The stats are a bit of a mystery. There should be plenty of chances for life out there in the universe. There should have been plenty of time for that life to grow, evolve and become a space travelling race. The question is: where are all the aliens? We don’t know. This is known as […]
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Pranking bookstores with “The Beginner’s Guide to Human Sacrifice”
Prankster Obvious Plant created some pretend books and left them hidden at a local bookstore. Imagine how people must have felt as they reached for this particular pretend book and discovered they held in their hands “The Beginner’s Guide to Human Sacrifice”. The text says; There’s no better place to start your journey into the […]
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The weird ant that uses acid to shield itself from enemy venom
In this odd video from the New Scientist we encounter the tawny crazy ant. This ant successfully takes on the dread fire ant. How? The invasive fire ants have been doing lots of harm to southern American states since they arrived there in 1930. Their sting is powerful enough to kill small animals and no […]
Most of the water on Earth is actually alien
Unlike the other planets in our solar system Earth’s surface is about 70% water. Why is that? Shouldn’t the sun have dried out all the water long ago? As it turns out our water is alien. We’ve Carbonaceous Chondrites from beyond the frost line to thank. In Pure Spirit What do you make of the […]
A cute Loch Ness monster for your kitchen
Product Page This is a rather cute Nessie is no monster. This Nessie is actually a ladle that would be happy swimming around in your stews, soups and perhaps even a batch or chilli or not. You can see how the two might get confused. Here’s the side by side comparison of the two. This […]
The floating tree illusion
Okay, although you can see the wrinkles this illusion is simple and surprisingly effective. It was created by spraying paint onto foil and then wrapped around a tree outside Potsdam. The painting was done by Daniel Siering and Mario Shu. In Pure Spirit Do you have any favourite illusion videos on YouTube? Why not share […]
Spellbook ring!
You buy this book of magic ring from Think Geek. Isn’t this pewter with brass inlay ring clever? As you can see it actually opens and there’s a little stud clasp. It’s sold in various sizes too. In Pure Spirit Would you ever wear a ring like this?
32 superstition origins that may surprise you
Do you know why you believe in some superstitions and not others? Do you know the origins of some of these superstitions? A lot, of course, is due to old religions. We’ve got four-leaf clovers, Friday the 3th (fear of Friday the 13th is called Friggatriskaidekaphobia), lucky 7, 666 the number of the beast, throwing […]
The Jorvik Viking Festival 2015 set to be a good one for authors
The Jorvik Viking Festival is taking place in York this year from 14th February to the 22nd. The festival is always a good one, I’ve been, a chance to experience history in a way that you don’t often get to. This year there is no shortage of good news for storytelling, books and authors. Event […]
