Six weeks underground, angstroms, witches and beer, the history of the transistor, and a bunch of science documentaries. If you want more, then pay the "Premium Links" subscription for just $4.99 a month. Nah, just kidding. If you want more, keep reading.

Recommended Links of the Week (No. 618)

Six weeks underground in a cave in France, without a clock or connection: "First came the bewilderment. The people who had just left the cave after 40 days inside were convinced they had spent less time there. One person believed the confinement had lasted 23 days. Others said 30, or 32. Then came the dazzle upon returning to the surface. Later, the adaptation to routine after an out-of-the-ordinary experience."

We're running out of nanometers, maybe we should start talking about angstroms: "We've known for some time what the physical limits of these processes are, but the magnitude we've used to express those advances is starting to fall short. All these years we've talked about nanometers, but it seems likely that in a few years there will be achievements capable of working with photolithography below 1 nm."

This is how the prehistoric fish that lived with the dinosaurs and still roams the seas evolved: "On the coast of South Africa, the sighting of a live specimen whose species dates back 65 million years shed new light on life in prehistory. This event occurred in 1938 and expanded the field of paleontological study in Europe. It turned out they had captured a fierce and ancient predator of the seas: a prehistoric fish that, at the time, they called 'a living fossil'."

Project Starline

When witches made beer: "What image comes to mind when we talk about witches? Surely dressed in dark colors, with pointed hats, the indispensable broom, a large cauldron in which to prepare their potions, and probably accompanied by a cat. Much of these clichés could have their origin in a historical fact: that attire that 'identified' witches was, in reality, typical of the women who dedicated themselves to the production and sale of beer, the so-called alewives in English."

1512 Jenga in 1 (New World Record)

The anti-maskers of the 20th century and other obstacles of the Spanish flu: "The rejection of wearing masks during the COVID-19 pandemic was also present a century earlier, during the Spanish flu pandemic. Like the anti-vaxxers of the 19th century, the anti-maskers denounced that the obligation to use them violated their individual freedoms, but they also saw their use as a threat to masculinity."

Mitrojin, the KGB archivist who exposed hundreds of spies: "In 1992, Vasili Mitrojin showed up at the US embassy in the capital of Latvia. He offered files from Russian intelligence, and the gift was so good that the Americans didn't believe him. After all, we're talking about one of the people in charge of the KGB archives. A level of suspicion and almost paranoia is always advisable in anything related to espionage, but in this case, the man and the information were real."

Bruce Lee vs Chuck Norris

The invention of the transistor, the beginning of a new era: "It is very likely that for the vast majority of those who read this article, the names of John Bardeen, Walter Brattain and William Shockley mean absolutely nothing. However, few people have influenced our way of life as decisively as those three scientists. To them we owe the invention of the transistor, without which daily life would be substantially different from what it is today."

Herta Oberheuser, the most perverse Nazi doctor of the Holocaust: "If we talk about Nazi sadism, the first name that comes to mind is Josef Mengele, the so-called Angel of Death. However, as we well know, he was not the only one, and unfortunately he was not the worst either. Today we tell you the story of one of the most sadistic Nazi women in history: Doctor Herta Oberheuser."

11 documentaries about science and technology that you can watch for free (and legally) on the Internet: "The internet is full of wisdom... and documentaries. On practically all paid platforms you can access programs that analyze the darkest corners of today's world. But you already know about those: today we dive into platforms that legally and for free put part of their catalog at your disposal. Ecology, computing, medicine, video games... everything you like without spending a cent."

Shiitake Mushrooms

Hong Kong, goodbye to neon lights: "There was a time when Hong Kong dazzled, literally, its passersby. Since the economy of this former British colony took off in the 1950s, the walls of avenues and alleys were filled with thousands of neon signs, the star advertising of the era. In that struggle to capture the attention of potential customers, each owner tried to outdo rivals with a larger sign and a more original or extravagant design."

How to combat flatulence on airplanes?: "Commercial airplanes can carry between 300 and 550 passengers at most, while their flights can last up to 18 and a half hours. Since airplanes can only pressurize their cabins to 565 mmHg, equivalent to about 2,400 meters of altitude, and since almost half of the airplane's air recirculates, there is no way to avoid emitting or smelling flatulence. So, how to avoid undesirable flatulence?"

The script of the movie Rocky and the mythical fight between Ali and Chuck Wepner: "The truth is that over time Wepner has come to be recognized by most fans as the authentic Rocky on which Stallone based his story. In 2011 a documentary titled "The Real Rocky" (available on Amazon) was released, telling his story; and in 2016 the film "The Legend: The Story of the Real Rocky Balboa" (Chuck The Bleeder), based on his boxing career."

Videos

UFO - Animation made in 3D-Studio in 1995

Galleries

The Lonely Astronaut, works inspired by synthwave, when you get married in a Russian village, the first photographs of Angkor Wat, the cities in oil of Bozhena Fuchs, spaceships in everyday things, winners of the Independent Photographer award, strange and rare designs, the hotel of the skies R-100, creatures of the deep, the egg chair from the 60s, the Animated Dump and the Visual Dump.

https://old.neoteo.com/el-microondas-se-invento-para-revivir-hamsters-congelados/

Thanks for stopping by! See you next time!