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Saw this photo on Twitter this morning. This is the same model vehicle that crushed Anton Yelchin last Sunday
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Star Trek reboot actor, Anton Yelchin, dies following vehicle roll-away accident
Posted on Sunday, June 26, 2016 by Neal Todd

'Star Trek' actor Anton Yelchin killed when his car hits him


Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is conducting a "thorough investigation" into the death of "Star Trek" actor Anton Yelchin, spokesman Eric Mayne said in statement on Monday.

When Yelchin's body was found his vehicle was in neutral, with the engine still running. "So, at this time we're not sure what caused it, but that's something investigators are looking at".

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which upgraded a probe into the rollaway injuries and complaints in February, said in April that the shifter was "clearly a safety issue" leading to hundreds of crashes and dozens of injuries.

The 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee that the Star Trek actor was driving at the time of his passing had recently been recalled.

People said Fiat Chrysler Automobiles recalled Jeep Grand Cherokees made between July 16, 2012 and December 22, 2015, after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found a possible defect in the vehicle's gear-shift design, which made it hard to tell which gear was engaged.

It was a total freak accident, but perhaps Anton Yelchin's death is one that could have been prevented.

In April, the automaker said it would recall 811,586 vehicles in the US for the issue (more than 1.1 million in North America), and the recall included the 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee.

The electronic gear selector in Jeep vehicles would be placed the neutral position after the driver would shift it.

Following an tragic accident involving his own auto, Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin passed away early Sunday morning.

It has not been determined whether this defect was the reason the vehicle rolled into Yelchin. It sounds a chime if the door is opened while the engine is still running - but will not automatically shut down the ignition. It offered sympathies to Yelchin's friends and family.

Director J.J. Abrams, who directed Yelchin in the rebooted "Star Trek" franchise, remembered the actor in a statement on Twitter, writing, "You were brilliant".

See Anton Yelchin in Justin Lin's Star Trek Beyond when it hits theaters on July 22.

Having started acting as a child, the charming young Yelchin proved himself adept in both mainstream blockbusters such as Star Trek as well as indie films such as Only Lovers Left Alive, Like Crazy and Charlie Bartlett. He was discovered by friends early Sunday morning.

Star Trek reboot actor, Anton Yelchin, dies following vehicle roll-away accident

 

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Arachnophobia: Rainbow Rationalism

Rainbows can be standard, double-ended, or miniature, and reveal a perfect geometric dissection found in actual nature and on Earth.

A rainbow makes me think about how spiders are 'comforting creatures.'

Miniature Rainbows (Nature.com)

 

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A fisherman in the Philippines is happy as a clam after discovering that a mammoth pearl he stashed away for 10 years under his bed is worth a cool $100 million.

The lucky angler, who has not been identified, discovered the 75-pound pearl — believed to be the biggest ever — in the sea off Palawan Island, the Mirror of the UK reported.

Unaware of the giant pearl’s value, he kept it as a good-luck piece under his bed until a fire in his home forced him to move. The superstitious fishermen then decided to hand it over to the tourism office in remote Puerto Princesa, city officials said.

A stunned tourism officer determined that the pearl, measuring a foot wide and 2.2 feet long, dwarfs the official current record holder — the $35 million, 14-pound Pearl of Allah, which in 1934 was also found off Palawan.

“The fisherman threw the anchor down and it got stuck on a rock during a storm,” tourism officer Aileen Cynthia Amurao explained. “He noticed that it was lodged on a shell and swam down to pull up the anchor, and also brought the shell with him.

Photo: EPA
“He didn’t know how much it was worth and kept it tucked away at home as a simple good-luck charm,” she added.

Amurao told local media she has called on experts to authenticate the fortunate find.

“We were amazed when he brought it to us,” she said. “We now need help from gemologists to fully certify it. But we believe Puerto Princesa is likely to earn another prestigious title and a record breaker for having the world’s biggest natural giant pearl from a giant clam.”

An expert at Appraisers WorldWide said pearls typically aren’t cut down into smaller pieces because they’ll lose their luster.

“I don’t know what kind of jewelry can be made out of [this pearl],” he mused. “This is probably a museum item.”

The Pearl of Allah, also known as the Pearl of Lao Tzu, has been exhibited at the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! in Times Square.

A fisherman kept this $100M pearl under his bed for 10 years