Washington Weirdness: UFOs, radioactive wasps, and the wall of gum.

I've gathered up a collection of interesting and weird articles from KOMONews.com, and I though now would be as good a time as any to post them, so enjoy.

• UFO in the sun and military jets: Here is a classic case of mis-identification. The photo shows a large black disk shaped object directly in front of the Sun. Unfortunately for the "true believers" out there, the black dot is actually the result of CCD bakeout. That's something to take in to account next time you point your cellphone's camera at the Sun.
• Hanford digs up radioactive wasp nests: When I initially read the headline for this article the first images to pop in my head were from the radioactive giant bugs from the 50's such as Them, Beginning of the End, and Tarantula. Luckily for us all the wasps are not radioactive, just their nests, so they are not mutating in to man-eating giants. Then again that could be just what the government wants us to think? Read the article and find out for yourself, and then pop some popcorn and watch your favorite 50's radioactive giant bug movie.
• Ewww! Seattle gum wall a top germy attraction: OK, this one really grosses me out! I have been to the Pike Place Market lots of times, and have never seen the Great Gum Wall Of Seattle and I hope I never do. Then again this just might be worth taking some pictures of, so I can post them to Urbanspelunkers.

Now this next article is not about weirdness in Washington State, but it is a little different and it takes place in BC, so I going to go ahead an post about it. According to "3-hour tours planned on "Gilligan's Island" SS Minnow" someone in Nanaimo, British Columbia has purchased the original boat used as the SS Minnow in Gilligan's Island, and they plan to start offering tours with the boat. Here are two other links about the venture; Restored 'Gilligan's Island' boat could open for tours and S.S. Minnow Tours Again! This sounds fun enough to make a trip up North, and I would be interested in hearing from anyone who has taken the tour or knows more about the restored SS Minnow. So feel free to drop me a line if you happen to know something about the boat or you have taken the tour.

Cheers ~ Nemo