(Thanks, WTM!)
Saturday, October 12, 2024
The Phone Alarm Must Be Destroyed
If you wake up by a phone alarm, your natural instinct is to make it stop by any means necessary, and if you are too sleepy to function, that may even include destroying the phone. Joseph Herscher of Joseph's Machines made a chain reaction contraption that tries to do just that. But while the machine works, all it does is move the phone through the course of the device, without harming it at all.
The reason for that is that this is an ad. Herscher got the attention of Casetify, a company that makes protective phone cases. He was glad to construct a Rube Goldberg machine to abuse the phone mercilessly to show how well the case protects it even if it meant his machine didn't quite do the job it was seemingly designed for. The chain reaction machine made more noise than the alarm! And at the end, after all that nonsense, he got up out of bed against his wishes by the actions of the machine anyway. (via Boing Boing)
The Art of Yosegi-zaiku
In his workshop in Hakone, Japan, a master craftsman shows us the art of Yosegi-zaiku. You really should watch the video before you read the Wikipedia article on it, because you'll enjoy discovering what it's all about as he goes through the process. Also, the video itself is beautiful and soothing, with lovely music. If you spot any finished Yosegi-zaiku products in a shop, or maybe in a friend’s home, you’ll be glad you can explain what goes into it. (via reddit)
Tweet of the Day
Maybe they're Christmas caroling!I woulda been scared as hell, what in the twilight 😳 pic.twitter.com/hZzrhTpDkx
— Nature is Amazing ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) October 10, 2024
Friday, October 11, 2024
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
The sequel to The Abominable Dr. Phibes is the horror comedy Dr. Phibes Rises Again from 1972. Vincent Price stars as Dr. Anton Phibes, released from his suspended animation by the alignment of the moon and planets. Critics disagreed on whether it was any better than the original, which wasn't really saying much.
The Pumpkin Predator
When you live in Alaska, you can have Halloween problems the rest of us don't. (via Digg)
The Real Reason Cheese is Yellow
Cheese is made of milk, which is white, but many of our cheeses are shades of yellow passing into orange. Cow's milk contains beta carotene from the grass they eat, which is orange. The real question should be why milk is white in the first place. We really should qualify the assertion by saying cheese made from high quality milk from grass-fed cows is yellow-orange, but cheesemakers have found a way around the question of color (and quality) by making cheese any color they want. People expect a yellowish or orangish cheese, so that's what they will get, one way or another. This video contains a 70-second skippable promotion at 1:05. (via Laughing Squid)
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Meet Pesto, the Biggest Baby Penguin This Australian Aquarium Has Ever Seen.
To Understand JD Vance, You Need to Meet the “TheoBros.”
These extremely online young Christian men want to end the 19th
Amendment, restore public flogging, and make America white again. (via Fark)
Super-sized House Cat Can Eat Right Off the Counter.
Inside the Weird World of Corn Mazes.
"A Trump presidency wouldn't harm ME!" The latest from Tom the Dancing Bug.
How a newspaper revolution sparked protesters and influencers, disinformation and the Civil War. (via Damn Interesting)
Why Some Parents Are Rejecting Perfection and Embracing 'Scruffy Hospitality' Instead. I did not know this was a new thing. (via Fark)
See 24 Beautiful Photos of Fall Foliage in Its Most Vibrant Colors.
Double Dutch Bus
Nostalgia time! Here’s that funky “Double Dutch Bus” by Frankie Smith. From the YouTube page:
"Double Dutch Bus" is a 1981 funk song by Frankie Smith, made famous for its extensive use of the "izz" form of slang. The song title represents a combination of two institutions in Smith's Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, neighborhood: the double Dutch game of jump rope played by neighborhood kids, and the SEPTA bus system that was a backbone of the local transportation network (and for which Smith had unsuccessfully applied for a bus driving position; the Transpass referred to in the song is an actual SEPTA pass). Smith and co-writer Bill Bloom persuaded contacts at WMOT Records to finance the song, and it was recorded in the summer of 1981, engineered by Gene Leone. The song rocketed to popularity in a matter of weeks. On the U.S. Billboard R&B chart, it held the number one spot for eight weeks. It also crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number 30 in the summer of 1981.[1] The record has received two separate gold certifications, one for sales of the 7" edit, and a second gold record for sales of the 12" single.
This is not all that old, either, because 1981 was not that long ago.
Tweet of the Day
(via Everlasting Blort)Miniaturist Penny Thomson makes figures, dioramas and mechanical miniatures using card, paper pulp and wires. pic.twitter.com/aEGDurUHSW
— Scott Kerr (@scott_kerr) November 10, 2023
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Raising Children is a Juggling Act
“Don’t tell Mom!”
Oklahoma redditor hinkster81 has five children. Here he is with the three youngest. He’s learned a bit about parenting by now, specifically how fun it can be. Or maybe he is trying to convince his wife to never leave him alone with the children again. (via reddit)
Another Halloween
What makes holidays special are the traditions that surround them. We celebrate the same way every year, with maybe just a little variation until those variations become tradition themselves. For children, it's exciting to recall what happens every year and enjoy it all over again, and for adults, these traditions evoke wonderful memories. Since 1966, part of the tradition of Halloween is watching It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown as Linus once again waits confidently for the Great Pumpkin to arrive at the local pumpkin patch. His annual disappointment doesn't shake his faith that it will happen next year. Meanwhile, Charlie Brown gets rocks in his trick-or-treat bag and Snoopy ends up giving Lucy dog germs in the bobbing for apples game.
Swedish producer Chetreo remixed portions of the Peanuts TV special using autotune to make a song about Halloween. It's guaranteed to take you back to the autumns of your childhood. (via Geeks Are Sexy)
Deadpool & Wolverine
This Honest Trailer contains NSFW language. Deadpool & Wolverine has made $1.3 billion and became the first R-rated film to pull in more than a billion dollars. It's now the second-biggest movie of 2024, only surpassed by Inside Out 2 so far. Sure, people loved the movie, but that doesn't mean it's perfect, and they were determined to find its flaws. They highlight the fan service, the ridiculous cameos, the product placement, and the incomprehensible plot. The audience knows what it's supposed to take seriously and what it's not, and to be honest, there's no upside in taking Deadpool & Wolverine seriously. We're just here for the action and the jokes. You can look for Deadpool & Wolverine on Blu-ray and DVD on October 22.
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
The Abominable Dr. Phibes is a 1971 British horror/comedy starring Vincent Price and Joseph Cotton. From Wikipedia:
The film follows the title character, Phibes, who blames the medical team that attended to his wife for her death four years prior and sets out to exact vengeance on each one using the plagues of Egypt.[4] Phibes is inspired in his murderous spree by the Ten Plagues of Egypt from the Old Testament.[5]
Tweet of the Day
cats are on another level. pic.twitter.com/xBRWoCla7h
— Why you should have a cat (@ShouldHaveCat) October 6, 2024
Wednesday, October 09, 2024
Astromech vs. Mouse Droid
What if your favorite Looney Tunes cartoons happened in the Star Wars universe? Or more specifically, what if Wile E. Coyote and the roadrunner were droids on a ship of the Empire? AFK calls this short a "cartoon," even though it's quite realistically animated by artificial intelligence, namely Unreal Engine. But the music, the sound effects, the action, the camera angles, and the familiar elements from the roadrunner cartoons are all there. An Astromech resembling a mechanical Darth Vader is bedeviled by a quick-moving Mouse Droid. What can he do but order a miniature death star from ACME? Keep your eye out for the printed signs everywhere that make up for the lack of dialogue. One that is rendered in binary actually says "Help!" As entertaining as this cartoon is, it's only 4:30; the rest is an ad. (via Geeks Are Sexy)
Tiny Hamster is a Zombie!
In the Halloween adventures of Tiny Hamster, several hamsters are resurrected from the dead by a mad scientist. The zombie hamsters rise from their graves and go on a rampage, wreaking havoc on a tiny town of Barbie dolls and action figures. Can the scientist reverse the spell? Watch for yourself and see! (Thanks, Jake Wyatt!)
Tweet of the Day
See more of Tico at TikTok. (via Everlasting Blort)Gotta love Tico pic.twitter.com/KiamGcXll9
— jonathan Slater (@slater_paul) September 29, 2024
Tuesday, October 08, 2024
Difference Between Identical Twins
Identical twins are formed when one fertilized egg results in two babies, who are then genetically identical. But are they really identical? The person we are is a factor of both genetics and environmental factors. Genetics can be very strong- but they aren't everything. You might expect identical twins who were raised together to be, well, identical. But even when they share everything, including their mother's womb, there are environmental differences that leave a lasting mark. Did one fetus have a larger placenta? Did one twin spend more time sick as a child? Did they eat different foods with different nutritional values? Or did either undergo a cell mutation at any point in their lives? Jaida Elcock of SciShow gives us a lot of different reasons why identical twins may not be quite identical. Knowing all this is pretty neat, but it's not going to help you tell those two apart. There's a 50-second skippable ad at 3:30. (via Laughing Squid)
What Would Billy Wilder Do?
Between 1942 and 1981, Billy Wilder co-wrote and directed 25 movies that included Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Double Indemnity, The Spirit of St. Louis, Sabrina, Sunset Boulevard, and The Seven Year Itch. All of these are quality films, but what made them that way? Wilder was a storyteller, a collaborator, and as a director, he intimately knew how he wanted the story to be told. Wilder was a master of the double entendre, or verbal irony. His characters always had underlying motives that the audience could understand because of the way he directed the actors. Nothing was what it seemed, but the viewer was always in on the act. Wilder managed to make everyday characters rich with depth no matter what kind of people they are. Tony Zhou of Every Frame a Painting explains what makes each Billy Wilder film the unmistakable treasure it is.
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The tempestuous collaboration of Ray Bradbury and John Huston on the production of the 1956 movie Moby Dick. (via Strange Company)
New Study Reveals the Absolute Worst Restaurant Chain In America. And the best, too.
Was Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Inspired by a Real Murder Case? (via Damn Interesting)
Why a Minnesota Man Walked Around the World, Traversing 13 Countries and 14,450 Miles in Four Years.
We only learnt of our son’s secret online life after he died at 20. Bring a hankie for this story. (via kottke)
Assault, Robbery, and Murder: The Dark History of “Bedsheet Ghosts.”
Rin Tin Tin, the World War I Dog Who Became a Hollywood Star, and His Popularity Helped Save Warner Bros. (via Strange Company)
The Monster (Simon’s Cat Halloween Special)
Simon’s Cat encounters a horrifying monster! A cat’s ultimate nemesis. The most terrifying thing in a house cat’s life. But we all know Simon’s Cat can be particularly brave when he’s angry. (via Laughing Squid)
Tweet of the Day
(via Nag on the Lake)Charlie Brown adopted Snoopy exactly 74 years ago today. This is the moment they met.
— Goodable (@Goodable) October 4, 2024
Get out the tissues...
🥹🥹pic.twitter.com/rCJvJXb5q9
Monday, October 07, 2024
What Happens When Predators Disappear?
If the earth had no predators, then the rest of the animals would live without fear, and flourish in their own ways, right? It's happened in real life, with an accidental experiment in Venezuela. Lost predators mess with every layer of the ecosystem underneath them, including plants and insects, in what is called a "trophic cascade." Venezuela is not the only place where this lesson has been learned. Another real-world experiment revealed the massive effects only after predators were re-introduced, when wolves were returned to Yellowstone National Park. The effects become more notable the longer the experiment continues. (via Geeks Are Sexy)
We Will Rock You
This is not the version you learned by listening to the radio, but Queen often did it like this in concert. Read more about it at Uproxx.
Tweet of the Day
Oh yeah, they're talking about him.🍉🍉😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/w6Yxvj1TTt
— The World Of Funny (@TheWorldOfFunny) October 2, 2024
Sunday, October 06, 2024
The Most Dangerous Criminals That You Never Heard About
Some crimes, and the criminals that made them happen, become globally famous, like Charles Manson, the Menendez Brothers, Lee Harvey Oswald, and Jeffrey Dahmer. But even if you follow true crime novels, movies, and websites, there are plenty of other big crimes that didn't get such publicity.
It's true that those who commit horrific crimes do not deserve to be famous, which is why you can't name any of the mass shooters from the past couple of decades (besides there being too many to keep up with). But you might want to learn about some of the lesser-publicized crimes from the historical record in this video from Weird History. They include not only murder, but fraud, counterfeiting, arms dealing, sexual abuse, and more.
The Genius Design of Mount Rushmore
Sculptor Gutzon Borglum designed the 60-foot-tall heads of four presidents on the side of Mount Rushmore and supervised their construction from 1927 to 1941. Everyone who sees it asks "How'd they do that?" Let's take a look at the process of pulling those president's faces out of the sheer rock cliff face. It was far from easy. There was the problem of access, meaning they had to build roads to the site, and even harder, get power to the hydraulic tools used to carve the faces. And imagine the guys who had to spend eight hours a day hanging over the side of a cliff using jackhammers. An ingenious system had to be designed to tell the workers where and how deep to carve. The sculpture on Rushmore was never completely finished, but what was accomplished was a marvel of old-fashioned know-how. There's a 60-second skippable ad at 4:00, and the last half-minute is promotional. (via Laughing Squid)
The Vice-Presidential Debate
In last night's opening skit on Saturday Night Live, Bowen Yang and Jim Gaffigan made the debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance a lot more entertaining than the real thing.
Stray Cat Interrupts Turkish Newscast
A stray cat secretly enters local studio, pops up on TV show in Denizli province, surprising the presenter, audiencehttps://t.co/7IOd1Q6gT7 pic.twitter.com/Wwe9QbyV22— DAILY SABAH (@DailySabah) October 18, 2016
Kudret Celebioglu kept his cool when a cat jumped up on the news desk as he was live on air. The cat even sat down on the computer keyboard like he owned the place. Celebioglu finished the story he was doing, then announced that it was getting colder outside, and people should take in the stray cats that roam the streets. Afterward, the TV station adopted this cat. (via Buzzfeed)
Tweet of the Day
I think I know what Cousin James was planning to do with that pop-gun. pic.twitter.com/b8804RjPbj
— Undine (@HorribleSanity) September 29, 2024
Saturday, October 05, 2024
There Is Something Hiding Inside Earth
Life as we know it exists on the surface of earth. Life as we are learning more and more about exists in the oceans, even when they are really deep and incompatible with surface life. But there's a whole other biosphere underground, and that means way underground, going down miles under our feet. Down there where it is too hot, dark, and oxygen-depleted for most living things, there are microbes and multicellular life forms that thrive on heat and toxic chemicals. They make their own ecosystems out of whatever they can, including rocks, each other, and even their own bodies. Kurzgesagt shows us some of the bizarre adaptations that living creatures have developed in order to live and even thrive deep in the rocks underground. You might be surprised at the British pronunciation of "methane," which took me off guard. The last two minutes of this video are promotional.
A Trip to the Zoo
If you’re in the right frame of mind, like if you’ve seen a lot of
horror movie because it’s October, you can find horror anywhere.
Shadrach451 shared a picture he took of his daughters at the zoo. It turned out to look like a teaser for a creepy horror film. He even has a plot for it.
I like to think that it's about a Ghost Zoo, and their father is one of the exhibits, called "The Weeping Man". And these girls go every week so they can visit their dead father, but one day they show up and find that there is a new exhibit being built next door and they read the sign and it says "Children of The Weeping Man". In horror they turn towards their father, locked in the green chamber of torment and he says, "My daughters, oh my daughters... why do you think I'm weeping?"The image inspired two movie posters, one from JimmerUK and the other from Your_Post_As_A_Movie. But it’s the story that sold me. If someone makes that movie, we have evidence of the inspiration.
Get You a Man Who Loves Cats
Horacio Rodriguez never got to keep a cat when he was a boy, and Brianna Sanchez had boyfriends in the past who did not like cats. When these two got together, they took in foster kittens, so they knew their relationship would work. It's wonderful to find a kindred spirit who wants to make the world a better place. Watch the two of them care for a litter of five black and tuxedo kittens! And best wishes for the wedding!
Nightmare at the Vet Clinic
Simon's Cat is a nightmare when he's taken somewhere he doesn't want to be. I have to send this to Dr. Doolittle.
A Machine Learning
Have you ever wondered how artificial intelligence becomes intelligent? It learns. Jacob Werner caught a machine doing it.
The secret behind machine learning. This is how machines collect data. There isn't and won't be a more efficient way to gather information for machines. This is how artificial intelligence works and is created.And now you know how it’s done.
Tweet of the Day
(Thanks, WTM!)The cat chooses you..🐈🐾😍 pic.twitter.com/mFvbTamV46
— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) September 28, 2024
Friday, October 04, 2024
Mum Does The Washing
Mum does the washing, and everything is explained. This song is from Joshua Idehen. (via Nag on the Lake)
Kodak Panoram at the Ballpark
Shooting baseball on a 130 year-old panoramic film camera ⚾️🎞️ pic.twitter.com/OjzLxnKNNt
— Miles | Expired Film Club (@expiredfilmclub) September 24, 2024
Miles of the Expired Film Club takes wonderful pictures of sports events with vintage cameras. lately, he's been taking black and white panoramas with a Kodak Panoram from around 1900. This camera was introduced not long after film rolls were introduced to replace glass plates. The camera was a box with a swinging lens that moved in the same arc as that of the film roll at the back. This camera was especially useful at taking sharp photos from a distance. Miles also shows us the images he took with this camera of automobile racing and soccer. Even though the camera was a breakthrough for its time, it is mechanically simple compared to what we use now, so it still works well 120 years later.
Why King James I Was Obsessed With Burning Witches
When someone refers to the King James version of the Bible, they are referring to King James I of England (also Scotland and Ireland), who commissioned a new standardized translation. James was made king of Scotland as an infant, and led quite an eventful life, so his campaign against witches hardly registers four hundred years later. It was very important to the women who were tortured and burned as a result. Under his rule, witches were put to death whether or not they had ever caused anyone harm. Confessions and accusations were gathered by torturing the victims, so if you were suspected of witchcraft, you couldn't win. This is what happens when leaders are convinced they are ordained by God instead of becoming king by the accident of birth.
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People were starting to hoard toilet paper again because of the longshoremans strike... and it's over. (via Fark)
The Golden Owl Treasure Hunt Finally Ends 31 Years Later.
Music really does sound better when you're high, scientists report.
4 Quirks of Fate That Outed Cheaters.
American Food Traditions That Started as Marketing Ploys. Your grandma didn’t invent that recipe.
Running after Runners playing the Rocky Theme.
The Rise of the Right-Wing Tattletale. In Texas and elsewhere, new laws and policies have encouraged neighbors to report neighbors to the government. More links at Metafilter.
Popular gut probiotic completely craps out in randomized controlled trial. If you're familiar with the history of Activia, you may not be surprised.
If The Walking Dead Had Facebook
This is kind of dumb but it does have moments that make you laugh a little. (Thanks, Michael Davis!)
Tweet of the Day
So that’s why they called copycat😂😂 pic.twitter.com/uIxGZZ727l
— Why you should have a cat (@ShouldHaveCat) September 27, 2024
Thursday, October 03, 2024
The Creepy Deep Sea Bigfin Squid
The bigfin squid (Magnapinna) has rarely been seen or captured on camera, most often on surveillance cameras trained on deep sea oil-drilling operations. An adult bigfin can have tentacles up to eight meters (26 feet) long! But one was recently captured on camera in the Tonga Trench east of Fiji in the Pacific Ocean, the second-deepest ocean trench in the world. A team from the Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Centre and Inkfish are exploring the Tonga Trench, and caught a glimpse of a bigfin with a remote camera sent to a dept of 3,300 meters (10,827 feet) with a fish as bait. The bigfin walks in from the darkness, using its tentacles as legs against the ocean floor. It's about a half-minute in before you can see it. It doesn't take the bait, instead straightening up before fleeing, as if something spooked the squid. Researchers believe this specimen is a juvenile, as its "legs" are only around 13 feet long. (via Damn Interesting)
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Dip your apple in the honey! Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, began yesterday evening. The holiday runs 48 hours and ends at sundown on Friday. As they do every year, Six13 has a song for the occasion. This one is set to the tune of Bowling for Soups' 2004 hit "1985." It still doesn't beat their song from last year, but that's just my opinion. Shana Tova!
The Halloween Yard Truck Returns!
Wild Bill Knowles has made a name for himself with his over-the-top holiday yard decorations. He put his spare Chevy S-10 truck to work in 2022 for Halloween, then brought it back for Christmas, then souped it up for Halloween 2023.
Thus year, he's got the truck messing with a large group of skeletons, each with a name and personality. The truck sports a ridiculous 52" monster tire in the rear with a bicycle wheel on the front! If you can get to Berkshire County, Massachusetts, you should make a point to go see it. (Thanks, xoxoBruce!)
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Fat Bear Week is Underway! Vote in each round at this page, and watch your favorite bear advance or be eliminated.
Jack Smith had to lay out the evidence against Donald Trump in the 2020 election case, and we get to read all the details. (via Fark)
Let's get those Halloween decorations up! Here's some inspiration from Instructables.
The Disappearance of Diedrich Knickerbocker: How Washington Irving’s Clever Hoax Named the New York Knicks.
A Good Reason for Rural Rage: The Crushing Power of Corporate Meat. Four companies control all chicken production, but some recent victories offer hope. (via Metafilter)
Who Is Baba Yaga? Trickster, mentor, probable goddess—Slavic folklore’s most famous villain is so much more than a witch.
Geologists Reveal a Surprising Reason Why Mount Everest Grows Taller Each Year. Personally, I'm still wondering who gets the job of climbing Everest with a tape measure every year.
Forgotten Object du Jour: The Vinaigrette.
"Hey, Ladies! Trump will be your protector!" The latest from Tom the Dancing Bug.
Data & Picard
A Pogo remix that's Star Trek themed! It’s a remix of sounds from Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Brent Spider as Data. Even though it’s rendered as nonsense, you’d recognize those voices anywhere, wouldn’t you? And we even get to see Pogo! From the YouTube page:
The track opens with the Klingon Victory Song, followed by a remix of Data singing Che Gelida Manina in the episode 'In Theory'. This episode was the first ever to be directed by Patrick Stewart and I didn't realize this until after the track was finished.Pogo is the professional name of Nick Bertke. (Thanks, Øystein Dale!)
I sourced the Ben Nye makeup that was used to turn Spiner into Data, and a replica of the iconic Star Fleet uniform. Unfortunately I couldn't get the contact lenses in and I could only get the uniform in red, so I spent a huge amount of time changing the colour of my eyes and uniform in post.
Wednesday, October 02, 2024
Music by John Williams
A new documentary on Disney+ looks at the career of John Williams, who brought us the iconic movie music that brings the feels. From Jaws to Star Wars to Jurassic Park, these are the tunes we will never forget. Music by John Williams premieres November first.
Fun With Cops
Did they get a ticket?
byu/double-O-cheese infunny
This is an example of "opening up the lines of communication." It helps when you have treats. (via reddit)
What to Expect at Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest in Munich is the biggest folk festival in the world. More than seven million people took part last year, and they drank almost seven million liters of beer. How did this Bavarian tradition get started? It all began as a wedding reception more than 200 years ago, which turned out to be so much fun they did it agin and again. Oktoberfest couldn't help but grow and grow because of the beer. People really enjoy the beer. The festival spread to other German towns and throughout the world because of the beer. And people from all over the world travel to Munich to celebrate Oktoberfest and drink beer. This video describes what happens at the festival since you might want to go yourself next year. Sure, they drink beer, but there are other things happening, too, like a parade, carnival rides, and food. But yeah, people don't travel from all over the world for those things. They do it for the beer. (via Laughing Squid)
The Origin of Band-Aids
I know, the first thing you do when you see a TED-Ed video is check to see how long it is. This one is pretty short. It’s the story of how Band-Aids were developed. I’d heard the story of the invention before, but the way Johnson & Johnson first marketed the product is pure genius.
As you know, Band-Aids have a lot more uses than just covering wounds. They are great for protecting that spot that would eventually develop a blister as you shovel dirt or break in a new pair of shoes (a concept foreign to young people). They also keep your nipples from bleeding as you run a lengthy footrace. They make children believe they are “all better.” And if you keep some in your purse, they work as an emergency fix for wardrobe malfunctions. (via Laughing Squid)
Tweet of the Day
I was offended as well. I have nothing against outlet plates matching the walls, but they should be removed and painted.This hurts my heart pic.twitter.com/pm408NjV2Y
— Zillow Gone Wild 🏡 (@zillowgonewild) September 30, 2024
Tuesday, October 01, 2024
How to Dispose of a Body
Most of us are obligated to plan a funeral at some point, even if it's just our own. Burial has always been an option, and for most of history, it's a pretty good plan. Put the body underground, and we don't have to witness its degradation. But we've also developed embalming, coffins, and vaults that aren't biodegradable. In some places, burial is temporary, and bones are recovered after some years so the grave can be used again. Setting aside land for the dead is respectful, but can get out of hand when there are too many bodies and too little land. So what's a more sustainable way to, uh, dispose of a the deceased? Hank Green of SciShow lays out several alternatives and compares them for their effects on our future. (via Damn Interesting)
He Tried To Win Over His Girlfriend's Cat
Bill Schaumberg is a producer and editor at The Dodo, so you know that animals are important to him. He started dating Kate, who had a cat named Rita. Bonus! Yeah, Bill had plenty of pets of his own, but he wanted to make friends with Rita. However, Rita is a one-person cat who is clearly attached to Kate, and she is set in her ways. That set up a challenge- can Bill get Rita to hug on him the way she hugs on Kate? Don't get too pushy, because cats can see through that. Winning a cat over takes time, dedication, and consistency. But Bill knows that.
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