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- You Call This Archaeology?
- PowerUp 4.0: The Best PowerUp Paper Airplane To Date
- Why Do Pandas Bathe In Horse Poop?
| Posted: 13 Dec 2020 07:50 PM PST
Amid the news that 78-year-old Harrison Ford has signed up for a fifth Indiana Jones movie, it occurs to us that it's about time for Dr. Henry Jones, Jr. to retire from the fictional Marshall College. His colleagues, fellow archaeologists, and movie fans got together on Twitter to propose chapters for a book honoring his work. It's a long thread, considering Jones' varied adventures and issues in the field of archaeology. Proposed entries include:
Read the still-growing Twitter thread, and add your own ideas for the potentially huge volume. -via Metafilter  |
| PowerUp 4.0: The Best PowerUp Paper Airplane To Date Posted: 13 Dec 2020 07:48 PM PST
Not satisfied that your paper airplane only lasts for a few seconds in the air? The guys from PowerUp felt the same way, too, and that's why they made motorized paper airplanes. Now with many years of making these airplanes, PowerUp is now on their 4th generation of paper airplanes. The PowerUp 4.0 consists of a lightweight airframe, along with a pair of motors at the rear and a sophisticated flight control computer in its nose. Working in concert with a smartphone app, it can automatically smooth out flight thanks to the use of both a gyroscopic sensor and an accelerometer. It can even stabilize flight in windy conditions. The kit includes a design for a basic, reliable paper airplane, but it will work with your own custom designs too, and the motors are powerful enough to fly models made out of cardboard, styrofoam, or balsa wood as well. While the app and computer smarts aboard the plane should keep your flight stable, the frame's durable nylon and carbon fiber construction means it'll survive in the event of a crash landing. Now that's epic. (Image Credit: PowerUp/ Technabob) |
| Why Do Pandas Bathe In Horse Poop? Posted: 13 Dec 2020 07:47 PM PST
Many people know that pandas are cute, but only some know that these cute creatures can be gross at times. Apparently, they like to cover their whole bodies in horse poop. That's right. Horse poop. Let that sink in for a moment. "But why?" you might ask. It would seem that scientists themselves aren't sure why pandas have this kind of behavior. However, they might have an explanation. The horse poop contains compounds that might help the animals deal with colder temperatures. In other words, horse poop keeps the pandas warm during the winter. Learn more about this over Science Magazine. Can someone just give them sweaters? Thanks. (Image Credit: Fuwen Wei/ Science Magazine) |
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