Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Robber drives car into window for beer - can't reach it!

Surveillance footage shows Dr Joseph Grillo breaking the doors of Country Liquors in Seekonk. He then climbs out and walks up to the gap he’s created between the door and the window and attempts to grab a bottle of beer from inside.



However, it's too far away, so he backs up and drives off.

Manager John Wayland explained that the attempted theft caused a lot of damage.

‘The whole store front has to be replaced, so we’re talking tens of thousands,’ he said.

However, despite the enormous cost of the repairs, Mr Wayland opted to look on the bright side of the crime.

He said: ‘Word must be getting out about our wide selection of inventory that people are willing to come at all hours and break down the doors to try and obtain it.’

The positive-minded boss even posted a note in the window that read: ‘Apparently, someone thought we had a drive-thru!! In the future, please just call.’

Unfortunately for Dr Grillo, a nearby police officer heard the crash and arrested him shortly after he took off.

He was charged with drink driving.

Taken from: Metro

Baby panda released into wild by keepers dressed as pandas

The handlers donned the panda outfits to release giant panda Cao Cao and her cub Cao Gen into the Wolong Nature Reserve.

They have worn the outfits at all times when handling the creatures as it is thought that a healthy fear of humans will be good for them in the wild.

When pandas are released from captivity into the wild they are often attacked by other pandas. In 2007, Xiang Xiang, a five-year-old male, was found dead in the Wolong Nature Reserve after such an incident.

The two pandas will now live in the semi-wild and will be monitored to ensure they have the best chance of survival.

Breeding experts will also watch them through hidden cameras as part of China's giant panda training project.

Over in Japan, pandas have also been hitting the headlines as two of the creatures headed to Tokyo's Ueno Zoo from China.

The city's residents showed their excitement for the new arrivals by lining the streets with panda flags, while shops and cafes have been selling panda-themed merchandise and foods, including a cappuccino with a panda face in the froth.

'Infinity Chilli' is hottest in the world

Tests have revealed the "Infinity Chilli" to have a Scoville Scale Rating of 1,176,182 - hotter than chilli reportedly used in hand grenades by the Indian military. But what is the attraction of this insanely hot ingredient?

The story of the world's hottest chilli begins not in Mexico or Bangladesh, but next to the barbed wire at RAF Cottesmore in Rutland.

Nick Woods, working shifts as an RAF security guard and considering his growing family, decided he had to do something more entrepreneurial with his life.

That was five years ago. What was Nick's hobby - cooking up hot sauces in his kitchen - developed into his Fire Foods sauce business, and now the 38-year-old Grantham man finds himself literally in possession of hot property.

Like many great discoveries Nick says he developed the Infinity Chilli accidentally.

Karate Fail - Fail of the day!!

You have to feel sorry for this guy!