The strange phenomenon of the fungi that shine in Japan
During the season of rains in certain regions of Japan, the forests begin to fill with small lights: in the trunks of the trees and the humid ground hundreds of bioluminescent fungi grow, that thanks to a chemical reaction produced by an enzyme, emit a light that shines in a greenish tone.
The reason of the phenomenon of the bioluminescent fungi not yet has been explained scientifically, although according to the theory, it thinks that it is an answer to the survival necessity: when shining, they attract insects that help to disperse esporas in an atmosphere where the dispersion by wind is very limited.
The luminescent fungi, grow only in the native forests with many trees, where the human beings have interfered very little, reason why its discovery is relatively, quite recent.
The phenomenon of luminescent fungi takes place between end of May to July in the forests of the Mesameyama island in Ugui, in the Prefecture of Wakayama, although also they have been exemplary in coastal zones of the south of the peninsula of Kii, in Kyushu and other regions. Thousands of visitors realise nocturnal visits guided by the forests of Masameyama to be bewildered itself with the spectacle.
Only in Japan, 10 varieties of luminescent fungi exist. Although small, the fungi live a few days and can conform a true “constellation” that seems to imitate in a very small scale the starred sky. The species of the images knows like Mycena lux-coeli, something as well as “fungi of celestial light”.
Other varieties of bioluminescent fungi exist that grow in the forests to the south of Brazil (Jack Mushroom), able to emit light the day throughout.
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7 of The Best Prank Calls You’ll Hear Online
Saturday, February 26, 2011
If you’ve got some time to kill and a hankering for hilarity, take a listen to these prank calls. We guarantee they’ll get you howling with laughter, without you even needing to harass random strangers.
1. The mysterious religious tome
A South African DJ phones up a “Christian Family Bookstore,” disturbingly named Cum Books, and enquires after a particular book. The saleswoman, who sounds more than slightly blonde, is unable to offer any assistance based on his rather vague description. Normally this wouldn’t be very amusing but, ah… Well, the book is rather well known. People gifted with the intellectual ability to miss the painfully obvious are always amusing.
2. Becky the little Irish girl demands DESTRUCTION!
This one’s adorable and hilarious at the same time. Becky, a Dublin schoolgirl, phones up her local demolition company with a rather unconventional request. You see, her school is guilty of giving her “extra homework,” so something drastic needs to be done. The staff collapse into gales of laughter almost instantly, but Becky presses on in a most determined fashion.
3. “My pussy is burning!”
A desperate-sounding woman phones up her local emergency room, with a complaint of a rather personal nature. They’re not very helpful, but then what can one really do about a scorched vajayjay over the phone?
4. Your dog has AIDS
Some joker, who does surprisingly well keeping a serious tone, phones someone up to tell them their dog has been diagnosed with several STDs. What’s great about this clip is the “victim” susses the situation out fairly quickly, and goes along with it. He then turns it back on the caller and goes even further, eventually “admitting” that he enjoys French kissing his dog.
Whoever that guy was, he was a real sport with a real dry wit. Listen to the clip, and for extra funny see how many idiots out there in Internet land thought he was being serious about his dog-kissin’.
5. You kicked my dog!
A comedian posing as “Kerpal” phones up an Indian guy called Avtaar and begins an angry tirade about how the man’s daughter kicked his dog. Kerpal’s convincing Pakistani accent, feigned indignation and frequent pronouncements of “you know damn right” make this classic comedy.
Avtaar calls his daughter to the phone, and Kerpal squares off with her. Eventually the whole thing descends into what sounds like a shouting match at a bazaar. It’s hilarious stuff from start to finish. It’s pretty far from work-safe though, so don’t let your boss hear all the sub-continental swearing.
6. Buttplugs
This is a great prank phone call, consisting of a single word (besides “yes”) on the perpetrator’s part. That word, ladies and gentlemen, is “buttplugs.” Unlikely as it sounds, this guy phones up a hardware store and asks um, plugs for the butt. He gets transferred between departments, as the staff, seemingly unfamiliar with sexual aids, fail heroically to understand him.
The desperation of his tone increases with each iteration until, finally, he ends up on a truly frantic note, screaming the word “buttplugs” like a madman. See how many “buttplugs” you can count in the clip.
7. Recall on Vibrator
This one is the most extreme cases of pwnage we’ve ever heard, and what’s worse, it happened on a radio talk show. The host phones up an innocent young lady, pretending to be a representative of a vibrator company. He informs her that there’s been a recall on her model. She self-consciously assures him that she’s never used it, that it was a gag-gift, though her tone quickly turns to worry as he tells her the device causes medical complications.
Eventually, he’s “reluctantly forced” to inquire as to her exact rate of usage, which turns out to be… “A lot.” He eventually reveals the gag, and puts her boyfriend, who set her up, on the line. We’re pretty sure he got it in the neck.
Policeman and Dog (6 pics)
Thursday, February 24, 2011
A dog just came to the policeman and "asked" him if he would like to be its new owner. Seems like they found each other.
The Art of Levitation (36 pics)
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Meet Natsumi Hayashi from Tokyo who simply loves to levitate. She always brings her camera with her and creates these photos of her floating. It is not that easy to do as in order for her to look like floating and not like a jump, the facial expressions should be controlled as well as hair or body flailing shouldn’t be noticeable. I can say, that she reached her goal.
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