"bright as a hundred billion suns..." (amazing astronomical event of a star devoured by a black hole, discovered by a telescope on the island I live on)

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http://www.futurity.org/science-technology/black-hole-eats-star-spews-light-beam/#

The black hole is a million times more massive than our Sun.

This was the article today in our local newspaper that tipped me off to this: http://westhawaiitoday.com/sections/news/local-news/astronomers-witness-star-being-consumed.html

Ridiculously cool choreographed indoor skydiving [2:17 min. video]

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A quartet of professional skydivers spin, twirl, and flip around each other at the Skydive Arena in Prague, putting on a jaw dropping show that makes the idea of having your feet on the ground seem totally boring. Don’t try this at home, kids (unless you have a wind tunnel in the basement, in which case, go for it).

Get extreme.

Probably the most unusual video you'll see this week.

Don't try this with a full stomach... ;-)