(via reddit)
Friday, September 22, 2017
Learn to Play Cat
In the newest episode of Simon's Cat Logic, Simon Tofield and Nicky Treverrow talks about how cats play, and the best ways for us to play with them. It starts with how to train kittens in recognizing toys. Even after a lifetime of playing with cats, even I learned some new tips in this video. It has a Simon's Cat cartoon tagged onto the end, in which we see the cat having a ball with that elusive red dot.
Miss Cellania's Links
The Madness of Donald Trump. Matt Taibbi for Rolling Stone.
The 12 Best So-Bad-They're-Good Episodes of Star Trek. They come from four different series in the adventures of Starfleet.
The Bizarre Case of New Zealand’s Exploding Pants. This illustrates the danger of new products that aren't thoroughly tested.
Cringe-worthy Twitter story about a plumber.
Snopes and the Search for Facts in a Post-Fact World.
Leather, Grown in a Lab, Without Cows. It's collagen produced by engineered yeast that is essentially the same as tanned animal skin.
Watch a Rare Video of a Two-Faced Kitten. And learn what might cause a Janus cat to be born that way.
Autumnal Equinox Traditions. How folks say goodbye to summer and hello to fall, at least in the Northern Hemisphere.
Thursday, September 21, 2017
The Magic of Making Marbles
I honestly doubt they make all marbles like this. I picture a series of robots doing it dozen at a time. But watching a glassblower make marbles with swirls of color inside is really neat. (via The Kid Should See This)
A Timely Tweet
— demi adejuyigbe (@electrolemon) September 22, 2016
It's an annual event.
— demi adejuyigbe (@electrolemon) September 21, 2017
(via Metafilter)
Relax and Pet Your Dog
— Paul Rugg (@pkrugg) September 20, 2017
Miss Cellania's Links
Even Business Leaders Are Realizing Health Insurance Companies Serve No Purpose. They know it's time for single-payer. (via Boing Boing)
Why Is America Losing Ground in the Contest to Grow the World’s Biggest Pumpkin? The largest of the season have been grown in Europe two out the last three years.
Sorry, Not Sorry: When Apologizing Makes Things Worse. Adding an apology to a rejection doesn't make you appear any better.
The Story Behind the Greatest Internet Recipe Comment of All Time. It was about a brownie recipe, but it escalated quickly. (via Digg)
23 College Secrets Your Professors Will Never Tell You. Unless you ask, which is one thing you should do.
This Guide Will Help You Choose Your Apples Wisely. There's one for every taste and purpose.
In the wake of the housing crisis, a new breed of real estate investor is destroying America's cities.
Fun with Mudskippers
Mudskippers are some really strange animals. They are amphibious fish, which is not a new division of taxonomy; it just means they are fish that can spend time out of the water. Mudskippers can breathe through their skin, and they have some strange mating habits, too. This video from the BBC explains. It gets really good at about a minute in, so make sure you don't have any liquid in your mouth when they start to dance. They sometimes get into shouting matches with each other, too, as you can see here. (via reddit)
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Blind Cat Loves Music
Sarper Duman is a Turkish musician and a cat lover -he feeds the stray cats of Istanbul and has taken eleven of them in to his home. One of his fans sent him this cute video of a blind cat enjoying Duman's music.
"This has been the most touching message i've ever recieved. This beautiful blind cat's name is Namık. They say he acts that way whenever he is shown my videos. It's so impressive for me... Always be happy Namık !"Aww! We don't know whether Namik is hugging the phone out of affection for the music, or if he just wants to listen to it closer. The effect is the same. Here's a bonus video of Duman with one of his own cats.
— Sarper Duman (@sarperduman) September 20, 2017
(via Boing Boing)
Abby the Spoon Lady
How long has it been since you've been impressed by someone playing the spoons? This is Abby the Spoon Lady, accompanying Chris Rodrigues to the song "Angels in Heaven." They recorded this on Play Music on Your Porch day in August, which sounds like a lovely thing to celebrate. Anyone can play spoons, however, it takes a lot of practice and dedication to play them this well. But Abby the Spoon Lady is more than just a spoon player. According to Wikipedia,
Abby first started street performing and busking as a means to make money traveling across the United States, primarily hopping freight trains. She taught herself to play the spoons and traveled all over the United States by hitchhiking and railroad. She states that landing in Asheville, North Carolina, was completely an accident and that she took the wrong train.[4] Today she hosts storytelling events where she discusses the lifestyle of the American hobo.[5] She spent a good amount of her time traveling recording the stories, interviews and songs of other American travelers.[6]She is also a free speech advocate and has a radio show at WSFM-LP in Asheville. (via reddit)
The Rotary Jail
William H. Brown invented what he thought was a good idea: a rotary jail. Cell blocks were constructed as a circular tumbler, and cells were built in the shape of a pie slice. There was only one door for the cell block, and the guard would rotate the cell block to access each cell. The idea was to save money by having fewer guards to watch fewer doors. You think it would take a long time to recoup the expense of the mechanism that way. What could possibly go wrong? You have to wonder whether anyone stopped to think that it might be easier just to walk around the building than to move the building. Eighteen rotary jails were built, and that's when the problems started. Like inmates getting their arms cut off. Tom Scott visits the Rotary Jail Museum in Crawfordsville, Indiana, where a working rotary jail survives. (via Digg)
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