WEIRD FACTS
A hubless cycle rolling down the street will certainly grab all kinds of attention; it looks surreal. Beno – By Loz Blain 2020 Oct 06 – This eye-catching ebike offers 750 watts of power, about 500 watt-hours of battery, a long list of neat …
The Googstick (at left) is presently on Kickstarter – By Ben Coxworth 2020 Oct 05 – One of the nice things about reading electronic text is the fact that if there’s a word you don’t understand, you can just highlight it to perform a …
Researchers say prehistoric mastodon bones bear human-made markings The surface of mastodon bone showing half impact notch on a segment of femur. (Tom Deméré, San Diego Natural History Museum) – By Brigit Katz SmithsonianMag.Com 2017 Apr 26 – In 1992, construction workers were …
A Missouri Department of Conservation employee photographed a large orb weaver spiderweb while out on a trail near Springfield. – By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN Updated Sat 2020 Oct 03 – A Missouri Department of Conservation employee snapped a photograph of a huge …
One company has exclusive rights to the source of the iconic pigment—a copper mine’s supply of iron deposits that may last just a century more. The color, known specifically as Falu red, has been a consistent symbol of pastoral life in Sweden. (Lars …
As temperatures and ozone levels rise, blossoms are adjusting their UV pigmentation. Pollinators perceive the higher levels of UV-absorbing pigments as a darker hue, which could be confusing when they try to scope out colorful flowers to land on. (Image by PublicDomainPictures from …
A 19th-century engraving depicts the Angel of Death descending on Rome during the Antonine plague. J.G. Levasseur/Wellcome Collection, CC BY – By Andrew Latham, Professor of Political Science, Macalester College 2020 Oct 01 – Before March of this year, few probably thought disease …
Multi-point articulating legs allow the Hyundai Elevate concept to walk over rubble, large rocks, collapsed highway gaps and more. Hyundai – By C.C. Weiss 2020 Sep 30 – When Hyundai debuted (rendered, really) its sci-fi-grade Elevate walking all-terrain vehicle concept at CES 2019, we …
More than 40% of Germans are cutting down on meat, and vegan burgers are a shopping mall staple. A customer tucks into Vincent Vegan burgers in a shopping mall in Berlin. Photograph: Laura Müller – By Philip Oltermann in Berlin @philipoltermann Sun 2020 …
A sample of crucible slag from an 11th century archaeological site in Iran, which was found to contain chromium. Rahil Alipour, UCL – By Michael Irving 2020 Sep 23 – Chromium is a common addition to alloys to make materials like tool steel or …
