tall masterpiece took 200 hours to create, on top of another 800 loads of laundry to do.

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Bell had, "...bought towels of the colors she wanted and laundered them separately to get the right shades of lint."

Soon catching the eyes of the infamous book series "Ripley's Believe It or Not", Bell's replica of this historic masterpiece might soon be inducted into one of the company's museums nationwide.

Amen.

Click here to read up more about this amazing feat

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It astonishes me to see how much time this woman had on her hands to make this amazing feat come true. I'm sure it took a lot of patience and of course loads of laundry to make this epic rendition reality. I feel like most would overlook this detail, but I hope everyone realizes that her electricity and water bill must have been through the roof over the course of this "art project". I"m interested in finding out if she washed these towels continuously everyday? Or just on family laundry day? Either way, AWESOME rendition. Kudos to you!

Suicidal Man Jumps from Bulding, Saved by Garbage Below

Geranimo!!!!

After 26 year old Vangelis Kapatos was standing on his 9th story window ledge about to jump out and end his life, authorities were sure that he wasn't expecting the massive heap of garbage awaiting his decent.

Sanitation workers in New York city have not collected the trash since December 26th of last year due to freak snow storms and the hiloday season. In effect, mountians of garbage lined the streets of New York several feet high, which served as a soft and unsuccessful landing for Kapatos.

Because of the suicidal jump Kapatos was hospitalized in a critical but stable condition on monday, and his family's complaints about the lack of garbage pickup have all but dissappeared.

"Everybody is complaining that the trash hasn't been picked up," Kapatos' aunt said on Monday. "But me, I'm thankful that it was never picked up."


New York mayor Michael Bloomberg stated eariler this week that he expects his workers to be caught up with all the trash collection by this friday(1/7/11): all 77,000 tons of it since last christmas.

"It will take a few days to catch up," Bloomberg states, "But they're out there today and hopefully in the next three to four days, we'll be done with it."


Supposed depression triggered Kapatos to jump from his 9th story building, in addition to worry for eviction from his apartment, and his loss of finicial aid.


Now he has a medical bill to add to his expenses.....just saying.

Hijacking Alert Activated from Spilt Drink in Cockpit

HELP!! THE PLANE IS BEING HIJACKED!!!BY.... a cup of coffee?

Reports from earlier this week described a hijacking alert sent to air traffic control: all becuase of a spilt beverage in the cockpit.

During a flight from Chicago to Frankfurt, Germany, light turbulance was experienced, causing one member in the cockpit to spill his beverage on some equiptment. The drink happened to damage the radio control box between air traffic control and the pilots, enevitably triggering a hijacking alert to be enacted.

To verify this clame true and not a trickery of terrorit organizations, United spokesperson Rahsaan Johnson told reporters that, " During a period of light turbulence, a cockpit crew member's beverage spilled, causing issues with the airplane's communications equipment."


Rather than continuing with the risky 8+ hour flight to Frankfurt with no radio contact, the pilot decied to land the plane monday night in Toronto. Passangers were then provided with hotel accomidations and flights back to Chicago in attempt to fly them back to their Frankfurt destination once more.

North Pole Shift Affects Tampa Flights

Santas going Russian.

In a report given earlier this week by a National Geographic News report, the Earth's north pole is slowly shifing towards Russia almost 40 miles per year. And who is affected? Airports, namley Tampa International Airport in Florida.

As Airport officials close their runways until the 13th of this month, many are left wondering why and what the correlation is between the magnetic shifts and airplane flights.

"Magnetic changes in Earth's core are causing this, possibly due to 'a region of rapidly changing magnetism on the core's surface,'" according to a National Geographic report.

But usually magnetic shifts don't cause major airport shut downs, but in the case of Tampa International, piolits wanted to be absolutley sure of their correct heading.


"You want to be absolutely precise in your compass heading," FAA spokesperson Paul Takemoto said. "To make sure the precision is there that we need, you have to make these changes."


Another FAA spokesperson, Kathleen Bergen also stated that the earth's magnetic poles are shifting constantly; however with changes of more than three degrees, airports need to re-calculate headings and direction based on longitude, lattitude, and the magnetic poles.

As of now it is not known if other airports world-wide will need time off for re-calibration.