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UT Urban Tiki Member The Tropical Isle of Manhattan Joined: Aug 18, 2004 Posts: 529	UT Urban Tiki Posted posted on Thu, Aug 11, 2005 6:44 AM On 2005-08-10 21:59, hewey wrote: Some Australian trivia for ya: The place is still not fully explored. Within the last 10 years, the Wollemi Pine was found in the Blue Mountains. Now this thing hasnt been spotted since dinosaurs were crusing around, and they were found within 2 or 3 hours from the largest city in the country, Sydney. We hold the record for the largest killing spree by a gunman. Martin Bryant killed 35 in Tasmania in 1996. Bloody Tasmanians. We are the only country to eat our national emblems - the kangaroo and emu. On a side note, neither of them can walk backwards. Australia has lots of nasty animals. Why? Buggered if I know. Makes our "shit happens" laidback approach even more impressive :). 6 of the 10 worlds deadliest snakes are Australian. The most dangerous animals are: The Box Jellyfish Irukandji (A Jellyfish) Salt Water Crocodile Blue Ring Octopus Stone Fish Red Back Spider Brown Snake Tiger Snake Great White Shark Funnel Web Spider Yeh, these animals are everywhere too. I could find 6,7,8,10 locally. I would never go near the water down there. Hell, I would never leave my house. Though I suppose the snakes and spiders would find a way in. Seriously, though, I have always admired the Australian sense of adventure and I think I now know where it comes from- just surviving there is an adventure. I think it is really great that there are still unexplored places there. I am fascinated with stories of exploration in the distant past and was kind of bummed that there was no place left like that. Apparently, I was wrong. Is this because they are very remote and very difficult to reach?

On 2005-08-10 21:59, hewey wrote:
Some Australian trivia for ya:

The place is still not fully explored. Within the last 10 years, the Wollemi Pine was found in the Blue Mountains. Now this thing hasnt been spotted since dinosaurs were crusing around, and they were found within 2 or 3 hours from the largest city in the country, Sydney.

We hold the record for the largest killing spree by a gunman. Martin Bryant killed 35 in Tasmania in 1996. Bloody Tasmanians.

We are the only country to eat our national emblems - the kangaroo and emu. On a side note, neither of them can walk backwards.

Australia has lots of nasty animals. Why? Buggered if I know. Makes our "shit happens" laidback approach even more impressive :). 6 of the 10 worlds deadliest snakes are Australian. The most dangerous animals are:

The Box Jellyfish

Irukandji (A Jellyfish)

Salt Water Crocodile

Blue Ring Octopus

Stone Fish

Red Back Spider

Brown Snake

Tiger Snake

Great White Shark

Funnel Web Spider

Yeh, these animals are everywhere too. I could find 6,7,8,10 locally.

I would never go near the water down there. Hell, I would never leave my house. Though I suppose the snakes and spiders would find a way in.

Seriously, though, I have always admired the Australian sense of adventure and I think I now know where it comes from- just surviving there is an adventure. I think it is really great that there are still unexplored places there. I am fascinated with stories of exploration in the distant past and was kind of bummed that there was no place left like that. Apparently, I was wrong. Is this because they are very remote and very difficult to reach?

Post #178842 by Urban Tiki on Thu, Aug 11, 2005 6:44 AM