Odd Stuff (Part 2)

quark-but-why

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AccomplishedSereneIaerismetalmark-size_restricted

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posted this in the Happy Mutants Food Thread but, seein’s how it may not be that happy, I think it should go here as well. pretty damn odd.

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Has the motion picture association given this a rating yet?

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i’m just looking.

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Well - don’t touch. At least not without permission.

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Needs a fountain on top?

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Ew, it even has veins.

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We are on the road to FUBAR as a society.

Nice knowing you. Thanks for all the fish.

It’s not golden so it can’t be Tromp Tower West. More’s the pity.

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oldwomaninshoe

Think big!

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Coughing head brekthrough?

Tampere-based daily Aamulehti reports that a new device—an artificial head, programmed to cough—has been developed by scientists to shed more light on the spread of airborne viruses such as coronavirus.

A tank placed underneath the artificial head contains a mucous-like substance of an undisclosed composition. The artificial head then sprays and disperses droplets and virus-carrying mucous particles into the air, just like a human would cough and breathe into the air while doing so.

“This is a completely new kind of particle generator, and it is the first of its kind in the world. It is set to revolutionise the study of coronavirus,” says Topi Rönkkö, Assistant Professor of Aerosol Physics at the University of Tampere.

The machine is placed in a controlled measuring chamber, designed to correspond to real-life conditions as closely as possible, to precisely determine how viruses spread in the air.

The aim is to find solutions to prevent the airborne transmission of the virus and reduce the risk of infection.

The research has been conducted in collaboration with VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and the National Institute for Health and Welfare of Finland (THL).

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Almost 18 years after switching to the Euro, some 12,460,000,000 DEM (6,370,000,000 €) are still out there, split up into an estimated 165,000,000 banknotes and more than 23,000,000,000 coins.

If you find some, the Bundesbank will exchange it.

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My favourite bit in the article re Apple’s product placement which is second only to the US military in its intrusiveness:

Kit provided to studios always comes with strings attached, according to Rian Johnson, who directed Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Knives Out.

Fictional bad guys, can’t, for example, use iPhones and MacBooks. During the run of espionage thriller 24, it became immediately apparent who was the antagonist, based on their computer of choice. If they used Windows, they were suspect. ¼

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Nöm Nöm

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