The enigmatic Voynich Manuscript has puzzled cryptographers and historians for centuries but today, after botanists announced in the journal for the American Botanical Council that they had found matches for many of the plants depicted in the Voynich Manuscript, we may be one step closer to understanding the meaning of the 600-year-old codex. How did…
Category: Life
WTF? Huge car-vending machine in China – customer inserts coins and out pops a car
Can’t say we blame them. With some of the worst pollution and only 10% of the population owning cars, a vending machine that dispenses cheap electric rental cars seems like a no-brainer to us. Wait a minute – a *vending machine* that dispense cars?!?! In Hangzhou, China, citizens walk up to the multi-story Kandi Car…
Man develops star-shaped cataract eyes after 14,000-volt electrical shock.
A California man has developed bizarre star-shaped cataracts in both of his eyes after suffering an electrical injury whereby 14,000 volts of electricity passed through his body. According to the New England Journal of Medicine, the 42-year-old electrician was working when his left shoulder accidentally came into contact with 14,000 volts of electricity. The massive…
Devil’s Kettle waterfall mystery – river water plunges into abyss and nobody knows where it goes.
How to build an efficient fire using a single log – the Swedish Fire Torch
Scientists say current solar activity cycle is weakest in over 100 years – weather impact unknown
Its production of magnetism, activity, and winds have great implications for our planet but hey, it’s a “variable star” and as such, conditions are known to change. Unfortunately, scientists this week told reporters that the sun’s current space-weather cycle is the most anemic in over 100 years. The situation is especially disconcerting given the sun…
Scientists struggle to explain Mars rock that appeared out of thin air.
Last week, NASA scientists revealed the discovery of a mysterious rock on Mars that seems to have suddenly appeared out of thin air. News of the errant “mystery rock”, which NASA said was “like nothing we’ve ever seen before”, were announced last week during an event at which NASA shared the Mars rover team’s excitement…
Immense triangular-shaped lighted object discovered on surface of Moon
At Altered Dimensions, we don’t put a tremendous amount of “faith” in the many odd-shaped objects spotted on the surface of Mars and the Moon. We’re not saying they don’t exist but rather, our minds tend to fit objects into pre-perceived patterns so that they “make sense” after our brain sorts things out. However, a…
When it comes to fire tinder in a survival situation, you have dozens of resources available.
As any good survivalist knows, when caught in a survival situation, one of the first tasks at hand will be to build a fire. In addition to knowing how to construct a fire in the wilderness, you’re going to have to have the appropriate resources available which includes not only fuel, but the oh-so-important tinder…
Gearward’s “Compact Survival Cord” rivals 550-paracord in strength and functionality
Survivalists recognize the importance of traditional 550 paracord. It’s strong, compact, easy to work with, and provides all the characteristic benefits of cordage that a survivalist requires to stay alive (hey, if it’s good enough to suspend a parachute, it’s good enough for me). Thus far, there’s been no true alternative to paracord. Today that…









