Just Plain WEIRD #2
Highway-speed electric kick scoots going flat knacker around a racetrack? You’re damned right we’d like to see that! eSkootr Championship – By Loz Blain 2020 Jul 09 – Leather-clad riders eyeing each other off at the starting line. Fifteen-inch weeny tires chirping as …
By Rosa Pasquarella Updated 2018 Oct 13 – Ah, America: the land of the free and the home of the brave… and a bunch of other weird stuff. We searched the internet to find out what things non-Americans were most confused by during …
The Z-Triton is currently in the prototype stage and Zeltini hopes to bring it to market by mid-2021. Gatis Priednieks-Melnacis – By Adam Williams 2020 Jun 25 – What do you get when you cross a camping trailer, a tricycle, and a boat? Well, …
White polka-dotted black zebra foal spotted in Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. This portrait… Frank Liu – By GrrlScientist, Senior Contributor Science Rare Zebra Foal — With Polka-Dots!! — Spotted In Kenya | @GrrlScientist – A newborn zebra foal with bizarre …
Each bubble carries about 2,000 pollen grains. Eijiro Miyako – By Ben Coxworth 2020 Jun 18 – Due to the ongoing worldwide decline in bee populations, farmers are increasingly looking to alternative methods of pollinating fruit-bearing plants. As it turns out, the use of …
The Spaceship Neptune capsule, pictured here cruising 100,000 feet (30,480 m) above Earth. Space Perspective – By Ben Coxworth 2020 Jun 23 In recent years, people have used balloons to carry items ranging from teddy bears to chicken sandwiches to the edge of …
Scientists at a weather station in Siberia have logged an extreme temperature for the region of 38 °C (100.4 °F). European Union/Copernicus Sentinel 3 imagery By Nick Lavars 2020 Jun 24 Scientists at a weather station in Siberia have logged an extreme temperature …
By Loz Blain 2020 Jun 22 – Looking at any digit between 2 and 9, patient RFS could only see a spaghetti-like scramble of lines and colors, as depicted here. Johns Hopkins University – Damaged brains have given us an incredible treasure trove of …
New research finds America’s western national parks and wilderness areas receive more than 1,000 tons of plastic rain every year. Researchers are concerned about what the presence of microplastics in protected landscapes will mean for local ecosystems. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images) – …
Stock image representing an alien. iStock – By Hannah Osborne, 2020 Jun 15 – There may be more than 30 intelligent alien civilizations living on planets across the Milky Way, a study has found. By simplifying assumptions about the requirements of life, researchers …
