The dwarf, nicknamed Od, died after bouncing sideways from a trampoline into the
mouth of yawning Hilda the Hippo, who was waiting to appear in the next act.
“Hilda has a gag reflex, which automatically caused her to swallow,” a vet on the scene
told the Pattaya Mail. “But this is the first time she's eaten a circus performer.”
Over 1000 audience members cheered wildly at the spectacle, before realising it was
not part of the act. Police have sent the trampoline for forensic analysis.
Hannibal Lector eat your heart out – because a vegetarian dish that apes the
taste and texture of human flesh is being dished out over the internet.
And human tofu – or Hufu – isn't the only queasy cuisine currently being served.
Meat-lovers not keen on counterfeit-cannibalism can slurp on meat- shakes, now on offer from the fast-food company of the same name. And unlike Hufu, these shakes are as meatilicious as can be, with a choice of ham, beef or chicken blended in.
But when it comes to carnivorous craziness, SnackSacks are the (burger) king. These tasty little numbers are edible sleeping bags, which can be eaten after use, cutting down on what hikers or travellers need to carry.
And vegetarians beware: they're made from compressed beef.
At around $280 a pound, Kopi Luwak is the most expensive coffee in the world. And
it’s also made from beans e;xcreted by the Indonesian Palm Toddy Cat. Workers hand-pick
the beans out of the cat’s faeces, which explains why the stuff is so expensive.
It’s marketed in America with the slogan ‘Good to the last dropping’, but unfortunately,
your own cat won't be able to make it, so get your hands out of its litter tray.
Now.
| Soldiers and civilians alike have it hard enough in day-to-day Iraq. But if web reports are to be believed, these Camel spiders 'latch on and inject you with a local anaesthetic so you can't feel [them] feeding on you. They eat flesh, not just suck out your juices like a normal spider.' |
| This photo, taken around five years ago near the South African coast during a military exercise by the British Navy, was nominated for photo of the year by National Geographic magazine. |
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Everyone uses anti-virus software on their computers these days, but two Asian computer firms have gone that little step further – and are eliminating real-life viruses too.
Cunning Thai computer geek Saranyou Punyaratanabunbhu has developed a program that emits high-frequencies inaudible to the human ear but annoying to mosquitoes This allows office workers to type away without fear of bug-borne malaria – a major problem in Thailand.
The software, downloaded over 50,000 times in the first three days of release, has now been upgraded. Version 2.0 also repels cockroaches and rats.
Another company, South Korea's SK Telecom, now offers anti-mosquito software for mobile phones.
Now, instead of worrying about infection, many users complain of headaches after sitting for hours in front of a machine emitting a high- pitched whine.
Surely it's no worse than their phones' annoying ring tones?
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A website which some animal rights protesters believe not to be a hoax has taken the ancient Japanese practice of bonsai – the art of growing full-size trees in miniature – and applied it to kittens. The now-defunct website bonsaikitten.com described how by sealing kittens in glass containers, pet “lovers” could shape their miserable moggies however they pleased. The site explained how feline-friends need no longer be “the same mundane shape” every time. “With Bonsai Kitten” the crazed catfans continued, “ a world of variation awaits you, limited only by your own imagination.” The shocking site also showed how to:
FORCE FEED KITTENS
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