Random funny/fascinating/cool/odd stuff: ESPN tribute to Coach Corso (tissue alert!!!!) (1 Viewer)

[Nathan R. Jessep]

Hot Dog University — Switchboard Magazine

Hot Dog University in Chicago trains entrepreneurs to master the Chicago-style hot dog. From Vienna Beef traditions to food cart businesses nationwide, Hot Dog U graduates are proving the American dream is still alive — one hot dog stand at a time.

www.switchboardmagazine.com

 

[fatness]

Pair of trainers posted to Orkney island where only cattle live

Swona in Orkney is today home to free-roaming cattle after the last islanders left in the 1970s.

www.bbc.com

archived if you hit a paywall: https://archive.ph/z6ddB

A tiny Scottish island where the only inhabitants are feral cattle has been sent a pair of trainers in the post.
Swona's last islanders left in 1974, but a herd of cows descended from the livestock once farmed on the isle in Orkney still survive.
Alexander Annal, whose family owns the island and lives on nearby South Ronaldsay, was alerted by local postal staff that a parcel had arrived for Swona. Inside, he found a pair of size five women's Adidas trainers.
Mr Annal said he had no idea who the person named on the address was, and has been left wondering if it was just a mix-up or even an elaborate scam.

Somewhere on that island is a cow strutting around, stylin' and profilin' with her new shoes.

 

[El Floppo]

Pair of trainers posted to Orkney island where only cattle live

Swona in Orkney is today home to free-roaming cattle after the last islanders left in the 1970s.

www.bbc.com

archived if you hit a paywall: https://archive.ph/z6ddB

A tiny Scottish island where the only inhabitants are feral cattle has been sent a pair of trainers in the post.
Swona's last islanders left in 1974, but a herd of cows descended from the livestock once farmed on the isle in Orkney still survive.
Alexander Annal, whose family owns the island and lives on nearby South Ronaldsay, was alerted by local postal staff that a parcel had arrived for Swona. Inside, he found a pair of size five women's Adidas trainers.
Mr Annal said he had no idea who the person named on the address was, and has been left wondering if it was just a mix-up or even an elaborate scam.

Somewhere on that island is a cow strutting around, stylin' and profilin' with her new shoes.

with opposable thumbs hammering the keyboard on etsy.

 

[Tick]

Pair of trainers posted to Orkney island where only cattle live

Swona in Orkney is today home to free-roaming cattle after the last islanders left in the 1970s.

www.bbc.com

archived if you hit a paywall: https://archive.ph/z6ddB

A tiny Scottish island where the only inhabitants are feral cattle has been sent a pair of trainers in the post.
Swona's last islanders left in 1974, but a herd of cows descended from the livestock once farmed on the isle in Orkney still survive.
Alexander Annal, whose family owns the island and lives on nearby South Ronaldsay, was alerted by local postal staff that a parcel had arrived for Swona. Inside, he found a pair of size five women's Adidas trainers.
Mr Annal said he had no idea who the person named on the address was, and has been left wondering if it was just a mix-up or even an elaborate scam.

Somewhere on that island is a cow strutting around, stylin' and profilin' with her new shoes.

Might need to send a pair here: https://livestockconservancy.org/chirikof-island-cattle/

 

[fatness]

A 21-story skateboard ramp was built alongside of and attached to an existing building. And a skater is trying it out.

Brazilian skater drops into 21-story building ramp

Sandro 'Mineirinho' Dias, 50, dropped into the curved facade of an 85-meter-tall modernist building in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The Red Bull Building Drop project was closed to the public.

www.surfertoday.com

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

One-of-a-kind golden shark discovered in Costa Rica

Scientists say the golden shark has a rare combination of skin conditions that has never been seen before.

www.yahoo.com

 

[fatness]

Endangered pink river dolphins face a rising mercury threat in the Amazon

Mercury contamination comes mainly from illegal gold mining and forest clearing that wash mercury that naturally occurs in soil into waterways.

www.nbcnews.com

Picture

 

[kupcho1]

One-of-a-kind golden shark discovered in Costa Rica

Scientists say the golden shark has a rare combination of skin conditions that has never been seen before.

www.yahoo.com

I just discovered a golden Honda.

 

[fatness]

Man feels lightheaded

Man Gets Head Stuck in Traffic Light After Crashing into It

A Chinese man went viral after spending almost an hour with his head stuck in a traffic light after crashing into it with an electric scooter.

www.odditycentral.com

A shockingly bizarre traffic accident got a lot of attention on Chinese social media last month, when a young man driving an electric scooter crashed into a temporary traffic light in the city of Chengdu. Following the impact, the man’s head somehow became stuck inside the traffic light, and firefighters were called to free him from the unusual cage. That was easier said than done, however, as even the first responders spent around 40 minutes cutting away at the metal casing to safely release the man’s head.

 

[fatness]

The Dalai Lama repairs watches in his spare time, so he's got that going for him which is nice.

 

[fatness]

A 700-year-old church tower is currently suspended 45 feet in the air while construction takes place around and under it.

Moment historic London church is lifted 45 feet

The Grade I listed tower of All Hallows Staining Church was balanced on stilts above a 60,000 square foot excavation site at 50 Fenchurch Street.

www.dailymail.co.uk

With some incredible pictures and diagrams.

 

[waiver wire]

A 700-year-old church tower is currently suspended 45 feet in the air while construction takes place around and under it.

Moment historic London church is lifted 45 feet

The Grade I listed tower of All Hallows Staining Church was balanced on stilts above a 60,000 square foot excavation site at 50 Fenchurch Street.

www.dailymail.co.uk

With some incredible pictures and diagrams.

some pretty cool pictures of this
I believe I have stopped in and taken pics of this church

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

This Giant Purple Donut is Actually The World's First Inflatable Concert Hall | Moss and Fog

An inflatable purple pavilion by Anish Kapoor and Arata Isozaki reimagines how music, art, and architecture can uplift communities.

mossandfog.com

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

Las Vegas team develops tech to harvest water from desert air

It might sound like science fiction, but in the desert valley, where water is as precious as gold, a team of researchers at WAVR is working to turn the air we breathe into the water we drink.

www.ktnv.com

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

2025 Small World in Motion Competition

View the winning entries from the 2025 Small World in Motion Competition

www.nikonsmallworld.com

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

We Emit a Visible Light That Vanishes When We Die, Says Surprising Study

Life truly is radiant, according to an experiment conducted by researchers from the University of Calgary and the National Research Council of Canada.

www.sciencealert.com

 

[Tick]

This Giant Purple Donut is Actually The World's First Inflatable Concert Hall | Moss and Fog

An inflatable purple pavilion by Anish Kapoor and Arata Isozaki reimagines how music, art, and architecture can uplift communities.

mossandfog.com

I wanted to hate this more than I do. It looks really cool from the inside.

 

[fatness]

Runway Safety Bed Stops Skidding Plane in Virginia

The plane, CommuteAir Flight 4339, was carrying 50 passengers and three crew members when it skidded off a runway at Roanoke-Blackburg Regional Airport at about 9 p.m., said Alexa Briehl, an airport spokeswoman. No one was hurt
The plane was attempting to land at the airport’s 5,800-foot secondary runway in heavy rain, said Jason Kadah, a spokesman for CommuteAir. He said it was unclear what caused the plane, which had taken off from Washington Dulles International Airport, to overshoot the runway.
What’s more clear is that the aircraft was stopped by a bed of crushable concrete blocks. The system is designed to stop a runaway plane by collapsing under its weight.

Gravity wins again!

The safety bed, known as an Engineered Materials Arresting System, is designed to stop planes moving at 80 miles per hour or less. The Virginia airport’s bed had been upgraded last year, and Wednesday was its first use. The Engineered Materials Arresting System is in place on at least 120 runways at about 70 airports in the United States, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The technology is also in use in other countries, including China and Spain.

 

[Tick]

I didn't know this archive.today thing to share NYT articles.

 

[fatness]

I didn't know this archive.today thing to share NYT articles.

There's an Archive Page extension for Firefox that archives a page, or finds it already archived, in one click. Pretty handy for sites with paywalls.

 

[fatness]

Naked Woman In Woods story #1

Missing Florida woman found naked in ditch after crashing car into canal planned to stay in woods: SLCSO

A Florida woman who was reported missing earlier this week by the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office, after her car was discovered submerged in a canal, has been found alive.

www.fox13news.com

On October 1, 2025, several people called 911 around 5:35 a.m., reporting a naked woman lying in a ditch. Deputies from the Patrol Operations Bureau, along with St. Lucie County Fire Rescue, went to the scene and identified the woman as Fisher.

According to SLCSO, Fisher was not forthcoming but did confirm she had crashed her vehicle, removed her clothing, and walked into the woods with the intent of staying there for several days.

 

[fatness]

Naked Woman In Woods story #2

Bikers Unwittingly Find Lost Hiker in Her Underwear

Woman was barefoot and disoriented after 2 days in Idaho's wilderness

www.newser.com

A missing hiker in central Idaho owes her rescue not to the search parties scouring the wilderness, but to a trio of mountain bikers who had no idea anyone was lost. Heather Wayment vanished Sept. 16 after heading out for a hike near the Prairie Creek area of Blaine County, prompting a massive two-day search with ground teams, dogs, drones, even horses, reports East Idaho News. Family, friends, and an entire community waited for updates, but the breakthrough came off the beaten path. Brothers Tommy and Vinton Gwinn, joined by friend Shelton Robinson, were out on their annual mountain biking trip, unaware of recent news coverage about Wayment, when they came across a woman wandering in her underwear miles from civilization.
Disoriented and appearing dehydrated and malnourished, Wayment—found off a remote trail in Camas County, per the New York Post—had ditched her shorts to improvise bandages for her battered, bloodied feet. She'd left her phone in her car, 17 miles away at a trailhead, and had no shoes or other supplies. Initially wary, Wayment eventually admitted she was lost and accepted water and a jacket from the group before a few dirt bike riders passed by and recognized her as the missing hiker.

 

[El Floppo]

This Giant Purple Donut is Actually The World's First Inflatable Concert Hall | Moss and Fog

An inflatable purple pavilion by Anish Kapoor and Arata Isozaki reimagines how music, art, and architecture can uplift communities.

mossandfog.com

I wanted to hate this more than I do. It looks really cool from the inside.

Anish Kapoor does cool **** (chicago reflective donut amongst others)

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

How often do in-flight medical emergencies happen?

A new study digs into in-flight medical events. It offers a rare look into how airlines respond to crises and why some flights divert.

www.futurity.org

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

A unique brain cell may hold the key to Alzheimer's disorientation

"This cell type appears uniquely evolved to solve a basic survival problem: knowing where you are and which way you're facing at all times..."

www.futurity.org

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

https://x.com/WeatherMonitors/status/1972746236399845721

Elephant charges tourists in canoes

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

UBC enzyme technology clears first human test toward universal donor organs for transplantation - UBC News

UBC-developed enzymes successfully converted a kidney to universal type O for transplant, marking a major step toward faster, more compatible organ donations.

news.ubc.ca

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

Why Every Strawberry Traces Back to a Secret Spy Mission in 18th-Century South America

In pursuit of the perfect fruit.

www.zmescience.com

 

[fatness]

Could dogs ever talk? New review weighs science, ethics and evolution

A new scientific review tackles an age-old question: could dogs ever learn to talk? While barking out full sentences might sound like science fiction, researchers are taking a closer look at the biological and technological possibilities behind enhancing canine communication.

phys.org

 

[fatness]

Green turtle bounces back from brink in conservation 'win'

Once endangered due to hunting, it is making a strong recovery thanks to global conservation efforts.

www.bbc.com

The green turtle has been rescued from the brink of extinction in what scientists are calling a major conservation victory.

Once hunted extensively for turtle soup, its eggs as a delicacy and decorative shells, the ancient mariner saw its numbers plummet and has been listed as endangered since the 1980s. Now, thanks to decades of global conservation efforts - from protecting eggs and releasing hatchlings on beaches to reducing accidental capture in fishing nets - new data shows green turtle populations are rebounding.

Look at the size of these turtles.

 

[fatness]

Ryanair flight 'came within six minutes of running out of fuel'

A major probe is underway after a Ryanair flight landed in Manchester 'below its final fuel reserve’ after diverting from Glasgow Prestwick…

www.heraldscotland.com

The aircraft was on final approach to Prestwick when the crew performed a go-around - a routine flight manoeuvre where a pilot aborts a landing approach - due to the weather. After entering a holding pattern, the crew again performed a go-around following a second approach. The aircraft entered a hold once more before diverting to Edinburgh, with crews then performing another go-around while on final approach. The aircraft then diverted to Manchester, where it landed safely, almost two hours after the first go-around at Prestwick.

The Aviation Herald says it has received information that the aircraft landed below minimum fuel with just 220kg fuel (total, 100kg in left and 120 kg in right tank) remaining - enough for five to six minutes’ flying time.
The fuel carried by aircraft is highly regulated, with the fuel for a commercial flight divided into taxi fuel, trip fuel, contingency fuel, alternate fuel, final reserve fuel, additional fuel, and extra fuel. Simply Flying describe final reserve fuel as “the absolute minimum fuel that is required for an aircraft to remain airborne safely”.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Ryanair flight 'came within six minutes of running out of fuel'

A major probe is underway after a Ryanair flight landed in Manchester 'below its final fuel reserve’ after diverting from Glasgow Prestwick…

www.heraldscotland.com

The aircraft was on final approach to Prestwick when the crew performed a go-around - a routine flight manoeuvre where a pilot aborts a landing approach - due to the weather. After entering a holding pattern, the crew again performed a go-around following a second approach. The aircraft entered a hold once more before diverting to Edinburgh, with crews then performing another go-around while on final approach. The aircraft then diverted to Manchester, where it landed safely, almost two hours after the first go-around at Prestwick.

The Aviation Herald says it has received information that the aircraft landed below minimum fuel with just 220kg fuel (total, 100kg in left and 120 kg in right tank) remaining - enough for five to six minutes’ flying time.
The fuel carried by aircraft is highly regulated, with the fuel for a commercial flight divided into taxi fuel, trip fuel, contingency fuel, alternate fuel, final reserve fuel, additional fuel, and extra fuel. Simply Flying describe final reserve fuel as “the absolute minimum fuel that is required for an aircraft to remain airborne safely”.

"Fly Ryanair. With 5 minutes to spare."

 

[fatness]

A digital dark age? The people rescuing forgotten knowledge trapped on old floppy disks

From lectures by Stephen Hawking to the letters of British politician Neil Kinnock – it's a race against time to save the historical treasures locked away on old floppy disks.

www.bbc.com

This is kind of awesome, a hedge against history being disappeared at the same rate at which technology "advances".

But when the library received 113 boxes of papers and mementoes from the office of physicist Stephen Hawking, it found itself with an unusual challenge. Tucked alongside the letters, photographs and thousands of pages relating to Hawking's work on theoretical physics, were items now not commonly seen in modern offices – floppy disks. They were the result of Hawking's early adoption of the personal computer, which he was able to use despite having a form of motor neurone disease known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, thanks to modifications and software. Locked inside these disks could be all kinds of forgotten information or previously unknown insights into the scientists' life. The archivists' minds boggled.

These disks are now part of a project at Cambridge University Library to rescue hidden knowledge trapped on floppy disks. The Future Nostalgia project reflects a larger trend in the information flooding into archives and libraries around the world.

Future Nostalgia: Safeguarding the knowledge of floppy disks

Funded by British Academy/ Leverhulme Trust Small Grant

www.lib.cam.ac.uk

 

[fatness]

https://www.irishstar.com/news/ireland-news/irelands-molly-malone-statue-gets-36061730

The statue is widely popular among tourists who believe it is good luck to rub its chest. The practice only dates back to 2012 and is believed to have been started by a tour guide. The famous fishmonger’s chest became discolored from years of rubbing – with a week of works being done by the council to get the statue back to its former glory.

As part of a pilot program in May, wardens stood adjacent to the statue, located outside St Andrew’s Church, and intervened if any tourists went to feel her bust. But Dublin City Council said they believe the groping of the sculpture is “ingrained” into sightseers and something tourists just do as part of their trip while in the capital. Council bosses acknowledged when the wardens were in place, people would cooperate, but once they were gone, the Suffolk Street effigy would be groped again.

 

[fatness]

No, cow! No!

WATCH: Cow falls from embankment after highway crash in Tumwater, troopers say

Three cows broke loose and ran along northbound Interstate 5 in Tumwater on Saturday evening.

www.kiro7.com

Cow jumps off bridge embankment, lands on highway below, gets up and strolls down the highway.

Three cows broke loose and ran along northbound Interstate 5 in Tumwater on Saturday evening after a truck hauling a trailer jackknifed, according to the Washington State Patrol. The crash happened around 6:30 p.m. when the truck pulling the trailer lost control, leaving the vehicle sideways and freeing the livestock inside.

One of the cows jumped or fell off an embankment during the incident, according to another video provided by Abraham Ortiz. Another was struck by a passing car, but troopers said both the driver and the animal were unharmed. The third cow was later secured after someone tied it to a fence.
No human or cow injuries were reported.

 

[fatness]

An attempt to recreate old websites that no longer exist.

restorativland

a project to excavate shut down, abandoned web ruins and restore them to surfable, accessible, searchable, remixable condition

restorativland.org

a project to excavate shut down, abandoned web ruins and restore them to surfable, visually accessible, searchable, remixable condition
somewhere between a library and a living museum, we're working on experimental new ways to close the gap between archival and visibility of the web that was lost

Launched

• geocities
• myspace music

In Progress

• aol hometown

On Deck

• netscape web sites
• geocities japan
• FortuneCity
• tba

 

[fatness]

A vintage car graveyard in western Germany, in photos

METTMANN, Germany (AP) — Michael Froehlich celebrated his 50th birthday in 2000 by buying 50 vintage cars, all manufactured the year he was born.

apnews.com

No article here. Just a collection of some wonderful photos of a junkyard.
Like this one.

The Associated Press has a great photography section, by the way. It covers all over the world and is added onto every day. I look at it daily.

Photography

Don't just read the news—view it with AP Photos. See the news documented in stunning imagery with world news photography.

apnews.com

 

[Tick]

An attempt to recreate old websites that no longer exist.

restorativland

a project to excavate shut down, abandoned web ruins and restore them to surfable, accessible, searchable, remixable condition

restorativland.org

a project to excavate shut down, abandoned web ruins and restore them to surfable, visually accessible, searchable, remixable condition
somewhere between a library and a living museum, we're working on experimental new ways to close the gap between archival and visibility of the web that was lost

Launched

• geocities
• myspace music

In Progress

• aol hometown

On Deck

• netscape web sites
• geocities japan
• FortuneCity
• tba

They'd better not lose Ted's Caving Page.

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

North American bats glow green under UV light

"It's cool, but we don't know why it happens. What is the evolutionary or adaptive function? Does it actually serve a function for the bats?"

www.futurity.org

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

Origami robots could make drug delivery better

New research digs into how origami robots with magnetic muscles could make medicine delivery less invasive and more effective.

www.futurity.org

 

[TheIronSheik]

Dante Bichette's son made his MLB debut the other night for the Blue Jays. His name is Bo. Bo Bichette.

If his nickname isn't "The Bounty Hunter", there is no reason to live in this world anymore.

Extremely disappointed with this world.

 

[Tick]

Dante Bichette's son made his MLB debut the other night for the Blue Jays. His name is Bo. Bo Bichette.

If his nickname isn't "The Bounty Hunter", there is no reason to live in this world anymore.

Extremely disappointed with this world.

I heard it on a podcast recently and couldn't believe they didn't make a Boba Fett joke.

 

[fatness]

COVID-19 vaccines may help some cancer patients fight tumors

People with advanced lung or skin cancer who were taking certain immunotherapy drugs lived substantially longer if they also got a Pfizer or Moderna shot within 100 days of starting treatment, according to preliminary research being reported Wednesday in the journal Nature. And it had nothing to do with virus infections.

Instead, the molecule that powers those specific vaccines, mRNA, appears to help the immune system respond better to the cutting-edge cancer treatment, concluded researchers from MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and the University of Florida. The vaccine “acts like a siren to activate immune cells throughout the body,” said lead researcher Dr. Adam Grippin of MD Anderson. “We’re sensitizing immune-resistant tumors to immune therapy.”

This seems like "potentially a big deal" to me.

 

[Dezbelief]

The World's First Jetson Personal Aerial Vehicle Race Certainly Looked Like Something From A Sci-Fi Cartoon - SlashGear

Jetson’s futuristic eVTOLs took to the skies in Arkansas for the world’s first personal aerial vehicle race, proving sci-fi flight is edging into real life.

www.slashgear.com

 

[fatness]

Mystery as 'blue dogs' spotted roaming as experts are baffled

The team looking after the dogs said they weren't blue last week.

www.express.co.uk

Caretakers looking after the stray dogs living around Chernobyl have made a startling discovery - several of the animals have suddenly turned blue. The group, Dogs of Chernobyl, which cares for hundreds of dogs in the Ukrainian radioactive exclusion zone, shared a video showing packs of animals with patches, and in some cases, coats of bright blue fur, a fact that has left experts baffled. “We are not sure exactly what is going on," the team admitted.

“They were not blue last week. We do not know the reason, and we are attempting to catch them so we can find out what is happening,” the team wrote alongside the footage. “Most likely, they’re getting into some sort of chemical.” The organisation provides the animals with food and medical attention each year.

 

[fatness]

This is cool as hell, a device to detect falls without anything having to be worn by the person/patient. Invented and made by a 13-year-old.

A 13-year-old invented a new technology to help his family. It actually works.

Kevin Tang is an eighth-grader in California who won $25,000 and the title of “America’s Top Young Scientist” for his science fair project.

www.usatoday.com

The Southern California eighth grader just won $25,000 and the title of "America's Top Young Scientist" for his fall detection invention, a monitoring device for seniors. It's different from Life Alert and other brands that offer devices seniors wear around their necks, in their pockets or on their wrists. Kevin's invention, FallGuard, is a camera monitoring system with an algorithm he programmed to identify falls and alert caregivers.

Kevin's device isn't wearable. Instead, users set up FallGuard cameras around their home that connect to a small computer to monitor for falls. He's working to keep his device free, or at least on the cheaper side, for anyone who needs it.

Kevin is always inventing and making "strange stuff at home," his father, Yang Tang, told USA TODAY.

Kevin said his grandmother, who lives with his family, fell at home about five years ago. "Nobody noticed immediately, and by the time we found her and called 911, she was left with permanent brain damages," he said. "It was really scary."

It costs about $90 in materials to make one device, Kevin said, but he's trying to bring it down to $30 by using a different computer. Since he won the national science fair competition, he said at least one security camera company has shown interest, and many individuals have told him they want a device to keep their families safe. The Tangs have FallGuard set up in their home now, and another family is using the device, too. Kevin has more than 10 other families on a waiting list and hopes to help many more families soon.

 

[fatness]

https://www.npr.org/2025/10/29/nx-s1-5589165/furloughed-federal-employee-hot-dog-stand

Isaac Stein is one of them. Normally, he's a lawyer for the IRS who writes tax regulations. But on a sunny Sunday afternoon on a corner in his Washington, D.C., neighborhood, he's wearing a suit and tie, working his hot dog stand, "Shysters Dogs." Its motto: "the only honest ripoff in DC."

This summer, he decided he wanted to open a hot dog business of his very own. "I got all the permits in late September, and then I was furloughed on Oct. 8," Stein said.

So with his newly free time, the side project he started before the shutdown turned into a seven-days-a-week gig. It's a simple menu: a "correct hot dog" or a "hot dog with the wrong toppings." "I'm trying to incentivize people to do what I think a correct hot dog is, which is mustard and sauerkraut," Stein said. "If someone wants other things, that's totally, totally fine. No judgment. But I do reserve the right to assess an additional dollar as a penalty."

The menu: https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3.../66/165e91fd47acb3f3c12810ce1486/img-3030.jpg