Rabaelthazar Posted July 5, 2012 ^^^ is that thing for real? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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niggles Posted July 5, 2012 ^^^ is that thing for real? mmonites /ˈæmənaɪts/ are an extinct group of marine invertebrate animals in the subclass Ammonoidea of the class Cephalopoda. These molluscs are more closely related to living coleoids (i.e. octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish) than they are to shelled nautiloids such as the living Nautilus species. Ammonites are excellent index fossils, and it is often possible to link the rock layer in which they are found to specific geological time periods. Their fossil shells usually take the form of planispirals, although there were some helically-spiraled and non-spiraled forms (known as heteromorphs). The name ammonite, from which the scientific term is derived, was inspired by the spiral shape of their fossilized shells, which somewhat resemble tightly coiled rams' horns. Pliny the Elder (d. 79 AD. near Pompeii) called fossils of these animals ammonis cornua ("horns of Ammon") because the Egyptian god Ammon (Amun) was typically depicted wearing ram's horns.[1] Often the name of an ammonite genus ends in -ceras, which is Greek (κέρας) for "horn". photo by: C.Aitchison on Flickr 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bert&Ernie Posted July 5, 2012 wow looks like you been imgur a fair bit today xD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niggles Posted July 5, 2012 yeah i laughed my face off :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niggles Posted July 6, 2012 The one-eyed Wenlock and Mandeville - who were apparently born from the "last drops of steel" from the Olympic Stadium - were the product of an 18-month creative process using more than 40 focus groups. Scores of giant statues of the creatures are about to be unveiled across London as part of a $48.5 million (STG 32m) makeover to drum up enthusiasm in the run-up to the Games. But the Cyclops-like cartoon characters have faced a barrage ofcriticism online. In merchandise reviews for the mascots on Internet shopping site Amazon, buyers have called the creatures "menacing" and "terrifying". "Like a nightmare, this evil eyed monster stares straight into your soul looking for the slightest weakness," reviewer Mr Nicholas Shearer wrote. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ethos Posted July 6, 2012 (edited) The london olympics logo looks like lisa simpson giving bart head Edited July 6, 2012 by Ethos Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PositiveHAL Posted July 6, 2012 http://www.google.com.au/imgres?q=azureocereus&hl=en&sa=X&biw=1366&bih=628&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=Dh_09-LDf-ZmzM:&imgrefurl=http://www.columnar-cacti.org/pachycereus/&docid=GyU0ATXVrfW2BM&imgurl=http://www.columnar-cacti.org/pachycereus/Oaxaca%252520Mayo%2525202006%252520111.jpg&w=1280&h=960&ei=zLz2T7O2GoyviQeL3dT0Bg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=236&vpy=322&dur=1353&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=152&ty=135&sig=111695968843453024600&page=2&tbnh=143&tbnw=192&start=27&ndsp=31&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:27,i:162 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
