Just Plain WEIRD #2
Gobekli Tepe or the “Pot-Bellied Hill”: The site where paradigms were shifted, dogma was broken and our understanding of human history changed forever. Source: mehmet / Adobe Stock – By Freddie Levy, 2020 Jul 11 – Our journey begins with the Freemasons. This …
An illustration of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. Credit: Monlster – By Ḏḥwty When, lo! as they reached the mountain-side, A wondrous portal opened wide, As if a cavern was suddenly hollowed; And the Piper advanced and the children followed, And when all …
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 …
