Often what we see in movies as the final product is actually an effect called Chroma keying in which images or video streams are layered together based on their color hues.

The British invented elevators for obese dogs, so the owners will no longer have the problem of carrying them up the stairs anymore. In the UK there are about 8,3 million overweight dogs and the British believe this device is necessary because it eases their movement a lot. It’s weird they don’t think their dogs shouldn’t be so fat… The elevator, or the stair lift, consists of a comfortable basket where the dog is supposed to sit and that is driven by electric platform that is activated by recognizing the dog’s paw. This device is not only practical, they say, but the dogs have a complete positive reaction to it. Well, I’m not sure what people will do, just not change themselves and their wrong lifestyle.

This specific type of seals – the elephant seals, named like that because of their trunk, have weird feats that no animal on this world have. It is scientifically proven that the elephant seal can go underwater deeper than any other animal and stay there longer than anyone, even human divers. The scientists were troubled with the question how it manages to breathe or to conserve oxygen from the surface for so long. Finally the put the camera and various metabolism measuring tools, and they found out that what this animal does is really amazing. First thing, it doesn’t carrymuch oxygen in the lungs at all. It conserves it in the blood and muscles, and the spleen also serves as a reservoir. Thats the secret of its ability to spend so much time so deep underwater, up to 50 000ft! Another amazing feat of this weird animal is that, in order to spend oxygen slower and economically, it slows down its heart beat rate from 120 to just 6 beats per minute, sometimes even to just 2 beats! I mean, how amazing this really is!

The person who did this kind of terror to her own daughter claims for herself that she’s a good mother. My God?! An event that occurred in Chicago shocked the public when they came to see photos of the 17-year-old Darlene Armstrong who is suffering from cerebral paralysis, and who was starved by her mother, Rosetta Harris, so that now she has only 10kg! When admitted into the hospital, doctors were more than shocked by what they saw, because a girl who was only three feet tall could not walk nor talk, and weighed only 10kg.

Her mother pleaded guilty for endangering the life of the child, but as she didn’t have any criminal record, they gave her 18 months probation and required going to parenting classes. I’m very curious about those classes, what are they teaching there and who might be attending, what kind of human animals…? She admitted that she did not remember when was the last time she took her daughter out or to see a doctor, but she claimed that she is a good mother. Right, you can beat the facts. Doctors from Children’s Hospital explained that the girl was being starved for a long time and she was admitted to hospital with a weight which is characteristic for children aged two or three years only, and Darlene is 17. Last year the competent service received an anonymous call in which they are notified that Darlene is not being fed, and that the doctor has not visited for years. The investigation revealed that the social worker went to the house three times, but he didn’t see her. Only the forth time he managed to see her, after hearing someone whining, though her mother said she was not at home. After the social worker saw the girl, he called the ambulance immediately. This poor girl is now recovering in La Rabida hospital, and some sources say she gained a couple of pounds.

These are not regular Barbie dolls, Noel Cruz made celebrity dolls! Basically, what he does is that he buys specially chosen barbies that look a little like some celebrity he wishes to make. Then he completely repaints it and pays attention to every single detail possible, so that in the end ordinary barbie looks exactly like a celebrity. Here’s how the things he does look like…

The mucus helps in moving or sending chemical messages to almost all snails. Marine snails of the family Janthinidae, whose size does not exceed two and a half centimeters, have an excellent strategy in using the mucus – it is used to make a boat built of bubbles on which they float on the ocean’s surface. Basically this method is a skill: a snail bends its body that captures air and makes a bubble, the new bubble is added to the others and thus the snail expands its vessel. Snails that produce the most mucus can produce one bubble for one minute. Janthinidae are sequential hermaphrodites (they become females in maturity period) but the rules of life before the ‘sailing’ may vary. Young male of the rare specie Recluzia lives comfortably attached to the female that floats. The male has a place where he can stay, and both are given the chance to reproduce. When they hatch, the Janthinidae larvae fall into the ocean and swing there until they become able to float by themselves.

Though she was the first one that got disqualified because of the regulation that says that contestants of Miss Universe must be born as females, transsexual Jenna Talackova (23 years old) from Canada, represented her country in Miss Universe competition this year. Jenna was one of 62 girls who catwalked in the competition that was held in ‘Bluma Appel‘ theatre in Toronto. She is from Vancouver originally, and was born like a man, but changed sex 4 years ago. She walked in white bikini and then in sexy white dress and amazed all 15 jury members. .

Competition organizers said that they, after consultations with gay rights activists, began to work on changing the official rules, so starting from 2013 all transsexuals will have the opportunity to participate in Miss Universe competition. Just when they found out that Talackova was born as a man, the organizers moved her away from the competition, but it caused a great disapproval of the public, audience and fans. More than 20 thousand people signed an online petition to return Talackova into the competition, So the jury decided to make an exception for her and change the rules for the future competitions.

I don’t know how the cats became the main order in Japanese cafes. Instead of a cup of coffee you can order a cat as a company. Many Japanese doesn’t have a spare time to devote to pets, so they manifest their love towards animals in these so called ‘cat cafes’. In these places they can pat the animals as much as they want, without having to take care of them daily. Though the first cafe of a kind was opened in Taipei in 1998, this concept had its bloom in Japan. Enjoying the cats’ company isn’t cheap at all – an hour with these cuddling mollies will cost you about 9 euro, and each 15mins more you’ll have to add 2 euro. And have in mind that this is in the cheapest cafe, and you must order something to drink, that will cost you more than 2 euro…

Wedding is a special moment (or at least it should be) in every person’s life, but some people tried and succeeded in making it even more special. They said their “yes” in places I could never think of when arranging a ceremony like this – in the graveyard, on railroad, when jumping bungee, even under water (only, I’m not sure how did they say Yes because I’m pretty convinced that people can’t talk under the water, but never mind)… So, if there are couples to be married among you, this may be a way or suggestion how to make your wedding a really memorable moment.

In todays world cars are something everbody needs and must have. So it is only the matter of shape, size and color… and price of course. I know you’ve seen lots of galleries on the similar subject, funny cars, expensive cars, the fastest cars, and so on, but these pictures are different. They show what people’s creativity and posibilities can do to a such a simple product – cars. personally, it never crossed my mind to put ‘lashes’ on my car, and I must say it looks fabulous, at least to me.