Tiny Hummingbird Caught In A Wad Of Chewing Gum Gets An Incredible Rescue.

We’ve all dealt with the sticky issue of having gum stuck in our hair. There’s a reason why many mothers always warned their children to not fall asleep with that Wrigley’s in their mouths (aside from the obvious choking hazard), but we never really learned our lesson until we had to sit through the headache of peanut butter, ice cubes, and every other supposed remedy under the sun. After all of that pulling and scrubbing, most moms would ultimately lop off the chunk of hair. (You were probably thinking of rocking bangs, anyway.)

Now, imagine your whole body is roughly the size of that piece of gum and going through the same ordeal. That’s what happened to this little hummingbird who was discovered hopelessly stuck to the ground. Luckily, the family, including an adorable three year old narrating the whole thing, was able to extricate him and send him on his happy way.

“Is it stuck? It is stuck!”

“He wants to get out of there.”

“That baby bird is really cute.”

“He doesn’t say anything.”

“He go-ed over it.”

(H/T: The Dodo.)

You can watch the full video here:

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Because of hummingbirds extremely high metabolism, they’re almost constantly eating. If this family hadn’t shown up, this one might have burned through all the energy he needs to survive. Thank goodness they came along. We should all be more careful about where our waste ends up.

Read more: http://viralnova.com/gummingbird/

Ha! Pat Sajak zings Obama’s selfie; Replies hammer it home [pic]

http://twitter.com/#!/patsajak/status/410794101798215680

Bada-zing! The “Wheel of Fortune” host weighed in on President Funeral Selfie with that snort-worthy tweet. Well, Sajak, ask and ye shall receive. As Twitchy reported, Twitter users unearthed a “Lincoln selfie”:

http://twitter.com/#!/RickMoore/status/410794800179200001 http://twitter.com/#!/liars_never_win/status/410794527750766592

Oh, Internet! What would we do without you?

Related:

‘The Internet has everything’: Guys, don’t forget this presidential selfie! [pic]

Funeral selfies? Obama’s selfie face, FLOTUS’ furious face at #MandelaMemorial [pics]

Full Twitchy coverage of Pat Sajak

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/12/12/ask-and-ye-shall-receive-pat-sajak-zings-obamas-selfie-replies-hammer-it-home-pic/

David Draiman is pissed off about ‘ABHORRENT’ Holocaust denial assignment

http://twitter.com/#!/DAVIDMDRAIMAN/status/463494856073945088

Will other members of the entertainment industry join Disturbed and Device vocalist David Draiman in calling this “abhorrent”?

The Rialto Unified School District in California created an eighth-grade “Argumentative Research” assignment that instructed students to explain “whether or not you believe [the Holocaust] was an actual event in history, or merely a political scheme created to influence public emotion and gain wealth.” Students were asked to read several “credible articles,” including one that insisted, “If nothing else, this unbelievable coverup demonstrates the irrepressible Zionist influence and control of our country.”

Sounds like a “credible article,” right?

The district has announced plans to revise the disturbing assignment that was reportedly crafted “to meet Common Core standards relating to critical learning skills.”

Draiman’s take:

http://twitter.com/#!/AnthonyDantzer/status/463495369725575168 http://twitter.com/#!/DAVIDMDRAIMAN/status/463495992864555009 http://twitter.com/#!/BrowncoatBoaz/status/463553121881694209 http://twitter.com/#!/DAVIDMDRAIMAN/status/463559884177301504

A school district spokesperson described the assignment as an “error. ” The  Times of Israel reports that Rialto police are investigating threats against district administrators.

http://twitter.com/#!/DAVIDMDRAIMAN/status/463671911809961985

Here’s part of the 18-page assignment:

http://twitter.com/#!/Tomthereporter/status/463416681969115136

Related:

‘Go to hell’: Vocalist David Draiman of Disturbed destroys ‘ultra-liberal’ Rolling Stone in epic rant

David Draiman eviscerates Roger Waters’ response to anti-Semitism accusations

Full Twitchy coverage of David Draiman

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/05/06/david-draiman-is-pissed-off-about-abhorrent-holocaust-denial-assignment-for-eighth-graders/

Report: ISIS used chemical tools in attack on Iraqi Security Forces

http://twitter.com/#!/MattMcBradley/status/511537308898983936

There are reports appearing out of Iraq that ISIS has actually utilized chemical tools in an assault on Iraqi causes north of Baghdad.

The town of Dhuluiya, where #ISIS presumably utilized chemical weapons, is found about 50 miles North of Baghdad. #Iraq

— Erin (@sqwerin) September 17, 2014

@sqwerin in which have you been hearing this?

— Sarah Stevenson (@sarahrstevenson) September 17, 2014

@sarahrstevenson WSJ reporter, nonetheless unconfirmed https://t.co/tYz3aEXrcF

— Erin (@sqwerin) September 17, 2014

These day there are 12 people afflicted with chlorine gas poisoning in Dhuluyia, #Iraq, following Islamic State attack on Iraqi security causes.

— Matt Bradley (@MattMcBradley) September 15, 2014

Should point out that claims of chlorine gas usage come from local hospitals and protection sources. I’m not in Dhuluyia and cannot verify. #Iraq

— Matt Bradley (@MattMcBradley) September 15, 2014

@MattMcBradley @RevolutionaryI Your development is fabricated. It absolutely was the Assad Regime that used Chemical Weapons.Stop publishing propaganda

— TheUnjustMedia (@dahunted786) September 15, 2014

—> 14 people in #ISIS killed near #Baghdad whenever a rocket whose warhead they certainly were completing w/ chlorine fuel exploded http://t.co/XOAvS5VwSl

— Erin (@sqwerin) September 17, 2014

@sqwerin @moderncomments karma a great deal?

— Shaina (@ShainalovesMKE) September 17, 2014

Must acknowledge, I GIGGLED: 14 people in #ISIS killed rocket whoever warhead these were completing w/chlorine gasoline exploded http://t.co/E0qpfEqqOW

— Jenn Jacques (@JennJacques) September 17, 2014

@sqwerin If that’s what occurred, does my response make me personally a bad individual? https://t.co/QSfCsDIMbo

— DC Dude (@DCDude1776) September 17, 2014

In conditions, we’ll enable it.

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Associated

Iraq claims to UN that Islamic State extremist team has grabbed 2,500 chemical rockets

‘Hi, Wolf Blitzer’: ISIS seizes Saddam’s substance weapons stockpile

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/09/17/report-isis-used-chemical-weapons-in-assault-on-iraqi-security-forces/

What The MythBusters Think About 14 Science Things

Vaccines? Climate change? Yup.

MythBusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman have been making things explode for 13 seasons.


But we wanted to hear what they think of some of the biggest recent science headlines, from the Jurassic Park sequel to Mercury retrograde.

Here are 14 of their answers from our lightning round of word association. (Adam’s answers are in white, and Jamie’s are in yellow.)

1. Neil deGrasse Tyson.

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2. Pluto.

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3. Sending humans to Mars.

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4. Creationism.

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5. The Jurassic Park sequel.

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6. XKCD.com.

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Adam: “We’re big longtime fans.”

7. Mercury retrograde (and whether or not it has any effect on your actual life).

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8. Climate change.

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Adam: “Early on in MythBusters we went on Fox News and they wanted to ask us about the extremely vigorous hurricane season. As we were getting mic’d up, they were like, ‘So this is just a light piece. We don’t want you guys to talk about global warming or anything like that. OK, you’re on. What do you guys think about this hurricane season?’ Jamie’s like, ‘It’s clearly global warming.’ It was awesome.”

9. Naming snowstorms.

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Adam: “I remember when Hurricane Gloria came through New York in 1985 or early ‘86 — one of those two. You get a personal relationship with the disaster.”

10. Rosetta comet landing.

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11. Vaccines.

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Adam: “They work. Stop not using them.”

12. Mantis shrimp.

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Adam: “Oh right, the one that causes a shockwave. That’s one of the fastest biological processes in nature. Not sure where it compares to a jellyfish stinging, which is also ludicrously fast. They’re literally injecting you with a micro-hair of poison when you touch a jellyfish stinger. If you look into it microscopically, it’s amazing. The mantis shrimp is incredible.”

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Jamie: “Yeah, I first ran across those in the ocean while diving, and one of my favorite things to do was to just go down and not run all over the place like most people do when they’re scuba diving but just drop down and hang out and go into spaces in the reef.

“There was a cleaning station that had those in it. These little fish were hanging out, and the shrimp would come out and pick at them. But one of the mantis shrimp came out and it has, as I recall, if this is the same shrimp, it has one big claw and one little one. And I’m putting my hand out, and it comes up with its little claw and it’s picking at you. Then out comes the big claw and Bang! It’s like an electric shock that you feel.”

13. Tardigrades (aka water bears).

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Adam: “Life is amazingly tenacious. That’s the best part of looking at extremophiles like that.”

14. Grab bag: kale!

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Adam: “Kale! In our house, we make kale chips all the time, which is baking them in the oven with a little hot sauce and salt, and it’s phenomenal.”

The season finale airs Saturday, Feb. 14, at 9/8 p.m. CT on the Discovery Channel.

Read more: http://www.buzzfeed.com/kasiagalazka/mythbusters-word-association