Comments for Damn Interesting

Comment on 1600 Years Before the Steam Engine There Was the Steam Engine by JarvisLoop

JarvisLoop — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 23:29:15 +0000

Note to self: Finished re-reading.

Comment on Aches on a Plane by JarvisLoop

JarvisLoop — Sun, 17 Nov 2024 14:43:39 +0000

Finished.

Comment on Undark and the Radium Girls by MyFingersStillGlow

MyFingersStillGlow — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 21:41:26 +0000

With respect to the non-radium glowing paints people shared their experiences with; phosphorus can also be quite bad for you and you shouldn’t really play with it.

I used to play with it, too. I was taught a party trick involving a matchbox and a coin where you would end up with a waxy residue which you could rub with your fingers to make it glow. “Never did me any harm”, “didn’t know any better”, etc… the usual.

Look at the British Post Office scandal to see that companies will still do deliberate cover-ups and subject their employees to on-going harm in order to save face.

Or look at the 2008 Chinese Milk scandal for a more hopeful case, where a major shareholder reported itself to its own government after finding itself unable to instigate a public recall internally.

Comment on The Crabs of Christmas by JarvisLoop

JarvisLoop — Sat, 09 Nov 2024 03:26:17 +0000

This reminds me of an article that I read about termites. Several decades ago, scientists noted that termites were increasing in huge numbers worldwide and that they were particularly flatulent. Ordinarily, flatulence is not much more than low humor but not this time. In this case, the scientists claimed that the termites’ flatulence was quite likely the cause of global warming.

Comment on The Wrath of the Killdozer by C mane

C mane — Sat, 09 Nov 2024 03:03:51 +0000

Whistlin Diesel on youtube is currently building one with the same machine. Should be cool to see.

Comment on Raiders of the Lost Lake by JarvisLoop

JarvisLoop — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 21:41:11 +0000

Both astounding and disturbing.

Comment on Giving the Bird the Bird by Jerr

Jerr — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 16:27:13 +0000

buh bye

Comment on Foreign Exchange(s) by Gazelem

Gazelem — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:21:44 +0000

When I saw the title of this article I was suspicious. I started to look it over and I saw the name Harry Dexter White I was alarmed expecting a writer to praise this guy oblivious to the fact that he was a soviet agent who had a major role in walking us into WW II. It was really gratifying to see such an informational and skilled explanation of an important trend in history that isn’t always recognized. Well done.

Comment on The Star Dust Mystery by rexxmac

rexxmac — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 16:17:30 +0000

no I don’t. all this is bullshit.
The origional ” STENDEC” was from a bonafide UFO on a British airfield. I read the origional book of transcripts of air traffic controlers and witnesses. But now it has all been ” dissolved” into a completley different random story. I can no longer find the origional story.
This smacks of a government cover up and ” google” screwing with actual facts to make a profit from bullshit.

Does Anyone else have some memory of the ” real ” story ?

Comment on Breaking a Bit by Jason C

Jason C — Sat, 12 Oct 2024 18:35:46 +0000

Did you guys retire?