Cantilevered One-upmanship

Dude. (pictured)

Duude. (+1)

Duuude! (+2)

Duuuude?! ("I watched the guy spend about 20 minutes getting it to balance.")

Illustration of Jupiter's Size

As somebody mentions in the comments: it appears to be in the foreground but is actually like 900 mil. km away.


Link

I wonder what they use Osmium for...

The answer is in this infographic and after the jump.

"IAmA" Marine Thrice-deployed to Afghanistan (part 2 in a series)

"Without giving away my personal details, I am a First Lt. in the U.S. Marine Corp. I am 25 years old and I've spent the past 3 years in Afghanistan, off and on.

I estimate that I've probably killed close to 50 human beings during my time there. At first I kept count, but after a while I lost the desire to know just how many lives I had taken."

Q & A after the jump.

New Longest Bug

Just like it sounds.

Also, I gots the mad Nickelodeon references.  Bonus for remembering lyrics to the "Write To Me" song.

Animals are ridic.

  

Does this really need a comment?  It's a tree frog with a fucking leaf umbrella.

Underground Fires and You

"The underground fire is still burning and will continue to do so for a predicted 250 more years."

The Mine-Fire Capital of America: Centralia, Pennsylvania

Ever wonder what fire looks like in space?

Actually, this was shot in zero-g.  Still awesome.  Explanation after the jump --