Tag: Animals


Incredible 3D Tattoos Jump Off the Skin

Tattoos that look like a 3D illusion are nothing new but dig these prime examples from an Italian tattooist going by the name Lippo. His incredible ability to imitate reality gives each of his inked subjects a work of art that looks to jump from their skin or be embedded in it.

Source: Incredible 3D Tattoos Jump Off the Skin – Visual News

Ebola Plushy Toys Sales are Flush

Created about five years ago, Giantmicorbes Inc began offering plush toys whose design was based on the microscopic image of the Ebola virus. Now, they are struggling to keep up with demand.

via Ebola plush toys for kids “selling like hot cakes”. – CBS News

In Minnesota, We Play Better Games

More proof of Minnesota’s superiority: We play better games. Or, at least, our version of a classic children’s game is better than everyone else’s, according to a handful of admittedly biased experts.

The game is Duck, Duck, Gray Duck. Or is it? If you think it’s Duck, Duck, Goose, then either: a) You’re wrong, b) You’re not from Minnesota, or c) Both.

via Minnesota’s kids’ game can’t duck controversy | Star Tribune.

Long Live Duck Duck Grey Duck

I couldn’t agree more with Katie Heaney’s Minnesota memories of Duck, Duck, Grey Duck.  I was pleasantly surprised to see a map I created more than a year ago used to illustrate the point in her BuzzFeed.  The friendly debate that’s followed has been entertaining.  Here’s my advice, if you haven’t tried Duck Duck Grey Duck #DDGD, give it a shot. It’s not like DDGD is a gateway activity that will lead to a life of debauchery or something…unless you’re into that. Go out with some friends, grab some beverages, find a park and come up with the most ridiculous names for a duck.

Duck Duck Grey Duck vs. Duck Duck Goose - State By State - 2013

You’ve Been Playing “Duck, Duck, Goose” Wrong Your Whole Life.