An Australian F-111 was was nearly destroyed in flight after an untimely meeting with a pelican. In spite of the massive damage, the pilots were able to land the plane without much incident.



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Japanese artist Taketori uses a single sheet of paper to create these extremely lifelike origami insects.

You can view more of his work (over 60 other creations) here.



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German artist Michael Sans' used a digital clock, some nails and chain, a metal housing and a real dead cuckoo to create this cuckoo clock. Don't worry, the bird died of natural causes in 1958.

You can see more of Michael Sans' work on his home page.



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Super-K is located 1,000m underground in the Mozumi Mine in Hida city, Gifu, Japan.
It consists of 50,000 tons of pure water surrounded by about 11,200 photomultiplier tubes.
The cylindrical structure is 41.4 m tall and 39.3 m across.
Along with looking like something out of Event Horizon, Super-K was built to detect the properties of neutrinos by observing them with extreme precision.

You can find a lot more about Super-Kamiokande, as well as full-resolution images at their official site.



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Long ago (in Internet years), someone came home to see four giant spider legs hanging out from the clock on their wall. Naturally, most people would monkey scream, and bounce into the safety of the night like a baby deer. This brave soul, however, grabbed a camera, removed the clock from the wall, and photographed the horror found beneath. Although the Huntsman spider isn't poisonous, we're fairly certain nobody could get so close to a vicious beast without losing at least a limb or two as a tasty spider snack.



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