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• Mountains of Mannequins in the Midlands
• Sparkly Henna by Anokhi Mehndi
• Homemade Bubble Machine
• <i>Winnie-the-Pooh</i> and Other Works Entering the Public Domain in 2022
• Why Is This Bread Sliced Horizontally?

Mountains of Mannequins in the Midlands Posted: 03 Jan 2022 08:59 AM PST Recycling is good, but re-using items instead of manufacturing new things is even better for the environment. Mannequins are made of fiberglass, which won't decompose and is notoriously difficult to recycle. Roz Edwards sort of fell into the business of putting mannequins back into use in one way or another. The ones that are useable are refurbished and sold or rented. Others go into a mountain of fake body parts where people can take as much as they can in 15 minutes for £75. They not only go back to the fashion industry, but are used in movies and music videos, art projects, and holiday decorations. Oh yeah, and then there are those folks who put one in their car to discourage dangerous people from approaching (which is good) and to use the carpool lane (which is bad). Even totally ruined mannequins are good for a scary Halloween tour! It's creepy and crazy, but Edwards' project Mannakin has turned out to be a viable business. Tom Scott shows us how the weirdness works.

Sparkly Henna by Anokhi Mehndi Posted: 03 Jan 2022 08:26 AM PST View this post on Instagram A post shared by Anokhi Mehndi by Kiran (@anokhimehndi) I keep my Instagram follows pared down to a short list so that I make best use of my social media browsing time. @AnokhiMehndi in the West Midlands of the UK is definitely worth following. She's one of the stars of Henna Instagram and this video is an example of why. Her post doesn't explain exactly why this piece sparkles, but I gather that incorporating glitter into henna dye is a thriving practice. Here are the sparkly arms of @Bharathi Sanghani_Mendhi, who is an accomplished bridal henna artist in her own right.

Homemade Bubble Machine Posted: 02 Jan 2022 06:37 PM PST Just look what you can do with an oscillating fan and some household junk! Well, maybe not you, exactly, but someone did, and we are trying to figure out why. This might be an art installation of some kind, or it might be someone's lockdown project. While the idea of automating the fun of blowing bubbles seems a bit sad, this weird machine is mesmerizing to watch. The YouTube page has no information and no comments, but they titled this video "Delicate balance." However, nothing is really balanced; it's all held together by clothespins and clamps and weighted to the ground by a cinder block. So.... nothing about it makes any sense at all. This is what the internet was made for. -via reddit

<i>Winnie-the-Pooh</i> and Other Works Entering the Public Domain in 2022 Posted: 02 Jan 2022 06:06 PM PST New Year's Day is sometimes called Public Domain Day. We librarians make special note of it because certain works lose copyright protection and thus become easier to share with patrons. Starting this year, many famous works of literature are now in the public domain, including A.A. Milne's classic work of children's literature Winnie-the-Pooh. What else is now in the public domain? Book Riot lists many famous works, including The Sun Also Rises by Earnest Hemingway, My Mortal Enemy by Willa Cather, and The Seven Pillars of Wisdom by Lawrence of Arabia. Duke University's Center for the Study of the Public Domain mentions these books and also sound recordings, including classic jazz recordings, as well as movies, such as Moana (the 1926 Samoan documentary) and Rudolph Valentino's The Son of the Sheik. Take a look and see what you'd like to add to your personal collections. Photo: Sheila Sund

Why Is This Bread Sliced Horizontally? Posted: 02 Jan 2022 05:37 PM PST Redditor /u/minecolas1 brings this interesting photo to our attention. Why does this grocery store offer standard sliced bread loaves sliced horizontally instead of vertically? View this post on Instagram A post shared by Isa Bou (@feedingmyfriendkim) Redditor /u/Phantom_Wapiti offers an answer. A popular Quebecois dish at Christmastime is a pain sandwich. That makes a little more sense when you learn that "pain" is the French word for bread. This food consists of various deli mixes, such as egg salad, chopped ham, or chicken salad, layered between slices of bread arranged like a layer cake. Cream cheese is the most common "frosting". Chop off a slice and serve it with a fork.

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