Rain or shine

Surreal footage showing some young video game enthusiasts ignoring the rising water level around them was captured recently at an internet cafe in the town of Cainta in Rizal which had been heavily battered by typhoon Yingfa Despite being halfsubmerged in muddy flood water with a real risk of being electrocuted the kids were glued to their monitors ready to engage in multiplayer matches It was only when the owner of the cafe realised the danger they were in that the computers were shut down and the gamers finally left ldquoWe didnrsquot know the flood water would rise that day so when I saw them I immediately took action and told them that I have to transfer the equipment to a higher place After that video they also stopped and left and none of us were hurtrdquo owner Sio Samson saidLuckily all of the electricity cables in the shop were above the water level and the power sockets were located up high as is common in areas prone to floods or else this extreme passion for video games could have ended in a tragedyKanye believe thisA small plastic bag containing air from a Kanye West listening event sold for 7600 on eBayItrsquos no secret that the Kanye West brand is synonymous with commercial success but not even that explains how someone can pay almost 8000 for an empty plastic bag simply because it is in some way related to the popular American artiste West recently hosted the much awaited Atlanta DONDA listening event on the MercedesBenz stadium in Atlanta and one fan allegedly lucky enough to be in attendance took the opportunity to make some money out of it He took a plastic ziplock bag labelled it ldquoAIR FROM DONDA DROP LAST ONE OFFICIAL Kanye WestndashMercedesBenz Stadiumrdquo on eBay set the price at 3330 and waited for the bids to roll in In the end one of them managed to snatch it for 7600 R563 lakhLonger days means more oxygenResearchers in a study in Nature Geoscience theorise that Earthrsquos slowing rotation which gradually lengthened days from six hours to 24 was key for the cyanobacteria in making the planet more breathable by producing oxygen in the earliest form of photosynthesisThrowing some shade at youA video of the primatersquos impromptu modelling stint at a zoo in Indonesia currently boasts over 40 million viewsmdashand 10 million commentsmdashon TikTok The clip shows the orangutan picking up the pair of discarded aviator frames and placing them over her eyesEiderdown feathers are luxury productsPeople have known for a long time that Eiderdown the feathers of the Eider polar duck is one of the warmest natural fibres on the planet A kilogram of Eiderdown sells for thousands of dollars as the feathers are only used to make luxury products4 lakh bees lived in the wall of a homeA couple who recently purchased a Pennsylvania house said they had to pay 12000 to have 450000 bees removed from inside the walls The beekeeper removed three colonies from the walls which appeared to have been there for 35 yearsPiper no piping says student who canrsquot focusAfter listening to the music of a bagpiper for eight days straight student Lily Plummer wrote a letter addressed to the bagpiper and stuck it to a fence in Petersham Park in Sydney where she begged for them to take a break lsquoevery now and thenrsquo She also drew a picture of a red bagpipe to ensure there was no confusion as to who the message was forSpiked and spookedA young womanrsquos horrific spiked drink experience is a stark reminder not to depend on the kindness of strangers Millie Taplin of SouthendonSea Essex was rendered ldquofrozenrdquo for nearly four hours after a man at a bar offered her a cocktail Her mother has shared a video of Taplinrsquos nightmarish ordeal on her first night out clubbing after she turned 18 a night that ended with her being rushed to a hospital after an apparent druggingThe Devilrsquos bathPic CourtesyFacebook eVoyageurNew Zealandrsquos WaiOTapu volcanic area offers one of the most eyecatching natural wonders the Devilrsquos Bath a bright green pond full of sulfurinfused stink water Devilrsquos Bath gets its colour from a combination of hydrogen sulfide gases and ferrous salts