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[rootabaga]

Not an article, exactly, just a cool blurb I stumbled across on SM…

 

[rootabaga]

Why is it so often Florida?!?

https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2024/03/29/dogs-chase-cat-attack-car-jacksonville-florida-affil-pkg-vpx.wfox-wjax

 

[AugieTN]

Shows how cheaply cars are made. Cars used to be made out of steel

 

[The_Chief]

It's the end of an era and, more tragic, the end of living memory...

Last USS Arizona Sailor Who Survived Pearl Harbor Attack Passes Away at 102

Lou Conter, the last survivor of the battleship USS Arizona which was sunk in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, has died. He was 102.

www.breitbart.com

 

[Milo Williamson]

Machine Dreams: 22 Human-Like Androids from Sci-Fi

Androids are a mainstay of science fiction, compelling audiences to question how we define what makes us human.

www.livescience.com

 

[Bearsyzf]

Video: World's first Jet Suit Grand Prix delivers thrills – and spills

The first ever jet suit race has been held in Dubai. Racers each wrestled the thrust from seven 130-hp jet turbines to levitate and negotiate a course in spectacular head-to-head duels – and the event delivered the sport's first jet suit crash.

newatlas.com

 

[AugieTN]

Video: World's first Jet Suit Grand Prix delivers thrills – and spills

The first ever jet suit race has been held in Dubai. Racers each wrestled the thrust from seven 130-hp jet turbines to levitate and negotiate a course in spectacular head-to-head duels – and the event delivered the sport's first jet suit crash.

newatlas.com

That's pretty wild. Also an expensive hobby.

 

[rootabaga]

Video: World's first Jet Suit Grand Prix delivers thrills – and spills

The first ever jet suit race has been held in Dubai. Racers each wrestled the thrust from seven 130-hp jet turbines to levitate and negotiate a course in spectacular head-to-head duels – and the event delivered the sport's first jet suit crash.

newatlas.com

Kind of crazy that 1,050 HP is a supercar that could go more than 50 miles on 5 gallons of gas (albeit not at full throttle), but in this configuration you fly for maybe 9 minutes.

And you have to remember not to try and scratch an itch, too.

 

[olbriar]

The races were fun to watch. I can see it being a crowd pleaser and money maker if promoted correctly.

 

[Bearsyzf]

The White House tells NASA to create a new time zone for the Moon

On Tuesday, The White House published a policy memo directing NASA to create a new time standard for the Moon by 2026. Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC) will establish an official time reference to help guide future lunar missions.

www.engadget.com

 

[AugieTN]

It's alive

Deep-sea expedition captures stunning images of creatures in Pacific mining zone

 

[The_Chief]

FYI -

 

[Bearsyzf]

Video: Crafty quadcopter sits on power lines to recharge

Battery life wouldn't be an issue for drones if they could just recharge on power lines as needed. That's exactly what an experimental new quadcopter can now do, allowing it to stay aloft pretty much indefinitely.

newatlas.com

 

[Member 2181328]

. OK. I made this up.
or have I?

Nigeria recovers $24m during poverty minister probe - BBC News

Funds have been traced to over 50 bank accounts following Betta Edu's suspension, investigators say.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[rootabaga]

 

[rootabaga]

Not an article, exactly, at least in the traditional sense…

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[Milo Williamson]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/cbc-siriusxm-contract-ends-1.6629983

 

[olbriar]

↑↑↑ Posted: Oct 26, 2022. I assume the artists managed.