A passenger who was spotted wearing a snake as a mask while travelling on a bus has been warned it is not a legitimate face covering. The man was seen with a light brown serpent with diamond-shaped markings on its… Read More ›
Misc
He’s singing to his wife through the window
Just walked past nursing home and he’s singing to his wife through the window. The original tweet is here. And still people have house parties, don’t socially distance and don’t wear masks.
Asthma and Covid-19: no increased risk?
“While there is variable asthma prevalence among COVID-19 published studies, it appears similar to population prevalence, and certainly much lower than what would be expected during seasonal flu. The results of this study suggest that asthma does not appear to… Read More ›
What Actually Makes Water Roll Off a Duck’s Back?
Ducks and geese spend a lot of time preening their all-weather feathers. This obsessive grooming – and a little styling wax from a hidden spot on their back side – maintains the microscopic feather structure that keeps them warm and… Read More ›
A Ural sidecar rigged up as a mobile cafe
This ‘cafe racer’ (get it?) is the work of Jason Leppa and Sean Taylor at Gasoline Motor Co. They built it for The Alternative Dairy Co., as a vehicle to promote its new range of plant-based dairy alternatives. Gasoline nailed… Read More ›
We need more people like this
Such a great clip.
Relative importance in 2020 so far
The above looks silly, but it is actually quite accurate. And we still have 5 months to go! Originally posted here.
A car-size asteroid flew within 1,830 miles of Earth over the weekend
Because of its size, the space rock most likely wouldn’t have posed any danger to people on the ground had it struck our planet. But the close call is worrisome nonetheless, since astronomers had no idea the asteroid existed until… Read More ›
A cartoon from 1923 about the future
The original tweet is here. Thanks to Simon
How can a virus with 1% mortality shut down the United States?
There is also a tweet thread here detailing the numbers. So, never again state that we are overreacting. Thanks to Andrew.
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