The Mountain Lion That Drops Everything and Runs The Mountain Lion That Drops Everything and Runs (image credits: unsplash) Picture this: a massive mountain lion crouching over a fresh deer kill in the Santa Cruz Mountains, muscles rippling as it tears into its hard-earned meal. Then, suddenly, the sound of human voices drifts through the …
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Skydiving: The Misconception of Death from Above Skydiving: The Misconception of Death from Above (image credits: unsplash) Let’s start with what most people consider the ultimate thrill ride – jumping out of an airplane at 15,000 feet with nothing but fabric strapped to your back. In 2024, only nine people died making civilian skydives in …
Waterspouts – Tornadoes That Can’t Touch You on Land Waterspouts – Tornadoes That Can’t Touch You on Land (image credits: By Punta Gorda Police Department, Public domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1987597) Waterspouts look like massive tornadoes stretching from storm clouds down to the water’s surface, spinning with apparent deadly force as they suck up seawater into towering columns …