As she glides through the water, Winter the dolphin appears to be completely normal. But she is the world's first bionic sea creature after being fitted with an artificial tail. Winter, an Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin, lost her own tail after being caught in a harsh crab trap. She was found at just two-months old in 2006, floating in distress off the coast of Florida. Rescuers rushed her to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, in Clearwater, Florida, where they battled to save her life. Winter survived, but she lost her tail and was left with just a stump. Winter had to learn how to swim without a tail, but couldn't swish up and down like a normal dolphin, and could only waggle from side to side. So, they decided to make an artificial tail for Winter. Casts were used to monitor Winter's growth and body shape and to provide the mold for her new tail. Finally, in August last year, Winter was fitted with her new silicone and plastic tail, which is 2 1/2 feet long. Now she is swimming and splashing about in normal dolphin-style.
Despite looking like, photoshoped picture it's a real product that the inventor is hoping to produce. The electric Uno is the brainchild of 18-year-old Canadian Ben Gulak who spent several years developing the bike, which is controlled entirely by body movements. The machine actually has two wheels, side-by-side, and uses gyroscopic technology to stay upright. It moves in the direction the rider leans - and the more you lean, the faster you go. He says: "The bike is fairly easy to ride, but takes a bit of getting used to because you have to learn to trust it." The top speed on the current prototype is 25mph, but this could be increased with the use of a bigger motor. The Uno weighs just 58kg and has a range of 2.5 hours once it is charged. Ben is seeking investors to help him put it into full production.
A psychiatrist was conducting group therapy with four young moms and their small children.
'You all have obsessions,' he observed. To the 1st mother, he said, 'You are obsessed with eating. You've even named your daughter Candy.'
He turned to the 2nd mother, 'Your obsession is with money. Again, it manifests itself in your child's name, Penny.'
He turns to the 3rd mother. 'Your obsession is alcohol. This manifests itself in your child's name, Brandy.'
At this point, the 4th mother gets up, takes her little boy by the hand and whispers .. Come on, Dick, we're leaving!'
Denise was a prostitute, but she didn't want her grandma to know.
One day, the police raided a whole group of prostitutes at a
hotel, and Denise was among them. The police took them outside and had all
the prostitutes line up along the driveway when suddenly, Denise's
grandma came by and saw her granddaughter.
Grandma asked, "Why are you standing in line here, dear?" Not willing to
her grandmother know the truth, Denise told her grandmother that the
policemen were passing out free oranges and she was just lining
up for some.
Why, that's awfully nice of them. I think I'll get some for myself," and
she proceeded to the back of the line.
A policeman was going down the line asking for information from all of the
prostitutes. When he got to Grandma, he was bewildered and exclaimed, "
Wow, still going at it at your age? How do you do it?" Grandma replied, "Oh, it's easy, dear. I just take my dentures
out, rip the skin back and suck them dry."
The policeman fainted.
Elephant tusks grow throughout an elephant's life and can weigh more than 200 pounds. Among Asian elephants, only the males have tusks. Both sexes of African elephants have tusks.
Elephants are capable of swimming 20 miles in one day.
Elephants are the only Mammals that can't jump.
Elephants can communicate using sounds that are below the human hearing range: between 14 and 35 hertz.
Elephants only sleep for two hours each day.
Elephants produce 50 pounds of manure every day.
Elephants, horses, and camels all descended from animals that originally came from North America, despite their present homes in Eurasia.
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