A great little video that makes the case for how tedious, dangerous, tenacious, expensive, and important good journalism is.
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Monday, March 25, 2019
Truth About Wasabi
At 1:37, he describes that real wasabi (not that made from horseradish) tastes at first fragrant, then sweet, then spicy.
Pass The Salt
Best Rube Goldberg machine ever...a lot of funny little elements including backtracking and returning to a part of the setup you thought was already completed.
Friday, March 22, 2019
After Several Deaths, Tesla Is Still Sending Mixed Messages About Autopilot - Digg
Tesla in Seattle steering towards barrier at Northgate
Pretty scary video - pay attention! You'd only have a fraction of a second to react.
Friday, March 15, 2019
Lightning Strike at 103,000 frames per second
I think you'll enjoy this. You can skip ahead to 4:59 to avoid all the buildup.
Also by these guys - ultra-fast filming actually captures teh speed of light.
World Record Shortest Plane-Landing
Things that make for a short landing: light plane, huge wing, headwinds, and cold (denser) air.
7000 feet down in Resolution Copper Mine
Block cave mining, used when the ore is friable, opens up chutes below the ore mass through which the ore crumbles and caves in on itself. The risk for a catastrophic collapse, either of the mine tunnels or a sinkhole in the overlying ground, seems huge to me.
The mining company has invested over $6B, and twelve years, before ever seeing any ore.
Sunday, March 10, 2019
Balance training seems to prevent falls, injuries in seniors - Harvard Health Blog - Harvard Health Publishing
Such a simple way to prevent fall injuries, which can invoke such tremendous morbidity upon seniors.
"French researchers analyzed the results of 17 trials that tested the effect of fall-prevention exercises on seniors' risk of falls and fall-related injuries. Overall, exercise programs reduced falls that caused injuries by 37%, falls leading to serious injuries by 43%, and broken bones by 61%. The report was published online in the BMJ."
Friday, March 8, 2019
Americans Will Need a Visa to Visit Europe Starting in 2021
"In two years, Americans will need to apply for something called ETIAS (European Travel Information and Authorization System) in order to enter the continent. The European Commission says the new visas will be enforced as an effort to upgrade international security, effective Jan. 1, 2021"
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