Watching The Mars Rover Thingy - So Far Favorite Part Is Fauxhawk Dude

So, I'm sittin' here bored on a Sunday night, and decided to check out this WALL-E landing on Mars (AKA Mars Curiosity AKA Mars Rover) coverage stuff - to tab to every now and then as I watch the NEVERENDING EXCITEMENT OF THE CORGI CAM. Okay, nothing blog worthy...

But then - I check out the Live Stream.   Okay, just some NASA lookin' dudes in a Mission Control setting,nothin' much to see here yet... BUT HEY!!! WHOA! who's the FauxHawk dude? With stars shaved into the side of his head no less!?

So many questions!

How did he get NASA to hire him? Or did he have normal hair before? And then, knowing he'd be front and center tonight decide to shave it up so he could stand out in the broadcast and become a Trending Twitter topic? Was there a big FauxHawk controversy before they went live? Did they threaten to take him out of the shot?

Or maybe, just maybe, NASA decided to hire some Hollywood agency to hip up their image - and this was what they came up with?

Brillz.

How Long Does It Take To Turn A Mouse Into An Elephant?

PSY-INTS
Oh, only 24 million generations. This according to a new story in ScienceDaily

WHATTUP WITH THE SIDE EYE?  YES I READ SCIENCE DAILY.  


Evolution is real people, it just takes some gumption. 


Don't ask me how long a mouse generation is.  Don't they breed like every other day? But wait, elephant generations are like forever - gestation alone is like two years for our pachyderm frenz. (<-- see what I did there? No I swear I'm not hiding pureed broccoli in your bronwies - this isn't learning, it's fun right? mmmm ha ha)


Anyhow - basically if we want to evolve into giants - we can do it, it's just gonna take a while.  KEEP THIS NEW MISSION IN MIND AS YOU BREED PEOPLE.  Khole n' Lamar, you're doin' it right.

BOA CONSTRICTOR HAS VIRGIN BIRTH!!! (or a Boa Constrictor Lies to Her Parents)

So miss little minx boa snuck out a few months ago. To cover up her indiscretion, she lied to her parents (fake body made of pipes did the trick).  But now - whoda thunk she'd get pregnant (it wasn't the McDonald's!!).  Little miss thought fast and got away with the old "it's a miracle" defense.


Just kidding, this is a hose!



No seriously, all joking aside, a boa constrictor really did give a virgin birth to 22 little mini clones (because that's what they are when they're fatherless). And apparently this isn't the first time or the first species that's pulled this trick.

Men, watch out - one day, we may not need you at all anymore!

Go boa, go boa, go boa. Check it out: http://news.discovery.com/animals/boa-constrictor-virgin-birth.html