On Aug. 26 Metal Mulisha rider Derek Garland will once again take on something no other rider in FMX has ever attempted to conquer. Far from the comforts of his running shoes [used for cross training] and his dirt bike boots, Garland will attempt the famous 1.5 mile swim from Alcatraz island to the shores of the San Francisco at the 10th annual Alcatraz Classic: Swim with the Centurians. He is definitely the first rider to attempt to conquer such a feat.
Garland, known for his hard-workin ethic on the bike, has recently wrapped up a busy season including the Nuclear Cowboyz Tour, Journeys Backyard BBQ Tour and the Rockstar Metal Mayhem Festival. Staying true to his work ethics is the driving force behind Derek Garland’s success … More
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A wave-gliding robot has been deployed off the coast of San Francisco to stealthily keep an eye on great white sharks in the Pacific Ocean.
The surfbot is part of an arsenal of ocean-tracking tech that’s receiving data from acoustic tags on the predators and transmitting it back to shore. Fixed buoys also pick up the sharks’ signals when the animals swim within 1,000 feet (305m) of them.
“Our goal is to use revolutionary technology that increases our capacity to observe our oceans and census populations, improve   … More
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Robert and Brenda Vale, two researchers from Victoria University in New Zealand, have released a study that claims dogs have a larger carbon footprint than gas-guzzling SUVs.
The Vale couple reached that somewhat surprising conclusion by calculating how much land it takes to generate enough food to feed a dog for a year.
They found that the  … More
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