A kind homeowner has laid out a sumptuous feast for the local chipmunks: a whole apple and plenty of water to wash it down. But it’s strictly one at a time; the nervous chipmunks often scare one another off. (via Murray C.)
Pocket Pets
Rocket Ham
Listen up, space cadets! If you want to join the Space Force, you’ve got to run the space course — five grueling mazes that separate the astronauts from the astro-nots! Think you’ve got the right stuff, rookie? Can you navigate the Milky Way without making us snicker? Then blast off!
And I think it’s going to be a long, long time before I see anything this cute, Andrew Y.
Your Guide to Testing Exotic Fruit
Most consumers are familiar with the methods used to test everyday fruits and vegetables; for example, squeezing tomatoes to determine ripeness, or knocking on a watermelon to see if it knocks back. However, exotic fruits such as the kiwi may be harder to judge. Can you spot the overripe kiwi in this group?
Yes, it is the middle one. While a small amount of fuzz indicates a healthy kiwi, too much fuzz indicates that the kiwi has hamsterized and must be kept as a pet.
I’m off to buy some kiwis, Andrew Y. (via Twitter)
Hamster Prison Break!
In The Shawshank Redemption, prisoner Andy Dufresne crawls through a sewer pipe to freedom, but that’s nothing compared to what this hamster goes through to escape from a maximum-security prison with traps around every corner. Can the cutest con ever get out alive?