Wednesday 16 April 2008

No Limits

Without fins or an exposure suit, William Trubrudge free dives "The Arch" which is situated at a depth of 58 metres in the Blue Hole, Dahab...



As little as 20 years ago scientists were convinced that humans could not survive without special equipment beyond a depth of 50 metres. Now, with the assistance of a recently discovered physiological process called blood shift, so-called "No Limits" free divers plunge to depths of over 200 metres.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free-diving

Tuesday 15 April 2008

Numberwang!

In case you haven't heard about the game that's sweeping the nation:






Thursday 10 April 2008

The Spy Who Was "Plane Stupid"

My good friend, Graham and the aviation protest group 'Plane Stupid', have been in the news again since uncovering a mole in their midst.

The Mole, apparently, made a number of basic errors including:

  • Wearing expensive designer clothes (which he attempted to disguise by wearing a Palestinian scarf to give some environmental credibility)
  • Turning up to meetings consistently early
  • Demonstrating an unusual eagerness to reap mayhem on British airport infrastructure by suggesting the grandest and most aggressive schemes
  • Allowing information on planned activities to be published almost immediately in the press
You can read more at Ecoworldly, and Graham also has an article in The Guardian.