The Rap Board

The Rap Board is a soundboard of rapper catch-phrases and hip hop ad libs. Just click on your favorite floating head for a delightful surprise. LINK: The Presurfer

Congress friends describe Giffords’ ‘miracle’ moment

Three Democratic colleagues were in the room Wednesday when Rep. Gabrielle Giffords opened her eyes for the first time on her own since being shot in the head at a political event Saturday.
The breakthrough -- publicly announced Wednesday night during President Obama's speech at a memorial service for the six people who died in Tucson, Ariz. -- came as New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz were sitting at Giffords' bedside. All three are close friends of the Arizona congresswoman.
The moment "felt like we were watching a miracle," Wasserman Schultz told reporters Wednesday night on their way back to Washington with Obama aboard Air Force One. "Other than the birth of my kids, this was the most incredible feeling to see ... one of your closest friends just struggle to come back to you."
Giffords has since begun yawning and spontaneously waking on her own, her attending physician Dr. Peter Rhee told reporters Thursday morning. She has begun physical therapy, with medical team members helping her to sit up and dangle her legs from the side of the bed. LINK


Go to this LINK to watch the video of the interview.

Warhammer 40K Potato Head

In the spirit of Spudnik, Mr Steampunk Potato Head, I present Tater Titan, a Warhammer 40K mechaspud that shleps notional orks around the apocafuture tabletop.

Tater Titan (Thanks, anonymous commentator), Via: Boingboing

Fish With Transparent Head Filmed

For the first time, a large Pacific barreleye fish - complete with transparent head - has been caught on film by scientists using remotely operated vehicles at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. The deep-sea fish's tubular eyes pivot under a clear dome. LINK: Youtube

Adam Reeder Sculpts a Head in Less Than 50 Minutes

Adam Reeder Sculpts a head and Face in less than 50 minutes. LINK, Via: Youtube

Miraculous escape for duck shot through the head with nail gun

A duck had to undergo emergency surgery after surviving for several days with a 4in nail embedded in its skull. The bird, called Tully by vets, had been shot through the head with a nail gun.

But it took rescuers three days to capture the creature, who had the nail sticking out from both sides of its head. The duck was then rushed for emergency surgery at a vets in Devon Meadows, Victoria, in Australia.

After giving Tully an anaesthetic, vets were able to remove the nail which had pierced his head just 4mm from an eye. Nigel Williamson, 43, from Australian Animal Rescue, was eventually able to catch him after a concerned member of the public raised the alarm.

'He didn't seem bothered about it at all but in his healthy state it meant he was still very hard to get hold of. LINK

A fish with a transparent head

Macropinna macrostoma (common name "barreleyes) can rotate its eyes to a vertical position; because its head is transparent, it can then look through its head to see predators or prey above itself without moving its body. LINK

Taking Art Straight To Your Head

“Visitors bend down under the fabric into which openings were cut. Through these holes, visitors pop their heads up into the orange space to view drawings, models and photographs suspended from wires.” w/ photos via. TheDesignBlog.org. LINK