Like the Cows, I Have No Idea What’s Going On Here

Posted by admin on July 12, 2009 under Fun, Humor, Weird | Comments are off for this article

Grave Robbers Strike Forensic Body Farm

Posted by admin on March 2, 2009 under Crime, Weird, news | Comments are off for this article

One of the most gruesome acres in the world is the Body Farm at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. With 197 corpses buried in various soil conditions UT scientists study human decomposition.

Unfortunately the boneyard has been compromised by person or persons unknown stealing skulls and other body parts. (Source) Authorities think the thefts occurred around 20th, but weren’t discovered for several days.

The Body Farm, and it’s founder, professor emeritus William Bass, have been the subject of many books, TV shows, and were the subject of Patricia Cornwell’s betselling novel “The Body Farm”.

It’s Carnival Time in Rio!

Posted by admin on February 23, 2009 under Crime, Fun, Humor, Travel, Weird, news | Read the First Comment

Today on BubbleMixx we’re featuring some great pics from Carnival, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Tomorrow we’ll be featuring some great pics from Mardi Gras in New Orleans, so y’all c’mon back now. ya here!

Ok, that should get you started. Now we need your help. We need pictures of Blocos, the neighborhood parties of Carnival in Rio. If you have pics of Blocos, please email them and we’ll feature them here!

1 Billion Gals of Toxic Sludge Oozes Towards River

Posted by admin on December 28, 2008 under Crime, Economy, Environment, Internet, Sports, Weird, news | Comments are off for this article

In case you missed it on Dec- ember 21st a TVA levee wall burst in Oak Ridge, Ten- nessee. But it wasn’t water in the retention pond, but rather 1,000,000,000 gallons of coal ash sludge, a byproduct of coal fired power plant.

Initially TVA estimated the spill at about 350 million gallons, but had to up the spillage estimate to 1 billion gallons upon closer examination. The sludge spill roared downhill and reached depths of 6′ burying cars, porches and even downing power lines. (Source)

So what’s in a billion gallons of coal ash sludge? Well concentrated levels of mercury and arsenic, according to environmental experts. TVA experts claim there’s no danger to humans from the chemicals. This claim despite hundreds of fish turning up dead in nearby waters. (Source) Naturally many local residents aren’t too comforted by the TVA’s assurances.

The spill is working it’s way into the Tennessee River, the source of drinking water for 1 million Tennesseans. TVA has built a rock wall to try to stop the sludge from oozing in.

“You have acute problems we are dealing with today, but we’ll have chronic problems for a long time. This whole area has been devastated environmentally.” – Stephen Smith of CleanEnergy.org (Source)