(via Bad Newspaper)
Friday, June 02, 2023
Electric Car Goes Dangerously Fast
When electric car first became available, they were described as useful for running errands around town, but not for road trips. Later models proved that wrong, but many car enthusiasts doubted that electrics would ever be used for hauling (and now they are) or racing. Then a small auto company in Croatia, Rimac Automobili, introduced the electric hypercar Rimac Nevera.
Automann-TV takes the 1913 horsepower Rimac Nevera out on the Autobahn to check out its acceleration potential, specifically how fast it can go from 100 km/h to 200 km/h (62 mph to 124 mph). Can its four electric motors and 120 kilowatt battery keep up? You betcha, and it only takes three second to go from 100 to 200.
Somehow, I get the feeling that this supercar is not so much about saving the environment (and how could it at those speeds), but more about proving that electric cars can and do perform as well as gas guzzlers on the racetrack. This may sway some who feel internal combustion engines should be kept around for specialty uses. (via Born in Space)
Time Travel Food
Jon Townshend is an expert on life in colonial America, particularly the food that people ate. In his latest video, he imagines going the opposite direction. Instead of bringing 18th century food into the modern era, how about sending modern food back to the early United States? For example, how would you introduce an Egg McMuffin to John Adams? You'd make each component using familiar colonial techniques. Made from scratch, it has to be good! It certainly has more sausage than you'd ever get at McDonald's. With pancakes on the side, no less.
But that's not the only time Jon has used his "time machine." Watch him prepare a hamburger for Ben Franklin and a pizza for George Washington at TastyTastic. (via Nag on the Lake)
Mr. Pavlov
Irma has apparently forgotten that he prefers to be called "Dr. Pavlov." That should have been the first clue to him to know something was up. But you can't argue with conditioning. And you can't really blame Pavlov's dogs. This comic is from Elizabeth Pich and Jonathan Kunz at War and Peas. (via Geeks Are Sexy)
Crash Test
Trust me - The most entertaining video you will watch on Twitter today. 💥🚐 pic.twitter.com/WwcM66zXwo
— TG ☕️ (@TG22110) May 29, 2023
What we have here is someone driving into a huge morningstar, a medieval weapon that resembles a wrecking ball with spikes. You have to wonder why. The van seems pretty tough against it at seven miles per hour, but then they try again at higher speeds. (via Everlasting Blort)
Miss Cellania's Links
How the U.S. Almost Became a Nation of Hippo Ranchers.
Iconic Homes From Movies And TV Shows That Were Listed For Millions In Real Life.
The Ultimate Guide to Beer Glassware. (via Eater)
2,700-year-old petroglyphs depicting people, ships and animals discovered in Sweden.
The backlash: how slavery research came under fire. (via Damn Interesting)
Five Fires That Never, Ever Stop Burning.
How Chickenpox Turns Into Shingles.
That’s a Good Dog
The moral of this story is that if you give a dog some meatballs, he’ll do anything for you. I don’t know what that has to do with banking, but it’s a cute story from a Thai bank ad.
(Checks tranlation) Oh, the moral of the story is that a small investment can pay off big in the future. I didn’t get that the first time around because I’m not particularly savvy about finances. (via Daily Picks and Flicks)
Tweet of the Day
lol pic.twitter.com/t4HuMz34D8
— internet hall of fame (@InternetH0F) June 1, 2023
Click the picture to pull up the full version for maximum hilarity.
Thursday, June 01, 2023
Nine Urban Legends Based on True Stories
Horror stories always grab us, whether they are stories told around a campfire at night or horror films at your local theater. They become extra scary when the campfire tale ends with "...and every word of it is true." Or if the movie is advertised as "Based on real events." But how true are they? Strangely, the biggest and longest-lived urban legends grew from real events, although they happened quite some time ago and have been embellished over time. The embellishments make them more exciting, but the kernel of truth underneath makes them terrifying. Weird History looks at the truth behind the origins of nine urban legends you might have heard.
In case you haven't been following what's going on with Twitter behind the scenes since Elon Musk took over, we've got the short version here. This succinct explanation is from Pizza Cake Comics.
Stunt by Accident
You've seen this stunt performed in movies before, and probably on The Dukes of Hazzard several times. When it happens in real life, the outcome can be much worse. The above is a police bodycam footage from an incident near Valdosta, Georgia. Lowndes County sheriff's deputies were making an arrest on the side of a highway on May 24, and had a tow truck ready to impound a car. But a driver didn't see the activity going on and drove up the tow truck ramp at a high speed. The car launched into the air off the front of the truck, flew about 120 feet, and crashed into another car. The driver was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. The only other injury was to a police officer hit by flying debris.
If You’re Happy and You Know It
A guy sings a duet with his cat Chaninho. You’ll recognize the song, even though it's sung in Portuguese. "If you're happy and you know it, say meow." Chaninho has his part down perfectly. -via Daily Picks and Flicks
Tweet of the Day
(Thanks, WTM!)Uber driver.pic.twitter.com/ze5Mf0mN8U
— cats with jobs (@CatWorkers) May 24, 2023
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