Month: April 2011
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Behold Cyanea Capillata, the world largest jellyfish
According to Wikipedia, the largest jellyfish ever discovered was a Lion’s Mane jellyfish, washed up on the shore of Massachusetts Bay in 1870. It had a bell (body) with a diameter of 2.29 meters (7 feet 6 inches) and (poisonous) tentacles 37 meters (120 feet) long. To put that into perspective, the largest blue whale…
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USA Swimming partners with child protection firm
USA Swimming announced Tuesday a partnership with child protection firm Praesidium on an education program that will be mandatory to the 30,000 of 300,000 members who are not athletes, including coaches and officials. The program will also be offered free of charge to athletes and their parents. Via USA Today.
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A Water-Powered clock
Not exactly powered by water, but using it as a conductive agent, completing an electrical circuit powered by probably a slowly dissolving piece of zinc. Anyways, all kinds of water-powering always sound like the perfect solution for swimming pools :-) See vat19.com.
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Mack Horton, 14 and 15:37.71 in the 1500 free
At the Australian age group nationals in Adelaide yesterday, 14-year-old Mack Horton set an impressive Australian age group record, clocking 15:37.71 in the 1500 long course freestyle. This wiped 10 seconds of his previous age group record in the age-group 14 and below. In comparison, Grant Hackett in 1996 clocked a very impressive 15:30.63 a…
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The CNM Wiz Khalifa ‘Black and Yellow’ remix
‘Blue and Yellow’, featuring Cercle des Nageurs de Marseille team members Grégory Mallet, Fabien Gilot, Bradley Ally, Nabil Kebbab, Giacomo Perez Dortona and Camille Lacourt. Sweet.
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The Shanghai food safety information video
FINA and the Shanghai 2011 World Championships organizers have released this video, describing the five measures that the Chinese government and Shanghai government will attend, in order to ensure the food safety for athletes and spectators. Via fina.org.
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Wavejet, for when you’re tired of paddling
Two battery-powered jets tucked into the shortboard’s three-inch shell provide 20 pounds of thrust to propel riders at 12 mph – three times the average paddling speed, and just what you need to catch the big one. Read popsci.com and see WaveJet.