Gallery of the More Mysterious Side of Australia
Here are some of the more unusual things I've seen in Australia.
This is in the basement of my laboratory in Melbourne. I think it is
quite remarkable how different the continents look.
A boat from the annual "Beer Can Regatta" in the city of Darwin.
Yeah, the word thong has a different connotation over here.
The guardian of the extrusion lab I worked in at Melbourne.
Note: I found the pictures below on the internet.
Most of Australia is uninhabited, which makes driving from one town to the
next quite an endeavor!
The young lads in Australia are quite tricky, you need to be careful
around them.
Yes, this really is a guy playing a fence as if it was a violin. I
actually got to see this "performer" (John Rose) playing in the Art
Gallery of Sydney on Australia Day. At the time this guy (who sells CDs of
his fence music in case you want one) was pushing the public to make
"playing the fence" the national music of Australia. I think his argument
was that it is the first music native to Australia. But of course he is
somehow forgetting about the oldest culture on the face of the Earth...the
Aborigines who have the didgeridoo and a few other instruments. I think
most Australians are quite appalled and don't take this guy seriously.
A local restaurant in Queensland
(Note: the word stuffed means screwed)
Obviously one of the "Greens" got to this sign in Tasmania. Tasmania is the
most politically active area in Australia, where environmentalists and
loggers don't even want to talk to each other.
This is perhaps the most dangerous animal in Australia. It is called the
Uluru Womberger and it hides on your shoes but you won't notice it because
it's very light and you can't see it (color-blending like a chameleon) and
then sucks your blood by night. But it's not that bad because it is one of
the few reptiles in Australia that aren't poisonous. Alright, alright,
this isn't a real animal. But any real visit to Australia involves being
told stories about fake animals (just as any real visit to Australia
involves trying Vegemite).
Another sign from Queensland
This is how I tragically lost three fingers on my left hand. I know, I
know, I should have paid more attention, but I guess I figured the Croc
Hunter would magically appear and save the day. I mean come on, Superman
always does.
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