Giant Inflatable Shit Wreaks Havoc

A giant inflatable dog turd brought down a power line after being blown away from a Swiss museum.

The artwork, entitled Complex Shit, was carried 200 metres on the night of 31 July, reportedly breaking a greenhouse window before it landed again.

The sculpture, by American artist Paul McCarthy, was equipped with a safety system that should have deflated it.

The fake faeces has been returned and will remain on display at the Zentrum Paul Klee in Bern until October.

McCarthy is well known for his inflatable artworks, two of which - Blockhead and Daddies Bighead - were displayed outside the Tate Modern in London in 2003.

The Zentrum Paul Klee, which opened in 2005, houses a collection of about 4,000 works by the noted Swiss painter.

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The Dead Zone

Science News is reporting that the number of coastal "dead zones," marine areas with so little oxygen that they can barely support life, is on the rise.

Here's an image of the worst hit areas of the United States:



And here's what we're going to look like when the shit hits the fan:

Robots with biological brains

University of Reading scientists have developed a robot controlled by a biological brain formed from cultured neurons.

Let me be the first to say "Bad idea."

Don't all robot apocalypses start when the robots finally realize that they're slaves to their human overlords? Giving them a biological brain, capable of developing emotions such as hatred, is the first step to our eventual annihilation.

"The robot’s biological brain is made up of cultured neurons which are placed onto a multi electrode array (MEA). The MEA is a dish with approximately 60 electrodes which pick up the electrical signals generated by the cells. This is then used to drive the movement of the robot. Every time the robot nears an object, signals are directed to stimulate the brain by means of the electrodes. In response, the brain’s output is used to drive the wheels of the robot, left and right, so that it moves around in an attempt to avoid hitting objects. The robot has no additional control from a human or a computer, its sole means of control is from its own brain."

Wait, they can fucking drive now? Holy shit. Every Pakistani in New York just became unemployed.

New Strain of Bird Flu "Likely to Cause Pandemic"

Associated Free Press is reporting that US researchers are trying to raise awareness about how easily the current strain of Avian flu could mutate into an easily transmittable virus by humans.

Pandemic inc!

Cold War 2: Colder War

Well, it appears that Russia has said, "Fuck you lol" to the United States and Georgia, and they won't be leaving anytime soon.

I'm sure the United States is in a wonderful position to take on the Russian giant. Can't we just decide this in a boxing match?

Measles outbreak in Minnesota, related to retards

The Star Tribune is reporting a measles outbreak in Minnesota.

And as expected, it was the result of people not trusting "big science," thinking that the vaccine is going to make their kids retarded.

You know what's retarded? Contracting measles by being a moron.

World to end "any day now"

Scientists are planning to turn on the large hadron collider any day now, so if you suddenly notice the universe around you collapsing into a black hole, then shit went wrong.