In total, police visited three fish markets in the vicinity of the dumped shark, with each sharing a similar story of two men attempting to sell the shark for a sum of $10 to $20.

Jorge Sanchez of Casablanca Fish Market told WPLG reporter, Roger Lohse;

"It was still moving. The gills were moving and the eyes were moving. It was two homeless (men), and I said, 'What are you guys doing with this shark?' He said, 'I got it myself. It's 87 pounds. I want $10 for it.' I said, 'That's not good. I'm not going to buy it.'"

As news got out of the shark, a passenger of the city's Metromover train came forward after realizing they had snapped a photograph of the then, still alive shark, but unfortunately did not capture the two men traveling with it. Police are trying to determine whether security cameras picked up the faces of the fishy duo after reviewing blurry surveillance video near the scene of the dumped fish. They currently have no leads.

Officer Jorge Pino of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said;

"In my 20 years of law enforcement, I've never seen a shark in the middle of the street anywhere. It doesn't surprise me in Miami. I've seen all kinds of weird things, but a shark in the middle of the street is something completely unusual. It's not a major crime here. It's something unusual. It's something that we certainly would like to get to the bottom of."

It's been determined that the Nurse Shark was not a protected animal or on an endangered species list and was thrown back into the ocean late Tuesday night. Please, people, don't leave sharks in the street.

[via WPLG Miami, video via AP]

The cars were at the fairground as part of the "B93 Birthday Bash" a country music ho-down sponsored by a local radio station. We're betting nobody there thought "The River" would cause so many "Achy Breaky Heart"s [USAToday]

Photo source: , The Insider

New to the informational deluge of Formula One this season is a table of pre-race car weights published on the official Formula One website. The published weights include car, driver and fuel, helping the erudite and mathematically inclined viewer separate a car’s performance from the hydrocarbons and the sole human sloshing inside.

Here is the table for last Sunday’s British Grand Prix, expressed in kilograms (multiply by 2.2 to get pounds):

1. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, 666.5
2. Rubens Barrichello, Brawn GP, 657.5
3. Mark Webber, Red Bull, 659.5
4. Jarno Trulli, Toyota, 658
5. Kazuki Nakajima, Williams, 652.5
6. Jenson Button, Brawn GP, 657.5
7. Nico Rosberg, Williams, 661.5
8. Timo Glock, Toyota, 660
9. Kimi Räikkönen, Ferrari, 654
10. Fernando Alonso, Renault, 654
11. Felipe Massa, Ferrari, 675
12. Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber, 689.5
13. Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren, 695.5
14. Nelson Piquet, Renault, 682.5
15. Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber, 665.5
16. Giancarlo Fisichella, Force India, 668
17. Sébastien Bourdais, Toro Rosso, 687.5
18. Adrian Sutil, Force India, 692
19. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, 666
20. Sébastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, 672.5

As the combined weight of Sebastian Vettel, his load of fuel and his Red Bull RB5 race car is within rounding error of the Number of the Beast, one cannot help but wonder whether his hat trick of pole position, fastest lap and race win were achieved with netherworldly help.

He certainly looked like a man who had borrowed Lucifer’s great leather wings for the last sixty laps of F1 racing Silverstone will witness for the foreseeable future.

You will also notice that down at the bottom of the grid, BMW’s Nick Heidfeld and McLaren’s defending champion Lewis Hamilton share Vettel’s hexakosioihexekontahexaphilic heft. It only goes to show that a pact with the devil is never as simple as is looks.

Source: The Official Formula 1 Website. Photo Credit: Mark Thompson/Getty Images

According to Jennifer Morales, her father had been incomunicado since the beginning of May. She'd even reported his disappearance to the NYPD, but it wasn't until recently he was discovered dead in his minivan. A city marshal discovered George in his Chevy Venture as he was attempting to tow the car away due to the load of tickets which had been issued for repeated parking violations. You stay classy New York. (Hat tip to Chad!) [WCBS TV]

Next stop, The Jerky Outlet.

[imgur via reddit]

We know a fair number of college kids who'd think living on Butt Hole Road would be utterly hilarious, but apparently those boring Englishmen didn't share the same enthusiasm for their road's unique name. Residents living on Butt Hole Road got together and changed the name to the considerably less interesting "Archers Way," which alludes to the medieval castle a short distance away. See? Boring. Not a single joke to be made at the expense of the road's residents. No more tourists flashing their bottoms for a photo opportunity, no more notes in funny travel books. Might as well be a gated community. [Daily Mail]

The London-area resident knew her car could not have been stolen, she had the battery in-hand, so the only possible explanation was the car had been towed away. So she contacted her local council and after two weeks of badgering they finally admitted they had her car, but to get it back there would be an £800 fine. No way, thought Ruth.

After getting her Member of Parliament involved, the town council eventually admitted the car had been legally parked when contractors lifted the car to paint a set of double yellow lines underneath it (double yellow on the curbside indicating a no parking zone). Furthermore, they set the car back down and parking enforcement spotted it, took the above pictures, and had the vehicle towed later in the day. The council had never informed the locals of the work, and somehow didn't see a problem with any of this. Eventually the MP managed to make things right, getting the council to waive the fine of £2400, which had ballooned during the confrontation, and return the car.

Congratulations Miss Ducker, you took on the law and you won. [Refreshing News]

The 2000 Grand Prix GTP, along with Buick Regals equipped with the General's supercharged 3800 V6, was recalled in 2003 for the possibility of engine fires. This particular example apparently escaped the recall or found a way around the fix and set the apartment complex it was parked under ablaze with excitement. Thankfully nobody was injured in the fire, but it did draw as many as 50 firefighters and 16 firetrucks. So does that mean 2000 Pontiacs were building 16 alarm fire-level excitement? (Hat tip to Kevin!)
[Star Tribune]

Photo unrelated to story, though it's disturbing how many results pop up when you Google "Pontiac Grand Prix fire."

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We didn't know the Dallas taxi game was so difficult that to be a successful driver one must send out press releases for their services. Using "the latest GPS," we've got every confidence that James Taylor will never let you down and/or run you around. Well, I guess running you around is his job and everything, so he'll probably do that. Word of warning: If James shows up sporting a mohawk and spring-loaded guns, don't ask to go to a brothel.

The study, apparently done by the Medical School's "Department of Obvious Things," put a selection of teens aged 16 to 20 who had been screened for alcohol and caffeine use, as well as ADD and poor driving history behind the wheel of a driving simulator where they were subjected to differnet driving situations. The control group drove through urban an rural courses with no cell phone, the second test put them on the same roads while talking on the phone and third while texting. The results indicate texting while driving leads to erratic changes in speed and the likelihood of swerving within the lane. It also saw a marked increase in the number of pedestrians hit during the simulation. So remember folks, cell phones don't kill people, kids with cell phones do. [Science Daily]

The closer-to-big-toothed-nature-than-we're-comfortable-with incident occurred at Sun Toyota in Pasco County on Wednesday and turned into quite the event, drawing a multitude of people into the dealership's lot. Talk about free advertising.

Michael Chaparro, one of the dealership's salesmen, said that the gator likely came from one of the canals directly behind the property. Since it was mating season, the gator was probably looking for love. Yah hear that? The gator wanted to get down and dragon the helpless Toyota. Take a peak at the video to see what all the commotion was about. [via tampabay]

The confusion started when a poster uploaded an image of his new Camaro's Brembo calipers, on which were riding two rows of lead weights, normally affixed to the inside of a wheel rim to balance the tire. This led everyone with a Camaro to run outside to see it their mullet machine's also had the weights, which they do, at least on among the folks on the forum. GM has not answered to the confusion yet, but the leading theory is they were place on the caliper as a quick and dirty fix to alleviate brake squeal. From a physics perspective, this explanation is plausible, as resonant frequency is in large part determined by mass, and by changing the vibrating mass of the caliper with the weights, a troublesome squeal would be eliminated for a particular driving condition.

The trouble is if they're using normal brake weights, the heat cycling of the caliper will eventually cause the adhesive to fail and, if things get too serious on the track, the lead could actually melt. Though it's an odd issue and not really a big deal, we'll be keeping you in on the loop during Camaro brake-gate, though we recommend Camaro owners visit their local dealer and have their muffler bearings, blinker fluid, and piston-return springs checked out, just in case. Click here for the high-resolution image. Thanks for the tip Ethan! [Camaro5]

Pops might not be too pleased at the prospect, but at some point, taking early stage Alzeimer's patients off the road is the safe decision, for them and for the rest of the motoring public. Scientists at the University of Iowa are using 35-mile test route and a tricked out Ford Taurus to help develop a simple doctor's office test determine when a patient becomes a danger to themselves and others. Volunteers are tested up front with a variety of cognitive and reaction tests, then the subjects hop in a Taurus with cameras looking in on everything and recording data on a black box. Mistakes on the course are noted and the testing data is combined with the driving data is combined to determine if there is noteworthy correlation.

So far the biostatistics scientists have determined failure in multitasking tests has a strong correlation to driving performance whereas memory tests have a much weaker correlation. The hope is to one day boil down the tests which best predict driving performance so they can be given at a doctors office. [AP]

The Space Hijackers attempted to join police in maintaining law and order with their six-wheeled riot tank with the plan of using the vehicles closed circuit cameras and the intimidation factor to keep protesters in line. London police didn't think it was too funny and after searching the tank, arrested the Hijackers for impersonating police officers. [IndyMedia]

It may be the Chief in the Seattle-area town was responding to another text message of "R U TEH BRAIN WILSON FRUM BEACH BOYZ?" but he apparently was checking his Blackberry and absentmindedly "lifted his foot" from the brake pedal while stopped at a light. As one might expect, a police cruiser unguided will find something to crash into and that's exactly what happened when the car collided with the stopped vehicle in front of him. At this point, no charges are planned, though Washington state does maintain anti-texting-while-driving laws. Do as we say, not as we do. [Seattle Times]

The Saginaw, Michigan man was putting a fuel additive into his Lincoln Navigator when a piece of paper fell into the filler neck. Seeing it just within reach he stuck his fingers in to pull the paper out and in the process managed to get seriously stuck. He attempted to free himself for two hours before friends finally called the fire department. After two hours of laughing work, firemen cut the filler neck out of the truck and sent Harris to the hospital where doctors freed the stuck finger and patched it up with a couple stitches. [Yahoo, WJRT]

Stanley Murphy, 90, made a wrong turn on his mobility scooter to get his morning paper and ended up on the 70 MPH, six-lane A27 freeway, not a place for a pensioner to hang out. After a half mile, good Samaritan James Dunne pulled in front of the confused man and turned his flashers on, convinced him to pull to the side, and called the local police, who took Murphy home.
Before Stanley hits the freeway for his next big day out, we recommend an upgrade to the Marathon Electric 404TTDS4036 with three phase operation and 100 HP output. That should up the power-to-weight ratio just enough to really bring out the performance characteristics of the scooter.

[DailyMail]

Lynch was nabbed in Portland, Oregon doing 19 MPH over in a 35 MPH construction zone which brings with it a hefty $206 fine. After failing to pay the fine in a timely manner and missing his court date, an additional $65 was added as a late fee and notice was provided to Mr. Lynch. That's when a very heavy box showed up at the courthouse. Lynch had collected $206 in small change, put it in a sealed plastic bag and urinated in the bag, sealed it up, and sent it on it's way.

When courthouse workers opened Mr. Lynch's surprise, they got the "joke" right away. They also got the sheriff on the phone who called the U.S. Postal Inspector to determine if any laws had been broken. Apparently, if properly packaged to prevent leakage and odor, there are no laws against sending bodily fluids through the US Postal System and Lynch wouldn't be getting in trouble with the Feds. The Multnomah County courthouse wasn't interested in accepting payment in such an odoriferous condition though, and sent it back, COD. Payment is still outstanding. [Oregon Live]

Farty-pants McGee was issued a three day suspension while claiming the trouser trumpets were not his own. It may be crude, but causing a cheese wagon meltdown by way of methane bombs is something a normal eighth grade boy should be proud to put on his scholastic resume. It could have been worse, another Florida student got arrested for class-gassing even though there aren't any rules specifically banning the bodily function. This begs the question: what the heck are they feeding those kids down in the sunshine state? [Washington Examiner]

Apparently Scouting families are not for want and prefer American, as the cheapest in the pack starts around $28k and there's one foreign-badged car in the crowd. Should you be a scouting parent and interested in their recommendations, below, in no particular order, are the 2009 Scouting Magazine picks for hauling your troop to a secluded camp far from the prying eyes of the general public:

• Chevy Tahoe Hybrid/GMC Yukon Hybrid — Base price: around $51,500
• 2009 Dodge Ram Crew Cab — Base price: around $32,500
• Chevy Traverse — Base price: around $29,000
• Honda Pilot — Base price: around $28,000
• Ford Flex — Base price: around $29,000

You can check out the full cover, of which Ford is proud to have snagged, HERE and head over to Scouting Magazine to read through their reasoning for each choice but beware, one of the categories is "Coolest Optional Equipment." [Scouting Magazine]