Monday, March 18, 2024

Miss Cellania's Links

Silicon Valley tried to mass produce fancy marshmallows. It got messy, fast. (via Nag on the Lake)

St. Patrick Opened a Portal to Purgatory on This Little-Known Irish Island.

The Lost Pilot of Vietnam: What Happened to Charles Shelton? (via Strange Company)

Wildlife Rehabilitation Sometimes Involves Dress-Up.

'Drinking bird' toys upgraded to generate clean energy from water. I knew those things had to be good for something. (via Damn Interesting)

Moai in Video Games. 954 of them so far. (via Metafilter)

Salty foods are making people sick − in part by poisoning their microbiomes. (via Geeks are Sexy)

What’s the most expensive piece of glassware you ever broke? Chemists share their stories. (via Real Clear Science)

Can witches fly? A historian unpacks the medieval invention − and skepticism − of the witch on a broomstick.  (via Strange Company)

2 comments:

newton said...

The marshmallow article headline mentions Silicon Valley, which is always fun to make fun of, but the actual locations mentioned in the article are Sonoma (wine industry town), Chicago, the Netherlands, Pennsylvania, and Los Angeles--everywhere except Silicon Valley. I wish they were here--I'd love a local source of a delicious looking snack.

It looks like the Smashmallows exist, even if they aren't being mass produced. I may order some for Easter.

Anonymous said...

That 'piece of glassware' article is a tweet collection, and every single tweet is blocked with an 'accept cookies' popup. ... No thank you.