The deep-sea salvage ship discovered the site while towing a side looking sonar beneath the ship. The sonar discovered first a 400m long cylinder shaped object that was about 60m in diameter. A subsequent pass also discovered a disc-shaped object 200m away from the original discovery. The ship’s captain and crew are saying that they aren’t sure exactly what this is. Some are calling the discovery a UFO, and others are saying it’s nothing but natural occurring formations on the ocean floor.

The captain of the ship says he’s been in deep-sea salvage for many years, and has never come across anything like this. He notes that both of the objects are too large to be shipwrecks and are too large to the objects the might have fallen off ships on the surface of the Baltic. What we do know is that a casual exploration of the site is out of the question because of the costs involved. No one is willing to fund a full investigation until more details are discovered. What do you think is sitting on the bottom of the Baltic Sea? Maybe they’ve discovered Atlantis. Oh, and where’s James Cameron when you need him?

[via JDJournal]

The Iguana 29 has retractable tank treads that will deploy when needed. The treads are powered by electricity, so they don’t make much noise, either. This means that to beach or dock the boat, you won’t need any help at all. It’s also designed to help you get out of a jam at low tide or if you get too close to a sandbar in shallow waters.

It was created by Antoine Fritsch. The idea was to create a design for the treads that wouldn’t compromise the look of the hull.

While there are already other amphibious boats, none of them look as stylish or modern as this one. The Iguana 29 is available starting at around €215,000 (~$280,000 USD).

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But I digress. For those of you who have a better memory of Episode I than I do, you might remember that the planet of Naboo had some sort of sea habitat. Well, if you’re especially fond of this unmemorable Star Wars locale, you can recreate it in your living room, thanks to the Naboo Sea Creatures Science Kit.

The kit is basically just a plastic aquarium, decked out to look vaguely like the underwater world of Naboo – minus the Gungans. Where does the “science” part come into play? Well, this watery world will soon be filled with a family of Tripod Longicudatus. While that sounds like some sort of otherworldly critter from Naboo, they’re actually just some sort of weird looking shrimp.

In case you’re wondering what they look like up close, scroll down for a picture:

Damn, and I was planning on deep-frying a batch of them for dinner tonight. Stupid “Not for Human Consumption” labeling. I have it on good authority that you could feed some to Jar Jar though. Nothing bad will happen to him, meesa promise yousa.

Frankly, this whole thing reminds me of the old Sea Monkeys scam from when I was a kid. Here I thought that I’d have a tiny underwater civilization of “eager to please” underwater indentured servants, and all I got were a bunch of microscopic, ugly looking brine shrimp.

Why is it that they had to recreate Naboo anyhow? Why couldn’t they have released a Hoth Science Kit, complete with blocks of dry ice and tiny little wampa and a tautaun you can cut open so its warm guts can spill for you to stick your Luke Skywalker action figure inside of it? And while they have released a Mustafar Volcano Kit, it really should spew hot lava and ash instead of vinegar and baking soda.

Karen Portaleo from Highland Bakery is behind this mammoth cephalopod. I’ve actually rarely seen cakes this big and elaborate in person. But despite it’s artistry, those tentacles and suction cups make me not want to eat it at all.

The full gallery of this cake is available here with other cool cakes. It was made for the Georgia Aquarium, so I guess that it’s relevant. There’s a definite creepy quality to this cake, so I wonder if Karen was thinking of Cthulhu while she was making it, or maybe just Zoidberg.

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The Healing Theater Umine projects watery blue and green moving images on your ceiling as it plays back digitally recorded sounds of the islands. In addition to a beach setting, the Umime can transport you deep into the rainforest along with chirping birds and a green, leafy light show, or under the sea, swimming with the fishes and a deep blue visual effect.

In addition to the built-in nature sounds, you can hook up your favorite media player and listen to your music as the images play. It also comes with a removable frosted dome that lets keeps the images from reaching the ceiling, instead creating a brighter, point lighting source.

As is always the case with the LED projectors, the effect requires a totally dark room, and probably won’t be quite as dramatic as the marketing image above. Still, it looks pretty cool. The Umine projector is available for pre-order now (shipping mid-August) from HimeyaShop for $84.

This crusty crustacean toothbrush holder comes to us courtesy of the Plywood store on Japan’s Rakuten online mega-mall. While hanging onto your ceramic tile with a sucker fit for an octopod, the aptly named CRAWFISH holds onto your toothbrushes with a grip that only a deep-sea creature could have.

They cost just ¥714 each (appx.$6), which means that you’ll end up spending more shipping them from Japan than what they cost. But for a statement in bathroom decor that’s this great, it’s worth it.