discussion the 'Stuff That's Just Really Interesting 'thread

[sswilson]

Oh god I can see accidents happening with that hair cutting robot.

Yeah, I most certainly wouldn't be sticking my head into something like that and trusting that I'd get it back all in one piece.

 

[Marzipan]

No need for hair salons: Street machine can do the job in seconds | Al Bawaba

ALBAWABA - Getting a new haircut will be so much easier in the near future. Soon, there will be no need to go to a hair salon, reserve an appointment or

www.albawaba.com

I'm not too worried about this. it's when they make machines that offer to groom and polish your nether regions and testicles that I'd get alarmed!

 

[Marzipan]

found a dinosaur fossil that's complete with skin and organs.

110-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur ‘Mummy’ Discovered in Canada Stuns Scientists With Intact Skin and Organs

Miners in Canada uncovered a 110-million-year-old nodosaur fossil with skin, armor, and organs intact—one of the best-preserved dinosaurs ever found.

indiandefencereview.com

 

[Marzipan]

if you want really good image stabilization, forget a gimbal, get a chicken.

 

[moocow]

EV charging on the move. Very interesting that a Red state of all places that this is being tested in US. But no cars in US have mobile charging so unless they mod a truck with new equipment, it's kind of moot. Europe already have trolley type extension + overhead wires for trucks so they can hook up to the grid to run the electric motor.

https://www.techspot.com/news/110763-florida-building-highway-can-wirelessly-charge-evs-while.html

 

[moocow]

Someone got Tupac's old Rolls Royce.

Long Island Man Buys Rolls-Royce Corniche for His Dad. It Turned Out To Be Tupac’s

A search for an old Rolls-Royce turned into a deep dive on the cars of Death Row Records, and unearthed some pretty interesting car culture and rap culture lore.

www.thedrive.com

 

[Marzipan]

the Opah, aka Moonfish has been discovered to be warm blooded. the ONLY fish to date that's warm blooded!

Meet The Moonfish, The Only Warm-Blooded Fish Known To Science

"This is a cool innovation by these animals that gives them a competitive edge."

share.google

 

[moocow]

Goes to prove that mfg coming back to America won't involve Americans. If Hyundai try to pull this off in S. Korea, there would be riots at the factories consider how strong the unions are over there.

Hyundai Will Build an Army of Humanoid Robots to Staff its Georgia Factory [Updated]

Hyundai's interest in Boston Dynamics was about more than four-legged 'cars.'

www.thedrive.com