I saw an article on aquaponics in the NY Times.  Aquaponics, says Wikipedia, “is the symbiotic cultivation of plants and aquatic animals in a recirculating environment.”  And while the water requirements are significantly lower than in a traditional garden, the article makes it sound like the yields are pretty impressive.  One of the guys they interviewed has engineered himself a very badass greenhouse… some videos from his YouTube channel after the jump.

From the NY Times:

Mr. Torcellini’s greenhouse wouldn’t look out of place on a wayward space station where pioneers have gone to escape the cannibal gangs back on Earth. But then, in a literal sense, Mr. Torcellini, a 41-year-old I.T. director for an industrial manufacturer, has left earth — that is, dirt — behind.

What feeds his winter crop of lettuce is recirculating water from the 150-gallon fish tank and the waste generated by his 20 jumbo goldfish. Wastewater is what fertilizes the 27 strawberry plants from last summer, too. They occupy little cubbies in a seven-foot-tall PVC pipe.

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Dolphins continue to prove to me that they are smarter than we all think. Check out these dolphins creating bubble rings and then playing with them. I love when they end up eating the ring, it’s hilarious.

More information about the physics behind these mysterious rings can be found at Deep Ocean Diving.