Archive for November 8th, 2022

What the Heck is This Cake Supposed to Be?

<p>🎂 What in the world is that strange cake supposed to be? You'd <a href="https://laughosaurus.com/p/what-is-this-cake-supposed-to-be" target="_blank">never guess the answer<...

https://www.neatorama.com/2022/11/08/What-the-Heck-is-This-Cake-Supposed-to-Be/

Albrecht Berblinger and the Dangers of Early Aviation

The history of human flight is often presented as if the whole idea only occurred to us in the late 19th century, and then the race was on, which the Wright Brothers won when they flew an airplane on December 17, 1903. B...

https://www.neatorama.com/2022/11/08/Albrecht-Berblinger-and-the-Dangers-of-Early-Aviation/

Advancements in Turbo-Encabulation Have Led to the Development of the HyperEncabulator

The Turbo-Encabulator is a classic engineering joke that dates back to at least 1944. It's a long, deadpan description of a fictitious piece of new technology. It is, from an engineering perspective, complete gibberish.I...

https://www.neatorama.com/2022/11/08/Advancements-in-Turbo-Encabulation-Have-Led-to-the-Development-of-the-HyperEncabulator/

Could We Dispose of Nuclear Waste in Space?

Nuclear waste products are bad news wherever we put it. But wouldn't it be safer for humans if we got it as far away as possible? Sure, but that's not as easy as it may sound. Kurzgesagt explains why we haven't done it a...

https://www.neatorama.com/2022/11/08/Could-We-Dispose-of-Nuclear-Waste-in-Space/

The National Park Service Warns Us Not to Lick the Toads

A notice from the National Park Service falls somewhere in between "preaching to the choir" and the Streisand Effect. There is probably a better idiom that I can't think of right now. The Sonoran Desert toad, also called...

https://www.neatorama.com/2022/11/08/The-National-Park-Service-Warns-Us-Not-to-Lick-the-Toads/




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