Just Plain WEIRD #2
In a truly remarkable product demonstration, a rider wearing airbag pants crashes into a Peugeot at speed and does “the Superman” over the hood. CX Air Dynamics. View gallery – 4 images – By Loz Blain 2023 Feb 15 – Two companies – France’s …
Following a successful maiden run, the Zoox electric robotaxi will now start to shuttle employees along open public roads between two company buildings. Zoox View gallery – 4 images – By Paul Ridden 2023 Feb 14 Amazon-owned robotaxi developer Zoox has announced the deployment …
Man in his 50s with prostate cancer maintained accent until his death despite having never been to Ireland. The man maintained the accent through 20 months of treatment despite never having visited Ireland nor having immediate Irish relatives. Photograph: Gareth McCormack/Alamy – Richard …
The explosion, called a kilonova, created a rapidly expanding fireball of luminous matter before collapsing to form a black hole. The kilonova occurred when the remnants of two massive stars collided. Photograph: Albert Sneppen/Reuters – Reuters 2023 Feb 15 – Astronomers have observed …
The Oscar Mayer crew didn’t relish their time in Las Vegas after the vehicle had to be towed to an auto body shop. The Wienermobile makes a stop in Davenport, Iowa, in 2020. Photograph: Meg Mclaughlin/Dispatch Argus/Zuma Wire/Rex/Shutterstock – Abené Clayton Updated on …
Mirror case, ivory, a Lady Crowning her Lover, Paris, France, ca. 1300. Victoria and Albert Museum – By Clare Davidson, Research Associate, Gender and Women’s History Research Centre, Australian Catholic University Published: 2023 Feb 12 – For Valentine’s Day, some couples only roll …
Federal workplace authorities fined the popular Pennsylvania candy factory $14,500 and categorized citation as ‘serious’. Elizabethtown factory is known for making an assortment of candy including M&Ms. Photograph: John Greim/LightRocket/Getty Images – Maya Yang Last modified on 2023 Feb 12 – US federal …
Canadian prime minister says he has spoken to US president Joe Biden about the object. US F-22 Raptor fighter jet. Photograph: Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images – Lauren Aratani and Nadeem Badshah Published on 2023 Feb 11 – A US warplane shot down an unidentified …
Invasive species proliferating in Valais is encroaching on natural reserves and posing a biodiversity threat. As global heating intensifies, the residents of Valais are finding an invasive species of cacti taking over their slopes. Photograph: pob/Peter Oliver Baumgartner – By Alessio Perrone Last …
Presence of teeth from extinct hominin challenges view that only members of Homo genus used complex tools. Examples of an Oldowan percussive tool, core and flakes from the Nyayanga site. Photograph: TW Plummer, JS Oliver and EM Finestone/Homa Peninsula Paleoanthropology Project/SWNS – By …
