Pickle

Artist throws pickle on ceiling, now worth $6000 with some calling it “genius”

“There have been many smiles, closely followed by some interesting and engaged conversations,” said Michael Lett Gallery co-director, Andrew Thomas. Source: Fine Arts Sydney. On display at the Michael Lett Gallery in Auckland is a McDonald’s pickle smothered in tomato sauce and it’s there completely on purpose. This latest exhibition piece entitled “pickle” was installed…

Kentucky

8 people dead as flash flooding hits Kentucky

One of the people killed in the flooding was an 81-year-old woman from Perry County. Source: WYMT, Twitter. Several people have been killed after heavy rainfall ravaged parts of Kentucky in the US, with quick rising waters making it impossible for many to escape and leaving others stranded. Significant rainfall was seen in south eastern-Kentucky…

NASA

Russia to leave the International Space Station

NASA said that they weren’t informed about the decision by Russian space officials until after they made the announcement. Source: NASA. Russia is set to leave the International Space Station (ISS) after 2024, with Russian officials saying that they will build their own orbital station. The chief of Russian space corporation Roscosmos, Yury Borisov sat…

Necrobotic spider

Dead spiders are being turned into creepy “necrobot” grippers by scientists

Scientists showed how the physiology of spiders can be used to make a creepy gripper capable of picking up objects that outweighs it. Source: Preston Innovation Laboratory/Rice University. Dead spiders are being repurposed as necrobotic grippers by mechanical engineers from Rice University in Houston, Texas. Necrobotics has been described as using non-living materials from once-living…

Chris Rock and Will Smith

Chris Rock addresses Will Smith Oscars slap

“I am a work in progress,” said Will Smith after his altercation with Chris Rock. Source: Budiey, Flickr. The comedian has addressed the Oscars situation for the first time at a stand-up show in New York, saying that he’s not a victim. The incident which happened on live TV, sent shockwaves not only throughout the…