the Stuff That's Just Really Cool thread

[LaughingCrow]

The X-59, the world’s weirdest, quietest supersonic jet. In a feat of engineering, the X-59 travels faster than the speed of sound, while making barely any sound at all.

https://www.fastcompany.com/9095805...d-the-worlds-weirdest-quietest-supersonic-jet

 

[Marzipan]

pie chart showing the break up of the world's $109 Trillion stock market.

The $109 Trillion Global Stock Market in One Chart

We show the entire global stock market in 2023, illustrating the dominance of U.S. markets. But as structural dynamics shift, will this last?

www.visualcapitalist.com

 

[LaughingCrow]

pie chart showing the break up of the world's $109 Trillion stock market.

The $109 Trillion Global Stock Market in One Chart

We show the entire global stock market in 2023, illustrating the dominance of U.S. markets. But as structural dynamics shift, will this last?

www.visualcapitalist.com

Isn't that money that's just locked up in banks not doing anything but earning interest (or losing interest) for shareholders? While it tends to drive the economy it's not directly a part of it.

When governments give money to corporations, it's locked into that system. When the government gives money to people, most if not all of it flows back into the economy.

 

[Marzipan]

Isn't that money that's just locked up in banks not doing anything but earning interest (or losing interest) for shareholders? While it tends to drive the economy it's not directly a part of it.

When governments give money to corporations, it's locked into that system. When the government gives money to people, most if not all of it flows back into the economy.

not sure...but the worlds GDP at this moment is almost $113 Trillion...which is up $12 Trillion from last year, so it could be and the difference between this chart and the current GDP is the liquid assets of the world or...based on last years information as it and the chart are based on the same total value.

 

[Marzipan]

yup...too much of a good thing makes it turn bad...

https://apnews.com/article/paris-france-cycling-bike-lanes-traffic-olympics-6ab

 

[Lysrin]

The more astronomically informed than me amoung us may already know about the curious shape of Saturn's moon Pan, but I did not. I thought these images were quite fascinating and strange! There's also a theory, at least, in the link as to how the strange shape formed. Who knows of course but interesting.

Catalog Page for PIA21436

 

[Marzipan]

someone has created a new hybrid vegetable...a sweet leek crossed with garlic. looks like a leek with garlicky flavor notes.

You’ll Be Seeing a New Kind of Garlic at the Grocery Store Soon

Dan Barber and Row 7 Seeds has officially bred a cross between garlic and leeks: Sweet Garleek. This new vegetable variety combines the best of each vegetable into one with twice the flavor and less waste. Here's everything we know about Sweet Garleek, including where to get it.

www.allrecipes.com

 

[LaughingCrow]

“Most doctors are taught and believe that the brain dies after about five or 10 minutes of oxygen deprivation,” Parnia said. “One of the key points that comes out of this study is that that is actually not true. Although the brain flatlines after the heart stops, and that happens within seconds, it doesn't mean that it's permanently damaged and [has] died. It's just hibernating.

Vice-Scientists recorded the brain waves of people in cardiac arrest to understand what happens to consciousness when we die.

 

[ipaine]

“Most doctors are taught and believe that the brain dies after about five or 10 minutes of oxygen deprivation,” Parnia said. “One of the key points that comes out of this study is that that is actually not true. Although the brain flatlines after the heart stops, and that happens within seconds, it doesn't mean that it's permanently damaged and [has] died. It's just hibernating.

Vice-Scientists recorded the brain waves of people in cardiac arrest to understand what happens to consciousness when we die.

Ok that is kind of cool.

 

[Marzipan]

someone's come up with emergency beds / cots that would cost less than $20K for what usually goes for up to $220K.

The ingenious cardboard bed

As technology continues to offer new capabilities, the old adage that “there is always a better way” is becoming increasingly true, and sometimes it just requires a multi-disciplinary approach to a problem to transform the effectiveness of the solution. Humanitaria’s first invention already…

newatlas.com