World Towers

Helicopter crashes off Ship

Ben Underwood, Blind Boy Uses Echolocation to see

Yesterday I shared with you a story and a video of Rowan, the German Spitz that was born no eyes, but used echolocation to see. In the article I explained the nature of echolocation and how Rowan uses it to see the world around him. Today, I have something even more amazing than the blind dog who sees like dolphins and bats. I have a story with an accompanying video of a boy who lost his eyes to cancer at the age of three, but you would never have known it if you had seen him riding his bike.

Ben Underwood was just a few weeks shy of his third birthday when his eyes were surgically removed because of retinal cancer. With his Mother pushing him to use the senses he still had in order to get around, Ben began learning to live like most blind individuals, but only until he started doing things that only sighted people can do. As he got older, Ben began playing games like Foosball, and he rode bicycles, electric scooters, rollerblades, and he even had a yellow belt in Karate. If his brothers or sisters were doing something, then like all young children, he wanted to try it too. Those who knew Ben, knew that he never shied away from trying something new, not even video games.

Puppy Yelping in His Sleep

Call Me Senator (Barbara Boxer errogance)

Red Skelton's "Pledge Of Allegience"

Sand geyser in Saudi Arabia

The video you are about to watch, was filmed by a driver who stopped along the freeway with many others just outside Al-Ajsae City, in Saudi Arabia. What you are about to see has been called many things, including a "Sand Geyser", "Sand Fountain", or a "Sand Volcano".  The quality is not the best, because it was filmed with a cell phone. but it's good enough to let you know that something very powerful is underfoot in the desert. 
  
I've had this video in my archive of articles to be written for almost a year now, and I have finally decided to post it.  What took me so long to actually present it was the limited information about what exactly happened to create such a spectacular phenomenon. It happened back in 2006, and from what i have found from reading over 30 different articles from news sources and blogs is that no one knows for sure exactly what caused the phenomenon.
  
There is one thing I have constantly run into as I looked into the reporting about this event.  It seems that the Saudi Arabian government had scientists, and the government controlled Aramco Geological Team investigate it because of the enormous size of the geyser.  However, after extensive research they are refusing to release their finding to the public. This actually fits right in line with the way the royal Family likes to keep their subjects in the dark on scientific matters. The less they know, the easier it is to control them by using religious explanations for unexplained miracles.  
   
There are plenty of speculative ideas, but as of yet nothing has been
agreed upon even by the experts outside of Saudi Arabia. Below the video I have listed the many
different explanations that have been suggested.  If you have any ideas
that could help explain the phenomenon then please share it with me and I
will add it to my list.
 
  

(Note, I edited the video to inform the viewer of the phenomenon and to replace the Muslim soundtrack that was a recitation of Quran Aya's, (Quranic scripture) with a portion of Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus's, #40 in G Minor, K 550_ I-Molto allegro. Just because I could)

  

  

A certain Muslim named Subuhanallah. claims that It is a supernatural miracle caused by Allah himself, which he does quite often in this world. This person say that it is way beyond our limited scientific knowledge to find out the whats, hows, and whys, regarding this phenomenon.
   
(note, God, not Allah, has given mankind the ability to know everything we wish to know. Jesus tells us to,
   

"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you." Matthew 7:7 (NKJV)

I am a firm believer that if we have the faith of a mustard seed then we can and will have the scales of confusion lifted from our minds.)  

Another Muslim has suggested that the Qur'an mentions such peculiar events. The person quoted from some obscure ambiguous passage that refers to the earth releasing its burdens in ways that can even make the sands of the desert do strange things.
 
(note, I did all I could to find this passage and I was not able to locate it, but maybe someone else can. Here is a link to the Qur'an. )

 
  

It was caused by a busted sewage pipe.  Notice how you see only the sand from the outer shell of the eruption? Well if it were truly a sand geyser you would see the sand piling u fairly quickly into a huge sand dune.  This happens in the Middle East all the time.  Notice also that the people
are just standing there as the traffic seems to be moving at a normal pace.
  
(note, yea right, so why isn't anyone holding their nose.)

 
  

It was caused by an underground Armaco oil pipeline that busted.
   
(note from editor, so why is the sand not black?)
 
  

It was caused by a broken water main underground.
   
(note, That is a lot of sand to be kicked up by a broken water main, or any broken pipe for that matter.)
 
 

It was caused when an underground natural gas fissure broke through the tectonic plates and the sand geyser is a result of the gas forcing its way to the surface.
   
(note, That is a lot of pressure for a natural gas leak.  Also, if it were a natural gas leak I doubt the people would be standing around watching it very long before it blew up.  After all a vast majority of Arabs smoke cigarettes. Someone would have ignited it and thus the official explanation would be very evident.)

 

a sand injectite which is created under certain conditions, when unconsolidated sand is remobilized and forced upward through overlying layers. These sands can have high porosity and permeability and play a huge role in planning and optimizing hydrocarbon recovery.

(note, this is a very good possibility, However, as of yet no expert has officially stated this was a sand injectite)

 

It was caused by the drilling for oil. When they pumped air into the ground to cause the pressure needed to force the oil up the pumps, they failed to consider that another hole would be caused releasing the air pressure which created the phenomenon.
  
(note, there was no report of an oil well being put in place when it happened)

 
  

A sand blow, or sand volcano. This occurs (usually after an earthquake) when an Intense seismic shaking causes the sediments
that are loose to change from a solid to liquid (not literally), due to
the the pressure of the seismic shaking. This opens up gaps between the clay. A
fracture occurs through the loose sediment that causes an upward flow of
sand to fly out of the ground that looks like a geyser.
   
(note, I read of no earthquake prior to the phenomenon)
  

It's sand being blown upwards from a gigantic Muslim sand worm who is working it's way through the desert to join the 13 million Muslims who go to Mecca every year to walk around the Kaaba seven times.
  
(note, wrong, the worm would slither not walk. I'm not stupid)
  

Either the Mummy is returning for a sequel, or the Scorpion King is digging an underground tunnel for an express train from Saudi to Iraq.
  
(note, this makes a lot of sense because I really liked the Mummy movies)

 
  
 Finally, regardless of what you or I may think caused this phenomenon. You must admit that after 4 years of speculation by the public, it is quite strange that that there is still no official explanation offered by experts from around the world. So, what do you think?

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Bubble Bubba Challenge

 
 Originally conceived as a joke in 2002 during a long rafting trip involving only men. The race down the rapids has since gained popularity to the point that it is now known officially as the "Bubble Baba Challenge".  It has become the only sex blow-up doll rafting race in the world, and it happens every year now on the Vuoksa River in Russia. Contestants with rubber inflatable sex toys purchased from sex shops race to the finish in this strange and somewhat weird race that obviously has an immoral twist to it. Oh yea, just in case you are curious, the motto of this race is,
 

"A rubber babe is more than just a vehicle.”

There were over 450 participants of men and women floating down the river in the
embraces of their inflatable sex dolls. All competitors are required to be at least 16 years old,
and pass a sobriety test prior to the race.  Contestants must also wear some other form of protective gear to keep from drowning other than their sex toy.
   
This years winner was Pavlenko, who finished with a time of 2 minutes, 47 seconds.  Coming in second place was Dmitry Arsentiev riding a “Killer Whale” and
Alexander Marasin, riding an inflatable “Fearless Zina”.  I really do not want to know what an inflatable whale has to do with sex shops, and if you know the connection, please keep it to yourself.  Enjoy the video.
  
After watching the video, let me know what your thoughts are.  Personally I think it goes a long way to explain why many Muslims are shocked at the way most Westerners are so immoral.  Not to say the Muslim aren't, but they do try to keep their perversion away from most of society.  We used to, but now everything seems to be fair game and acceptable for the general public to see.  You must admit that in the west we have pushed the envelope quite a ways since the days of "Leave it to Beaver", and "My Three Sons"..

Swinging Dog

Sailboat Destroyed by Whale

Sneezing Bear Cub

Video of Bambi's True Nature, When Protecting Her Fawn

Dog Tears License Plate Off Car

Video of Baby Moose Frolicking In A Sprinkler

Mexican drug cartel threatens Nogales police officers

Could someone tell me why the federal government is not giving the Mexican President an ultimatum that if he does not take care of the drug lords, we will? It was just two weeks ago I reported about the drug cartel pirates chasing fishermen on Falcon lake in an attempt to steal money and equipment from them, now we learn about the death threats to American police officers. This is war, and if the Mexican government cannot do something, then it is the federal governments job to take care of it.

Now the report does say that the drug lords are only telling the officers to turn their back when they are off duty, their are not expecting the police to shirk their duty while on the clock. See, that's how they start, and that how Mexico got where it's at with the drug lords running things. If a man is a policeman, then he is an officer off the clock as well as on the clock. So for them to threaten the officers off the clock means they are threatening the officers on the clock.

Train Rides

Have you ever wondered how people get from point A to point B, I don't mean in a physical mileage way, but in an emotional way. We all take in our surroundings and make decisions based upon the way we see things happening. Then when we get to a certain point in our life we take an inventory of how we are doing. Sometimes we are relatively satisfied, and other times we are disappointed, but do we ever really reflect upon the decisions we made that ultimately got us to point B?

I guess we might if we realize we are dissatisfied with our lot in life, but do we ever revisit those moments and try to undo the damage we did by our wayward conclusions. Or do we instead attempt to revise our opinion of our place in society that has us where we are at any given moment? Often times I find myself looking at my surroundings and wondering what would be different had I not missed my stop at Mannheim Germany 26 years ago.

It was a long way back to Mannheim and we had to be back before roll call, so we had no choice but to board the train and hope that we didn’t get turned into the authorities. I sat in silence looking out the window wondering why I allowed myself to get talked into such a risky deal. In the distance I could see small lights beyond the darkness, but they just seemed to highlight my reflection in the window. I felt like my head was frozen in the position, and I couldn’t turn away from the window. All I could think to say to Mike’s constant ranting and murmuring was the single phrase, “Uhuh.”

I don’t really know how long I looked out the window before I fell asleep, but I was surprised when the conductor nudged my shoulder and woke me up. It took a few moments before I realized what he was trying to tell me. My German wasn’t great but it was good enough to understand that the train had reached its final destination and we had to get off. As I rubbed the sleep from my eyes, I asked him where we were and what time it was. Unfortunately, his reply was not what I wanted to hear.

He told us we were in Speyer as he waved towards the doors. We grabbed our only possessions which was a small paper bag of dried bread with a half-empty bottle of soda water, and headed for the doors. I looked at Mike and saw the same sleepy look in his eyes, as he must have saw in mine. The conductor either failed to tell me what the time was or my brain never registered his answer. It didn’t much matter though, because the light of day told me we already missed roll call.

As we got off the train, I saw a big clock above the train station entrance. It was 7:45, we had not only missed our stop by more than 20 kilometers, but we also missed roll call by over two hours. Walking out the station doors and looking at the quite town of Speyer, I felt Mike's hand grab my shoulder as he pulled me to his side. As my body tilted awkwardly towards him he hooked his arm around my neck,while stating in a matter of voice that was on the verge of laughter, “Clarence? I do believe we are AWOL”.

With those words still echoing in my head, Mike and I began a journey that would take us all over Europe and eventually to the shores of the Mediterranean Sea before we would decide to turn our selves in. The weekend started off with a trip to Amsterdam to buy a kilo of hashish, it ended with us being “Absent With Out Leave” from the US Army.

Before we headed on our journey to anywhere but Mannheim, we decided aliases would be needed for our adventure. I chose the name Chuck that was originally given to me in school by a kid who could not pronounce Clarence. Mike chose the name Dave, but I really do not remember why he picked that name. When we eventually returned for our punishment a Month later, Dave became Mike again, I on the other hand liked my new name, and so now you know how I became Chuck.

That's a time in my life that many things changed, to start with, I turned 18 while we were AWOL. I eventually paid for my wayward act of taking an extended vacation from the Army, but in the end I wound up with an honorable discharge two years later when my enlistment, plus make up time was up. For better or for worse, I truely grew up while I was AWOL, as I feel it was then that I began to put aside many of the immature thoughts and actions which until then were only holding me back from the potential God gave me.

So as I look back at point A, I wonder what would be different had I not fallen asleep while I was on that train ride back to Mannheim? Well, to start with, I would probably still be going by the name of Clarence. The rest I will leave for another day of reflection.

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Studies on Spiders show the dangers of Drugs Like Marijuana (Very cool Video)

As I told you a few weeks ago, this November the voters of California will decide whether or not marijuana should be legalized or not. In the article, Legalizing Marijuana, So Politicians Can Spend More Money, I gave my reasons for being against the initiative. After all, the last thing we need to do in California is feed the drug habit of politicians by giving them another product to tax millions of dollars on for their already failed programs. That's right, tax dollars is just as addictive to politicians as crack cocaine is to those caught in it's web of short term euphoria. History has shown us that if a politician just smells tax revenue that they will break as many laws as a drug addict to get their fix.

Well there was a scientific study done a few years back on the effects of certain drugs on spiders, and the results were astonishing. What they discovered was that different drugs had different effects on the way the spiders created their webs. The results from these types of studies should help convince those still on the fence about the dangers behind legalizing drugs, even marijuana.

FLIP, The Wolds Strangest Ocean Vessel, How Does it Float? (Interesting Video)

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FLIP.mpg

) you can download that is 3 min long if you like, or you can watch one of the two the embedded videos at the end of this article.

Considering we live on a planet who's surface is 71% water, it only makes sense that we should understand as much about the oceans as we do dry land. So throughout the years there has been countless expeditions who's main purpose was to collect information about the vast bodies of water throughout the world. The men and women who have dedicated their lives to the specific purpose of unlocking the secrets of the vast waterworld that resides within our planet, have benefited from various vessels designed specifically to meet that challenge.

In 1950, French explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau
acquired the minesweeper Calypso, and

transformed it into an oceanographic research vessel. Then in 1966 he was invited to produce a documentary on about ocean life for television. So for the next 10 years "The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau" would become America's eye into the world of sharks, whales, dolphins, sunken treasure, and coral reefs. Many of today's Oceanographers credit Jacques Cousteau for their passion of Ocean exploration. With the awareness of Cousteau's show, there would soon be many more research vessels designed by many engineers for the purpose of understanding the Ocean, above and below the surface.

The American public's awareness of what was beneath the ocean waves would be aroused by the discovery of the Titanic on September 1, 1985 by a submersible named the Argo. The Argo was used by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Research Vessel Knorr to find the sunken, unsinkable ocean liner. Then in 1997 Director James Cameron introduced to the world to another submersible vessel named Alvin, when he released his mega hit movie "Titanic". As early as WWI, submersibles have been used by the navy for the specific purpose of exploring the Ocean floors. Then on January 23, 1960, the navy's Trieste set an all-time depth record by diving to the bottom of the Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench in the Pacific Ocean. However, all these deep sea research vehicles need ships to get them to their destination of exploration.

Like the research vessel Knorr
(pictured to the right) which is owned by the
U.S. Navy, these ships are all equipped with the newest technology that allows for anywhere from 10 to 38 scientists to be on board at the same time performing various research projects in the laboratories. Like the Knorr, these ships can stay at sea for upwards of 2 months at a time before they need to come to port for supplies. There is the R/V Atlantis which has a crew of 23 while allowing for 24 scientists, and the R/V Kilo Moana which is operated by the University of Hawaii, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, in Manoa. The R/V Kilo Moana is 186 feet long and displaces 2,542 tons. It holds 17 crewmen and 31 scientists and can travel at 15 knots. Except for some strange looking equipment on deck, you would not be able to distinguish one of these research vessels from any merchant ship. That is all but one.

That one research vessel is so distinguishable from the other research vessels that it doesn't even look like a ship. Nope, fact is this research vessel looks more like a Louisville slugger while being towed out to sea, and a giant water buoy when it is fully deployed. They call this vessel the FLIP, which is short for Floating Instrument Platform. Made in 1962, yet still being used, the Flip is one of the worlds best kept secrets of the Oceanographic industry, but this secret has not been on purpose however. No its low profile in the awareness of the public's eye is probably due to the type of work it's scientists perform.

These experiments are not the kind of stories the MSM would dare bump more important stories like, the effects on old people if Republicans are successful in blocking the increase of taxes, or how many innocent thugs were murdered by guns thanks to the evil and unneeded 2nd Amendment. No, the MSM would never waist valuable air time to show you a short video clip of FLIP and what experiments they do. Besides, the kind of experiments that are conducted aboard FLIP are "Ocean Surface Wave Optical Roughness: Innovative Polarization Measurement", or testing the relationship between pipe length and seawater entrainment or exit velocity towards development of a salinity gradient power source. So as you can imagine, not many have heard of this extraordinary research vessel, and to be honest not many would probably understand the need for such a vessel.

At a total of 355 ft long, when Flip is flipped it still has 300 feet in the water which allows the scientists on-board to carry out experiments that otherwise could only done in submersibles. Due to the natural motions the ocean waves, along with violent storms, a normal research ship is limited by what tests it can perform. FLIP is not limited by these factors though. See natures most powerful force of waves is rapidly dissipated just beneath the surface of the ocean. Even during the most severe of storms that could cover hundreds of miles of ocean surface, the water is relatively calm just a few hundred feet below the surface. So the 300 feet of FLIP that is still beneath the oceans surface can carry out those experiment that has become its domain for the last 50 years. Below is some of the statistics of this interesting vessel, then a short video that will get you a little acquainted with this most interesting of all ocean research vessels.

Class overview
Name:	FLIP (Floating Instrument Platform)
Builders:	Gunderson Brothers Engineering
Operators:	US Office of Naval Research, Marine Physical Laboratory of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography
General characteristics
Tonnage:	700 GRT
Length:	355 ft (108.2 m)
Beam:	26 ft (7.93 m)
Draft:	12.57 ft (3.83 m)
Propulsion:	None, towed
Speed:	7-10 knotts (towed)

If that video whetted your appetite, then you might be interested in watching this longer 37 minute video from Scripps Oceanography institute about FLIP.