The Dailies

Word of the Day

Shorn (v., SPURRRN)

To cut the wool off a sheep or to break off due to a structural strain. I am not sure how the two definitions are related, so make up your own reasons. The best one gets our undying admiration.

Gif of the Day

Tags ChopperMowing the treesFailUnintended usesWhy walk UNDER this?

Link of the Day

Watch a Volcano Explode

Phil McNamara was in Papua New Guinea, sailing in the shadow of a smoking mountain when all of a sudden, it exploded:

I wouldn't have expected a volcano to make the kind of "pop" sound we normally hear in a gunshot or explosion. But the force of the explosion—those clouds push up so quickly—results in an incredible short video.

Tags NatureMountainsVolcanosVideoAnd boom goes the dynavolcano