Showing posts with label Daily Mail Online. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Daily Mail Online. Show all posts

Friday, April 10, 2009

Darwin, Australia: Man killed after trying to swim across a croc infested river!


Any town named Darwin, especially if it is is Australia, is suppose to be warning that there are animals therein that you simply don't touch!

It's like God put all of his practical jokes in Australia: Jellyfish the size of thimbles that can kill you, giant birds with no wings and really bad attitudes, that thing called a platypus which they tell me is deadly, who can forget the koala bears and kangaroos too, and then there is that crazy lizard that runs on two legs like it is pulling a wheelie.

This poor man in DARWIN, Australia, after drinking with his wife and friends decides it would be a really good idea in DARWIN, Australia, to swim across a river in DARWIN, Australia, that is known to be infested with crocodiles. Consequently, a horrible tragedy ensued and this poor man was devoured as his wife watched. :-(

Now, why anybody would even go near a river that is even rumored to have crocodiles in it boggles my mind especially if it is in DARWIN, Australia!

And now, after one crocodile does what crocodiles are suppose to do, all crocs are going to be shot on site at that locale so as to locate the remains of the missing man.

From the Mail Online:

A man's drunken night out led to his death when he decided to swim across a river in the dark - and was attacked by a lurking crocodile.

Witnesses claimed the man's relatives - including his wife - witnessed his death as the party attempted to return home at the end of the evening.

As the search continued for his body today, wildlife rangers have been ordered to shoot every crocodile on sight in case any of them has the man's remains in its stomach.

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Sunday, March 08, 2009

The secret of long life: It's all down to how fast you react!



Check out the fat, ugly, guy with the blue cap. If reaction time determines a long life, he's going to be okay. Note: The fellow is completely in the water before the guy next to him is up to his wrists! From the Mail Online:

People's reaction times are a far better indicator of their chances of living a long life than their blood pressure, exercise levels or weight, researchers have discovered.

Men and women with the most sluggish response times are more than twice as likely to die prematurely.

Edinburgh University and the Medical Research Council in Glasgow tracked 7,414 people nationwide over 20 years in a study which appears to confirm the adage that a healthy mind means a healthy body.

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The video was taken at the Santa Clarita SCY Masters Meet last March.

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

"Ha Ha, I wasn't rly gonna eat you" - A lemon shark smiles for the camera!

From the Daily Mail: "... This award winning image shows the extraordinary moment when a lemon shark gazed into a lens with an apparent cheeky grin. [Great dental work - TA]

Showing a close-up of a lemon shark's face on the surface at sunset, it was recently selected from more than 20,000 photos as winner of the Oceans division of the international Nature's Best Photography 2008 Windland Smith Rice Awards. [Link]

Tuesday, August 05, 2008

British athletes pose for Olympic 'Powerade" ads!

From the Mail Online: " The images will be used as part of an advertising campaign for Powerade, the official sports drink of the Beijing Games...." [Link]

Read the article to see who these athletes are.