By Peter Szekely (Reuters) A towering statue of a woman’s head with her index finger pressing on her lips now faces lower Manhattan along the Hudson River, inviting the chaotic…
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Cape Cod Lobsterman Eaten (and Spit Out) By Humpback Whale
A Cape Cod lobster diver is thanking his lucky stars to be alive after he was apparently eaten, and then spit out, by a large humpback whale. The story has…
Seattle Announces New NHL Team Name… The Seattle Kraken
I’m telling you right now I’m already a fan of the Seattle Kraken. I don’t care what anyone says. In case you somehow missed it, the name of the NHL’s 32nd hockey team was announced by the club this morning. Already, it’s getting some flak online, as can always be expected. But with a teaser […]
Securité, Securité, Securité : Transat Jacques Vabre 2019
A warning to vessels transiting the Atlantic Coast of France through the Cape Verde Islands to Brazil: A double-handed sailing race started from Le Havre, France on Sunday, 27 October, bound for Salvador Brazil. 59 sailboats ranging from 40-60 feet are taking part. While they are currently...
Video: Can this Tiny Car Pull a 13,000 Metric Ton Ship?
Going into the video I honestly wasn’t sure what the outcome would be. The car in the video is a Citroen Grand Tour C3, which host Jeremy Clarkson notes weighs about 1 tonne. So does this little car have enough torque to pull that big, 13,000-tonne ship a distance of 25 meters? Watch the video to...