Japanese scientists have successfully produced a species of gold fish (ryukin) which has a see through skin. Now it’s very easy to see the fish’s internal organs like heart, brain, and other parts, right through its invisible scales. The main reason behind the creation of this kind of fish is to eliminate the need for dissections and also as a response to animal rights groups who object to mass dissections.
Creating the 'Ryukin': the Translucent Goldfish
According to the researchers, the "ryukin" (Translucent Goldfish) has been created by picking mutant hatchery goldfish with pale skin and breeding them together. They were able to effectively bred fish with translucent, pigment-less scales and skin. The other best thing about this see-through fish is that it will also live for 20 years and grow up to 10 inches long. These things certainly prove that it’s not your average goldfish.
Another group of scientists have already developed translucent frogs and they are planning on 'mass producing' and selling as early as next year.
But surprisingly, such kind of transparent skin exists in the wild naturally and if you still didn’t believe that, then just check out the below picture photographed at the California coast with a see-through head for proof.
Author: Realvillain
| Posted at: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 |
Filed Under: space
The solar eclipse, which is going to be taken place on July 22nd, 2009 seems to be the longest total solar eclipse in 21st century. This solar eclipse will last for 6 minutes, 58 seconds. The reason for exceptional duration in this solar eclipse is the presence of moon near perigee, where the diameter of the moon is 8% larger than sun. It has been predicted that total solar eclipse will be clearly visible in eastern China and India. But in India it seems to be a monsoon season now and so the best place for watching the eclipse is China. Already astronomers, natural enthusiasts and scientists have reached China and India for watching solar eclipse.
Solar eclipse Visible places:
The solar eclipse is also visible in northern Maldives, northern Bangladesh, Marshall Islands, Pacific Ocean, Bhutan Kiribati and Ryukyu Islands.
The total solar eclipse will be visible in many large cities like Baroda, Bhopal, Surat, Varanasi, Patna, Chengdu, Siluguri, Guwahati, Dinajpur, Yichang, Jingzhou, Wuhan, Nanchong, Chongqing, Huanggang, Hefei, Wuxi, Huzhou, Suzhou, Jiaxing, Ningbo, Hangzhou, Shanghai and as well as over the Three Gorges Dam.
Best place to view the solar eclipse:
Eclipse lasts for a longtime in Patna and Silluguri, so these places are seemed to be the best for viewing the eclipse.
But according to some experts, a place called Taregana in Bihar is the "best" place to view the event. Actually Taregana is the place where Aryabhatta set up an Astronomical Observatory in 6th Century. It has been believed that here only Aryabhatta proposed the Heliocentric model (Earth revolves around sun) and suggested for the first time in history.
Solar eclipse timings:
It will be seen in India from 5.35 a.m. to 7.25 a.m.
Warning:
Don't watch the solar eclipse without proper precautions because it might lead to many problems including loss of eye sight.
This is the second eclipse out of three in the month (30 days) while the previous lunar eclipse took place on July 7th, 2009 and third lunar eclipse will take place on August 6th, 2009. There are lots of rumors and predictions going on that three eclipse in a month would cause great natural disasters like earth quake, Tsunami. Even some forwarded e-mails carrying this information and it is spreading like fire. But scientists and experts clearly stated that there is no chance for earth quake and Tsunami due to this solar eclipse while there will be a mild change in ocean tides. I don't know whether this is true or not, but preventions is always better than cure. So try to stay away from beaches on July 22nd, 2009 just for your safety.
Today I came across some interesting pictures while surfing internet and I like to share those pictures to you all. I don't know whether those people in those pics really exist or not, but all those pictures looked really interesting for me. I also don't have any idea whether it made by photoshop or by any other tool. Whatever may be just check out the pictures below and post your valuable comments.
Nothing inside the stomach?
Is it a fake?
Born to owl?
Why people are like this?
No need to take ticket?
Real superman?
Can you do this?
What kind of creature he is?
Is it true or balloons inside?
I hope that you all enjoyed watching these pictures.
Hi friends!! I came across one interesting video in you-tube while surfing and I like to share it with you all. In that video footage (which has been mentioned as taken during CNN Larry King Interview with Jermaine Jackson in Neverland), a shadow which looks like a human has been caught.
Some of them already started to claim that it is Michael Jackson’s ghost while others were still in confusion. I don’t know whether to believe it or not, but that video has already reached 8,874,679 views in you-tube. Michael Jackson lived as a controversial person and his death too became a controversial one. Now this video has again created some controversy though Michael is not alive to face it. Just check out the video and make your own decision whether it is a ghost or just an illusion.
Usually people who travel in flights won't listen to the voices which informs details regarding the safety instructions. Some passengers will be busy in reading newspapers and others will be yawning thinking that it is the same damn that they heard many times. Virgin America tried to change this attitude of the passengers by a creative pre-flight safety video which shown before on their Airbus A320 airliners.
But now the Air New Zealand has come up with an innovative video idea in which the pilots and air hostess will be explaining the safety instructions, precautions and doing their usual work in flights without wearing any dress. But the key factor here is their body will be fully painted and it will be painted in such a way that it looks like they were wearing their uniform.
This video will be shown inside the flights and also in the place where passengers wait for flight. The video also ends up with the New Zealnd airline's advertising campaign "Nothing to Hide". It indirectly means that their employees carrying out their duties in flights are not hiding anything.
After lots of controversies Jeyam Ravi married his dream girl Aarthi. This news would be a heart break for many girls around the world for sure. The pictures of marriage ceremony have been released. As usual Jeyam Ravi looked very smart, trimmed and decent in that silk shirt & dhoti costume. Aarthi also looked as a perfect pair for him in that silk Saree. Superstar Rajinikanth, Kamal Hasaan, Jeyaram, Arjun, Sibiraj and many other actor & actresses came for the function. Wish you a happy married life Jeyam ravi.
Note: Click the image to see it in large view. Hope you all enjoyed it.
Tennis hottie Sania Mirza is going to get married with Sohrab Mirza, an Indian Hyderabadi boy. I hope this news would be a heart break for most of the Indians and even for other people who live outside India. You may wonder how Sohrab Mirza came into the scenario while there was a rumor that Sania dating with Shahid Kapoor. Actually Sania and Sohrab are friends since their childhood and their families also became friends in meantime.This marriage seems to be arranged by Sania’s parents and so it is not a love marriage.
I guess that you all will be very anxious to know something about Sohrab Mirza. Sohrab was born in 1985 and his present age is 23. Sohrab Mirza completed is commerce degree in St. Mary’s College and he will most probably fly to UK soon for pursuing is MBA in British University. Sohrab’s family is very rich and their family members are engaged in real estate business.
Some reports say that their engagement is fixed on July 10th and yet it is not official confirmed by both the family members. There is no news regarding the marriage date and it’s not been fixed so far. It may take couple of years for this pair to get married because Sania Mirza wants to continue playing for some more time while the boy is still studying.
Let’s wait and see whether they are getting married or not by keeping our fingers crossed because celebrities will break up their love very easily.
Some of the people say that LTTE leader Prabhakaran is a savior and others say that he is a terrorist. That’s not the issue now. There are lots of controversies going on LTTE leader Prabhakaran’s death all around the world and especially in India & Srilanka. The Srilankan army stated that he is dead and officially released the video footages of dead Prabhakaran. Hope most of us would have seen that. This news created great sentimental feelings among his supporters and protests are going on here & there.
In this crucial moment the LTTE's 'chief negotiator' and 'international spokesperson’ Selvaraj Pathmanathan ( person who is in above picture) gave a statement in a website called www.puthinam.com that Prabhakaran is not dead and he is safe somewhere in Lanka. This statement from him created a very big confusion among the public that whether Prabhakaran died or not. Even some of the politicians and people still believe that Prabhakaran would have escaped even after seeing his dead body. This attitude of people itself shows how close he is to the heart of people but scenario differs in Srilanka. In Colombo people started celebrating his death by giving sweets, cakes and dancing in streets.
Prabhakaran dead body video:
All news channels have put forward lots of questions on his death but still Lankan army didn’t answer that properly. Check out those unanswered questions and reasons for that question below. If possible try to answer yourself.
Question No.1: will a man carry an identity card along with him when he is in desperate hunt by army?
Reason for question: In that video footage, Srilankan soldiers showed an identity card and steel plate which identifies that the dead is Prabhakaran. But the point is that steel plate looked very new which made the news channel, People and media to think.
Question No.2: How exactly he was killed? He committed suicide or killed by army?
Reason for question:At first army announced that Prabhakaran was blown up in an ambulance while trying to flee and they have recovered his body. But the dead body which they shown don’t even has a single burn apart from a close head shot.
Question No.3: Prabhakaran killed on May 18th or 19th or even before?
Reason for question: On 18th, army announced that Prabhakaran has been killed and they have recovered his body. But later on 19th they stated that Prabhakaran body was found today. This is the point where people and everyone got confused.
Question No.4: How come Prabhakaran’s face looking clean shaved in the battle field?
Reason for question: In that footage we can clearly see that Prabhakaran is clean shaved. Will a leader spend time for shaving his face when is on hunt by army ? That’s the point where people getting confused whether it is the dead body of Prabhakaran or not.
Question No.5: How come the army soldiers able to move the dead body’s head so easily?
Reason for question: As most of us know, it’s not that much easy to move the parts of a dead body as the Srilankan soldiers did. But the Lankan soldiers moved it so easily.
Question No.6: How come Srilanka able to do DNA test so soon?
Reason for question: Srilankan army confirmed that the dead person is Prabhakaran after doing the DNA test. Actually DNA test takes more time, but surprisingly the Lankan army did that test very soon. No one knows how they were able to do that.
Question No.7: Why didn't the army show the dead bodies of Natesan, Soosai and Pottu Amman? Reason for question: Srilankan force stated that they killed Prabhakaran, his son Charles, Natesan, Soosai and Pottu Amman. But they showed only the dead bodies of Charles and Prabhakaran.
Question No.8: Why does Srilankan government not allowing any international media inside?
Reason for question: Srilankan government is not allowing any other international media including Indian media to enter their country. Even in World War II, media has been allowed to show what is happening in battle field. If Srilankan army is not killing innocent tamil people then why they are not allowing the media inside.
Question No.9: Why did Srilankan President Rajapaksha formally announce Prabhakaran’s death?
Reason for question: Rajapaksha didn’t speak about Prabhakaran’s death in the meeting and he just stated that LTTE has been defeated.
All these questions which are not properly answered by the Srilankan army and LTTE's 'chief negotiator' & 'international spokesperson’ statement & other LTTE supportes also made the people to believe that Prabhakaran is still alive. There are also some news emerging that Prabhakaran escaped via secret path in the fort built by portuguese. For theLTTE supporters Prabhakaran is alive and for others he is dead & no more available to fight.
Whatever may be only the President Rajapaksha, his army soldiers and dead or alive Prabhakaran only knows the truth. But one thing is sure that is”Truth can’t be hidden for longtime”.
I came across one interesting post while surfing internet today and I just want to share it with you all. This news came in the year 2006, but I still feel this news might be informative for all the people who might have missed reading it.
Sonette Ehlers, a South African woman has invented an anti-rape female condom which is also known as vaginal bear trap to prevent women from being rapped. Do you know why it has been named as vaginal bear trap? It’s because this condom prevents rape by hooking onto an attacker's penis, hurting and disabling him. This method is similar to the bear trap which is used for catching bears and I hope this might be the reason behind for naming it as vaginal bear trap. You can even check the picture below on how it works.
Actually this device has a latex tube fitted internally with shafts of sharp and inward-facing plastic barbs which could be worn by women in her vagina and it hooks up the penis of the attacker causing him pain. In this time the victim gets enough chance to escape from the attacker. The important thing here is the condom would remain attached to the attacker’s penis and it can be removed only by surgical means.
So if the attacker goes to the hospital it would alert the hospital staff and police that the guy has indulged in rape.
Though the device has lots of advantages it has been severely criticized by most the people which include men and women alike, including anti-rape activists, former rape victims, and members of the media. They described the device as barbaric, vengeful, horrible, and disgusting. Since the condom is not visible to others except the person who wears it, the device can be misused as a trap for framing an innocent man as a rapist.
Even Sonette Ehlers agreed with the above point and she also stated that everything can be abused, but the main reason behind this invention is to prevent women from rapists.
What you all think about that device? Just post your comments about it.
Japanese scientists have successfully produced a species of gold fish (ryukin) which has a see through skin. Now it’s very easy to see the fish’s internal organs like heart, brain, and other parts, right through its invisible scales. The main reason behind the creation of this kind of fish is to eliminate the need for dissections and also as a response to animal rights groups who object to mass dissections.
According to the researchers, the "ryukin" (Translucent Goldfish) has been created by picking mutant hatchery goldfish with pale skin and breeding them together. They were able to effectively bred fish with translucent, pigment-less scales and skin. The other best thing about this see-through fish is that it will also live for 20 years and grow up to 10 inches long. These things certainly prove that it’s not your average goldfish.
