jumper03 0 #1 April 27, 2005 good god - don't mess with german frogs.... ------------------------------------------------- Exploding toads in a Hamburg pond baffle scientists The Associated Press BERLIN - More than 1,000 toads have puffed up and exploded in a Hamburg pond in recent weeks, and German scientists still have no explanation for what's causing the combustion, an official said Wednesday. Both the pond's water and body parts of the toads have been tested, but scientists have been unable to find a bacteria or virus that would cause the toads to swell up and pop, said Janne Kloepper, of the Hamburg-based Institute for Hygiene and the Environment. "It's absolutely strange," she said. "We have a really unique story here in Hamburg. This phenomenon really doesn't seem to have appeared anywhere before." The toads at a pond in the upscale neighborhood of Altona have been blowing up since the beginning of the month, filling up like balloons until their stomachs suddenly burst. "It looks like a scene from a science-fiction movie," Werner Schmolnik, the head of a local environment group, told the Hamburger Abendblatt daily. "The bloated animals suffer for several minutes before they finally die." Biologists have come up with several theories, but Kloepper said that most have been ruled out. The pond's water quality is no better or worse than other bodies of water in Hamburg, the toads did not appear to have a disease, and a laboratory in Berlin has ruled out the possibility that it is a fungus that made its way from South America, she said. She said that tests will continue. In the meantime, city residents have been warned to stay away from the pond.Scars remind us that the past is real Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheAnvil 0 #2 April 27, 2005 Dude - I saw this story and laughed my ass off! WTF is up with amphibians in Deutschland? Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #3 April 27, 2005 QuoteDude - I saw this story and laughed my ass off! WTF is up with amphibians in Deutschland? Poor little toads. I bet they dont think its very funny __ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rebecca 0 #4 April 27, 2005 Froggy Hara Kiri? Reminds me of the dude in Big Trouble in Little China who puffed himself up and exploded... just like these little froggies are doing. Weird... (Oh shut up! You've all seen that movie -admit it!!) you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel loquacious?' -- well do you, punk? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mailin 0 #5 April 27, 2005 isn't that the same thing that happens when you feed alkaseltzer to a seagull? (no, not that I've done it ). Perhaps someone's trying to clean the pond with alkaseltzer JenArianna Frances Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumper03 0 #6 April 27, 2005 Quoteisn't that the same thing that happens when you feed alkaseltzer to a seagull? (no, not that I've done it ). Perhaps someone's trying to clean the pond with alkaseltzer Jen I thought the same thing... damn german kids running around with alkaseltzer.Scars remind us that the past is real Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racer42 0 #7 April 27, 2005 It's a little known fact that the Germans were experimenting with exploding toads in the closing days of WWII. The scientists mysteriously disappeared, but apparently their research has been uncovered. L.A.S.T. #24 Co-Founder Biscuit Brothers Freefly Team Electric Toaster #3 Co-Founder Team Non Sequitor Co-Founder Team Happy Sock Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #8 April 27, 2005 QuoteFroggy Hara Kiri? Reminds me of the dude in Big Trouble in Little China who puffed himself up and exploded... (Oh shut up! You've all seen that movie -admit it!!) I have, many times! Always good for a few laughs. And wasn't there a scene in some movie where someone explodes when the air leaks out of a space station or starship in space? Can't remember what movie it was..."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hippydiver 0 #9 April 27, 2005 QuoteAnd wasn't there a scene in some movie where someone explodes when the air leaks out of a space station or starship in space? Can't remember what movie it was.. I believe that happens a few times in Total Recall if memory serves correct.---------- gravity rat formula 109 Team Gonzo and Team Jamaican Me Crazy no bullshit, let's just fly, be safe, and have fun. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
