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more about #australia more comments → stereobot: That iceberg is going to hit Australia and sink it! Oh Noes!!1 more » stereobot: My God, it's full of stars! more » joetato: It's only a matter of time before the beverage companies start trying to build a party camp on it and have bikini babes running around carrying ice sh... more » Anekanta - Go Play!: Day 32: When I left the party in search of ice, I doubt they suspected I would come back with this! more » AngriestGeek: Considering how badly Australia needs water, this is clearly nature offering a helping hand. more » RandomFrequentFlierDent: The Kraken Wakes. I'm calling it now. more » J_Frank_Parnell: That would make a kickass evil lair. more » Roklimber: I wanted to upload a related picture, but picture uploading here has been broken for weeks now. :( more » dry-roasted-peanuts: "All I can say is that it sounds like the great setup for an action movie: Giant Landmass vs. Mega-Iceberg!" Have you never seen the '57 classic: "Th... more » regis: oh, it's just B17B again. seriously, every time i see something about GIANT ICEBERG, it's that one. back when, a friend of mine at mcmurdo suggest... more » braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.: Oh, man, there's got to be something awesome you can do with that. Take people iceberg camping, or something. Build Iceberg Resort on it. Make a gi... more » FrankenPC: Only this piece of the iceberg contains a million year old frozen piece of the Ogdru. This movie would be to epic. We should call in one of the old ... more » AmishJohn: Todos Santos Australia is getting their next shipment. more » Dr Emilio Lizardo: You got the quote wrong. He actually said "Hey Hey My My, B17B is a very significant one in that it has drifted so far north while still largely inta... more » evildead1971: gives a whole new meaning to "iceberg dead ahead!" more » -
#antarcticaismelting
Huge Iceberg Drifting Towards Australia
A 54 square-mile iceberg that broke free of an Antarctic ice shelf ten years ago is headed straight for Australia, and similarly large icebergs have been sighted off the coast of New Zealand. Are we heading for ice disaster? More » -
#duststorms
Australia's Red Dust Storm Looks Like The Apocalypse, Even When Seen From Space
Earlier today, a giant dust storm swept over all of eastern Australia, the worst the area has seen in 70 years. The storm also brought hail and strong winds. And it's a menacing cloud even when seen from space. More » -
#ufos
A Rash of Bizarre UFO Abductions in Australia
The inter-webs are buzzing with reports that countless people in Australia are claiming aliens abducted them and took them to some kind of medical facility over the Blue Mountains. More » -
#australianwolverine
The Wolverines That Weren't - And Accents That Were
By this point, the idea of anyone other than Hugh Jackman as Wolverine seems like box office suicide, but he wasn't the first choice to play X-Men's breakout star. Learn about the also-rans and almost-weres. More » -
#madrobotics
Suburb-Eating Robots Run on Fat Reclaimed from Liposuction
It may look like a smiling mecha puppy of vast proportions, but this suburb-eating robot is a vicious destroyer of suburbs and suburbanites whose giant legs pulverize housing tracts in order to plant new forests. The creation of Australian firm Andrew Maynard Architects, the suburb-eating robots will be deployed to clean up abandoned, decaying suburbs in Australia when peak oil forces people to stop driving cars and move into the urban centers. These mega-bots are going into production in 2019, and their engines will be fueled entirely by human fat. More » -
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#architecture
Alien Blob Water Tank Keeps a Whole House Intact
This house in Australia, designed by Paul Morgan Architects, has a giant white alien blob as the centerpiece in its living room. But the alien blob doesn't just look cool, it is actually a multi-functional, integral part of the building's entire structure. What does it do? More » -
#conceptart
Robo-Kangaroos from the Terraformed Australian Outback
These robo-kangaroos have evolved to use language (they vocalize through the speakers near their throats), and carry tiny nuclear power generators on their backs. Plus, they've got stabilizing actuators on their legs so they can do long-distance hopping. And they look damn stylish with those fingerless gloves. So when are we going to see them in a video game? More »
