Link roundup

1. Whale shark and swimmer.



2. Enrollment at for profit colleges is way down:

new University of Phoenix enrollment is down over 40 percent from last year, 47 percent from Kaplan.

3. Some guesses as to how Hugo Chávez will transport 211 tons of physical gold from Europe to Caracas.

Video of a boy playing with an otter

Video of a boy and a playful otter at Sea World. Via.

Jellyfish wallpapers

Gorgeous blue jellyfish wallpapers available for download.

The weird and wonderful world of bioluminescence

"In the deep, dark ocean, many sea creatures make their own light for hunting, mating and self-defense. Bioluminescence expert Edith Widder was one of the first to film this glimmering world. At TED2011, she brings some of her glowing friends onstage, and shows more astonishing footage of glowing undersea life."

Link roundup

1. Stingray x-ray is so cool. Via.

2. Chad Pennington tore his ACL playing basketball.

3. The BBTS now has preorders for Okami plush and goods from Think Geek.

*Buy X-Ray: See Through the World Around You at Amazon.

Sea Angels and other bizarre creatures

A few highlights from an incredible collection of photographs by Alexander Semenov:

First up, Sea Angels:





So strange, I looked for some Youtube videos:





This fellow is labeled "Red Bull. Amphipoda Acanthonotozoma inflatum":




And the label for this creature says, "Hyperia galba inside Cyanea capillata":

Link roundup

1. Gorgeous photo of a jellyfish. And this one, too.

2. Beautiful photo of coral.

3. And check out this mushroom, and these, too.

Link roundup

1. Gorgeous photo of a jellyfish. And this one, too.

2. Beautiful photo of coral.

3. And check out this mushroom, and these, too.

Disturbing squid

Or maybe just a terrific photograph of a typical squid?

*Buy The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss at Amazon.

Disturbing squid

Or maybe just a terrific photograph of a typical squid?

*Buy The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss at Amazon.

Link roundup

1. "The tall, sleek, curving Vdara Hotel at CityCenter on the Strip is a thing of beauty. But the south-facing tower is also a collector and bouncer of sun rays, which -- if you're at the hotel's swimming pool at the wrong time of day and season -- can singe your hair and melt your plastic drink cups and shopping bags."

2. Octopus with Tron-like lights around the edges of its tentacles.

3. Racial and ethnic clusters mapped out in Los Angeles. Via.

*Buy Tron toys at Amazon.

Link roundup

1. Rad photograph of a jellyfish.

2. Magnificent photo of a massive number of devil rays. The artists' site is one incredible photo after another. For example, these oxen look like some kind of three-headed god. Via.

3. American Idol is too classy for today's audience. One of the singers on Simon Cowell's new talent show is a known prostitute.

*Subscribe to National Geographic at Amazon.

Watch a manta ray steal a $5,000 camera rig

23 seconds in, a manta ray uses it's mouth to snatch away a $5,000 camera rig. Via.

*Buy underwater cameras at Amazon.

Transparent electronic fish

Swimming transparent robot fish by Sedensha Co. Via these sites.

*Buy underwater cameras at Amazon.

Glow in the dark jellyfish attack poster

"The Sea Also Rises - Sinking of the Agamemnon" by Tim Doyle. Available in mundane and glow in the dark versions here.

*Buy glow in the dark toys at eBay.

Link roundup

1. Scientists think that some different types of dinosaurs are actually simply the juvenile and adult versions of the same animal. For example, Triceratops (juvenile) and Torosaurus (adult). Via.

2. Sucker Punch concept art.

3. Adorable purple octopus.

*Buy Sucker Punch posters at eBay.

1950's Batmobile (link roundup)

Go here for several great photos of Johnny Lightning's 1950's Batmobile Diecast model, and browse throughout the site for lots more Batmobiles.

And a few more links:

1. Photo of the astonishingly obese Nomura’s jellyfish. Via.

2. Lord of the Flies was rejected by twenty-one publishers before it was published. Via.

3. Edward Goreyish Alice in Wonderland illustration.

*Previously: 28 Days Later meets Lord of the Flies in this short film starring the new Alice.

*Buy Batmobiles at Amazon.

1950's Batmobile (link roundup)

Go here for several great photos of Johnny Lightning's 1950's Batmobile Diecast model, and browse throughout the site for lots more Batmobiles.

And a few more links:

1. Photo of the astonishingly obese Nomura’s jellyfish. Via.

2. Lord of the Flies was rejected by twenty-one publishers before it was published. Via.

3. Edward Goreyish Alice in Wonderland illustration.

*Previously: 28 Days Later meets Lord of the Flies in this short film starring the new Alice.

*Buy Batmobiles at Amazon.

Fallout Cooking Guide (link roundup)

Fallout 3 fans, you can download the Vault Dweller's Survival Cooking Guide here. Via.

And a few more links:

1. This does sound obvious - - Sprint and Palm should have saved the money spent on that historically atrocious ad campaign, given away the Pre (and enjoyed the free viral press), and made the money up on data plans.

2. Megan McArdle offers some theories for why storefronts stay vacant for so long.

3. A species of marine worms (annelids) can detach bioluminescent flash bombs from their heads to stun other animals. Photo link. Via.

*Previously: "Breakfast on a Stick" cooking contest.

*Buy Fallout bobbleheads at eBay.

Penguin escapes Orcas by jumping into boat

This video is interesting enough just because it shows a pod of killer whales hunting penguins. But then one of the penguins jumps into a boat to escape. He then just sort of hangs out watching the whales:



Via.

Have you ever seen Orcas hunt seals? They swim right up to the beach, grab a seal, and play catch:



*Previously: Penguin runs errands for family.

*Planet Earth dvd sets are on sale at Amazon.