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Monday Morning Salvage: December 12, 2016

Posted on December 12, 2016December 11, 2016 By Andrew Thaler
Weekly Salvage

Flotsam (what we’re obsessed with right now)

  • Mr. Trashwheel, who has the best social media game in town. How can anyone compete with a garbage-eating floating waterwheel who’s Reddit AMA is this on point?

  • You can read more about Mr. Trashwheel and the awesome, new, Prof. Trashwheel here: ‘Professor Trash Wheel’ makes its debut in Canton.

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Monday Morning Salvage: December 5, 2016

Posted on December 5, 2016December 4, 2016 By Andrew Thaler
Weekly Salvage

Flotsam (what we’re obsessed with right now)

  • Bobbit Worms (terrible name, amazing polychaete). This video of a fisherman catching bobbit worms for bait is just a little bit unnerving.bobbit
  • Chris Mah did some deep digging to determine how the Bobbit Worm got its name (spoilers: It’s exactly what you expect).

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Monday Morning Salvage: November 28, 2016

Posted on November 28, 2016November 28, 2016 By Andrew Thaler
Weekly Salvage

Flotsam (what we’re obsessed with right now)

  • This GIF of a swimming crinoid: crinoid
  • The original video by Els Van Den Eijnden can be found here: Dive in Bali by Els Van Den Eijnden

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