THE APPLE TOMATO?

“The appearance of the humble apple pie is about to be transformed after the world’s first red-fleshed apple went on sale in Britain. Like many other apples, the new Redlove variety has a bright red skin on the outside but is unique as it has the same color running right through to the core. The rosy-red hue maintains its striking color while being eaten and even after being cooked and pressed. This means the contents of a traditional apple pie will now take on more of a pinky-red look while a pint of cider will resemble a glass of Ribena. The new fruit is not only said to be extremely tasty – it has a ‘berry nuance’ – it is even healthier than your average apple as its colorful flesh is richer in antioxidants. A grower has spent the last 20 years painstakingly breeding the new fruit. He has used natural cross-pollination techniques involving an number of ‘parent’ trees before finally coming up with the Redlove variety.” w/ photos. LINK

World’s Biggest Crab Is Still Growing

“With its enormous limbs and lethal claws, this monster of the deep is already the biggest crab ever seen in Britain. But astonishingly, the arthropod – which measures a staggering 10ft from claw to claw – is still growing, and could live until it is 100. Nicknamed ‘Crabzilla’ after the fictional giant monster, the Japanese Spider Crab has a body the size of a basketball and its legs can straddle a car. They will eventually measure a massive 15ft. The crab, called Macrocheira kaempferi in Latin, was caught by fishermen in the Pacific Ocean and has now been imported to Britain where it has gone on display at the National Sea Life Centre in Birmingham.” LINK

Seven-year-old blind boy 'uses echoes to see'

Blind Lucas Murray has been nicknamed Batboy - after learning to "see" using his ears. The seven-year-old is believed to be the first in Britain to use echoes to visualise his surroundings.

He clicks his tongue on the roof of his mouth and discovers where objects are based on how the sound bounces back. The amazing technique allows him to run around his playground, play basketball and even go rock climbing.

Lucas, who was born blind, said: "I really like the clicking system but it was quite hard to learn. "I love basketball. I can use my click to find out where the hoop is myself and throw the ball through."

He was taught by blind Californian Daniel Kish, 41, who founded the World Access for the Blind charity.

LINK to a video. Via: Nothing To Do With Arbroath