Churches Underwater

Here is a small but remarkable collection of photos of underwater churches.

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Mowing No Matter What

Here's a guy that takes his yard seriously. He mows no matter what! Is this photoshopped? No, this is Kenny Leitner mowing what little grass he has that’s not under water Monday in the 1300 block of West Main Street in Grafton as the Illinois River rises out of its banks.

Source: My Life So Far

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Rare Prehistoric Shark

The staff of a Japanese aquarium took pictures of a rare frilled shark, after it was discovered by local residents at Awashima Port in Shizuoka, southwest of Tokyo. This prehistoric shark is rarely seen alive as its natural habitat lies up to 1,280 metres (4,200 feet) deep under the sea.

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Posted in Animal Pictures , fish , rare , underwater , unusual

The Fish Spa

Here's something interesting, the “fish spa”. In Japan, and other fashionable hot spring resorts customers are receiving "fishy" treatment. The client soaks in water stocked with small fish that nibble on their skin, removing dead cells and reportedly clearing up skin conditions.

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Underwater Forest

From the outside, it doesn't look like much...

But down below, it's a beautiful surreal forest.


These little "bladders" are filled with air and help keep the kelp upright.

Kelp forests occur in cold, nutrient-rich water and are among the most beautiful and biologically productive habitats in the marine environment. They are found throughout the world in shallow open coastal waters, and have a capacity for some of the most remarkable growth rates in the plant kingdom. In southern California, the Macrocystis can grow 30 cm per day.

Would you like to see it live?
Here's a link to the "kelp cam". Check it out, it's really cool.

"I can only compare these great aquatic forests...with the terrestrial ones in the intertropical regions. Yet if in any country a forest was destroyed, I do not believe so nearly so many species of animals would perish as would here, from the destruction of kelp. Amidst the leaves of this plant numerous species of fish live, which nowhere else could find food or shelter; with their destruction the many cormorants and other fishing birds, the otters, seals and porpoise, would soon perish also; and lastly, the Fuegian[s]... would... decrease in numbers and perhaps cease to exist. ” —Charles Darwin, 1 June 1834, Tierra del Fuego, Chili

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Pool Mosaics

Here are some cool 3D pool mosaics.






I think this one is my favorite!

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Underwater Golf

China has staged what is believed to be the world’s first underwater golf tournament. The event at Zuohai Aquarium in Fuzhou city, Fujian province, involved five players in a 50ft deep tank.

The rules are pretty much the same as for regular golf. Whoever gets the ball in the hole first wins the match. But players were judged on how long it took them to complete the hole rather than the number of strokes taken.

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