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‘Sea animal’ bites off both swimmer’s arms

Aug 18, 2011

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in Nature

A creature described as a “sea animal” chewed off both arms of a Russian swimmer in an extremely rare attack in the waters off its Far Eastern Coast. Via Herald Sun.

“A 25-year-old man was brought in in grave condition, unconscious. His arms were chewed off at the elbows,” the Interfax news agency quoted a source in a hospital in the Khasan district of the Far Eastern Primorye region as saying.

“He’ll live,” the source added.

Don’t like that description at all, calling what was most likely some kind of shark a “sea animal”. Think I’ll move our house a bit further away from the shore, just to be sure.
Ugh, the Indianapolis Speech Scene will be made into a movie

Aug 18, 2011

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rokur

in Gossip

The USS Indianapolis was the last major American ship sunk by enemy forces during World War II, with the largest loss of life at sea in US history, as some 300 men went down with the ship and over the next four days another 500 or so died of starvation, exposure, suicide and shark attacks. We know it best from this scene out of “Jaws” below, but now it will be made into a movie, produced by Robert Downey Jr. himself. Via NBC Connecticut.
Kamikaze Swimmers Finally Reach Pearl Harbor

Aug 18, 2011

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rokur

in Fun

I’m offended on so many levels, The Onion via Laughing Squid.
Opening Ceremony of the Shanghai 2011 World Championships

Aug 18, 2011

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rokur

in Competition

We arrived too late for it, but our guide told us that is was really nice. I think I’ll fast-forward past the introduction of dignitaries etc, and go straight for the show, “An Ode to Water”.
Ryan Lochte knows fashion (or not)

Aug 18, 2011

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rokur

in Fun

LOL, “I’m going to go for something for a girl”. Well nicely put, Sir, that must be covering at least 90% of the entire fashion industry :-D

Here is that bolero ‘hat’ for you. Yes, I had to look it up.
Swimmunity – An online community for new adult swimmers

Aug 16, 2011

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rokur

in Safety

Each day an average of 10 unintentional drownings occur in the U.S., whereof 7 are adults. Despite their lack of swimming ability, many adults still venture out into lakes, oceans, rivers and swimming pools for recreational activities, and that’s why a new online swim community is launching today on www.swimmunity.com, to bring greater awareness to the need for adult swim lessons. Via sunherald.com.
Want a jellyfish on your desktop ?

Aug 15, 2011

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rokur

in Fun

Jellyfish are fascinating, yes, but apparently really difficult to keep in a traditional aquarium, because they get sucked into the filtration. So Alex Andon has designed the Desktop Jellyfish Tank, where a circular flow keeps the jellyfish centered in the middle, with colored LEDs to make it really beautiful. You can support the project here on Kickstarter. Via gizmag.com.
The world’s most crowded pool ?

Aug 15, 2011

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rokur

in Fun

Covering 30,000 square meters, the ‘Dead Sea’ indoor water park in Sichuan province is said to be the largest in China. According to the Daily Mail, they let it accommodate up to ten thousand visitors at once. I think that is a bit unsafe, rubber rafts or not.
Wow, behold the Air Swimmers

Aug 12, 2011

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rokur

in Fun

My Christmas is saved, see www.airswimmers.com.