Mike
Most news is so sensationalized these days that a lot of really interesting stuff goes unreported. Or if it is reported it gets buried in the 24-hour news cycle. So, these are the most interesting things we had time to find this week. I think they’re pretty cool, and I hope you do too.
1. Solar panels being integrated into canals in India giving us Solar canals. It helps with evaporative losses, doesn’t use extra land, and keeps solar panels cooler.
2. The door to the dining area of the Alcobaça Monastery in Portugal was made narrow so that monks who got too fat were forced to go into fasting.
3. This mirror portrait was taken 100 years ago in Japan.
4. Entrance to a furniture store my dad and stepmom checked out today.
5. Arizona firemen putting out a Mexican fire.
6. 44 years ago today was the first, and only time, it snowed in Miami, Florida.
7. And this snowfall in Hokkaido, Northern Japan
8. 6 years in; Pakistan’s Billion Tree Tsunami making a difference.
9. If you’ve ever wanted to see a sunset on another planet, here you go. This beautiful sunset was taken on the Martian surface by Curiosity on April 15th, 2015.
10. The incredible photo captures the moment an orangutan reached out to help a conservationist who appeared to be stuck in a river. The picture was taken in a conservation forest area in Borneo as the man searched for snakes in the river to protect apes living in the area.
11. The very first foam finger, worn by its inventor Steve Chmelar.
12. The first (1896) and last (1972) self-portrait of Pablo Picasso.
13. Oxford, U.K.
14. Red-eyed crocodile skinks look like baby dragons.
15. 39,000-year-old Mammoth Carcass. Scientists say it’s so well preserved that its brain is still intact.
16. The letter my great great uncle sent his wife to let her know he survived the pearl harbor attack.
17. Sony was founded in 1946. This electric rice cooker was their first product.
18. My prosthetics. All designed for different purposes and fit the same sockets.
19. “Shirtception” – my favorite gift every year from my brother. We’re now at level 7.
20. I started seriously pursuing astrophotography about two years ago, here are my top shots of 2020
21. Hydrosaurus “Sailfin Lizard”
22. 12,000-Year-old Mammoth tusk found in Siberia.
23. Tigers are in fact perfectly camouflaged to deer, boars, and other prey which are commonly red-green blind.
24. I took a picture of the ball of a pen losing ink while rolling over paper.
25. Grand Central Station, NYC, 1929. This view is no longer possible to see because skyscrapers now block the sunlight.
26. Bee infestation so large that honey is coming from the plugs.
27. Map of Pangea with today’s borders.
28. Roman sea swimming pool.
29. Canadian passport when held under UV light.
30.Striking natural red Spessartine Garnet from Brazil with detailed natural ”Etching” due to inconsistent crystal growth!
