Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Dark Side Of The Moon

My Lovely Wife In The Psych Ward, Why Tipping Should Be Banned, There's Poop On The Moon, Inside A Guantanamo Bay Prison Riot, The Beauty Of Traditional Japanese Wood Joinery, BPA Alternative Might Be Even Worse
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Tuesday, January 13, 2015
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IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH
My Lovely Wife In The Psych Ward
psmag.com
We met at 18. We wed at 24. At 27, I checked my wife into a psych ward — for the first time. How mental illness reshapes a marriage.
NOT A SCENE FROM 'RESERVOIR DOGS'
Why Tipping Should Be Banned
digg.com
What's worse than the restaurant industry? The fact that tipping is actually a relatively recent (and stupid) development.
DARK SIDE OF THE MOON
There's Poop On The Moon
factually.gizmodo.com
It should come as no surprise that the Apollo astronauts left a few things behind after landing on the moon. Since the lunar module could only lift so much weight off the surface, they swapped out unwanted goods and gear for moon rocks. Among those unwanted goods were all kinds of weird things. What kinds of weird things? There were 96 bags of poop, pee, and puke.
EVIL SPONGE BOB AND SATAN
Inside A Guantanamo Bay Prison Riot
news.vice.com
In this excerpt from his book "Murder at Camp Delta," former Guantanamo guard Joseph Hickman describes putting down a prisoner riot — and how he earned the nickname "Satan."
FITS LIKE A GLOVE MADE OF WOOD
The Beauty Of Traditional Japanese Wood Joinery
digg.com
You know the old saying — measure twice, cut once. We don't want to think about how many times these traditional craftsmen had to measure in order to get this multi-part joint exactly right.
DRASTIC PLASTIC
BPA Alternative Might Be Even Worse
washingtonpost.com
In a groundbreaking study, researchers have shown why a chemical once thought to be a safe alternative to bisphenol-A, which was abandoned by manufacturers of baby bottles and sippy cups after a public outcry, might itself be more harmful than BPA.
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THE 'FLAT' IN 'SALT FLAT' IS ON EXAGGERATION
Image: Honda rider Jean de Azevedo of Brazil, right, leads Yamaha rider Michael Metge of France, as they race across the Uyuni salt flat during the eighth stage of the Dakar Rally 2015 between Uyuni, Bolivia, and Iquique, Chile, Monday, Jan. 12, 2015. Chile's Pablo Quintanilla won the motorcycle eighth stage of the Rally, while Spain's Marc Coma took the overall lead.
Honda rider Jean de Azevedo of Brazil, right, leads Yamaha rider Michael Metge of France, as they race across the Uyuni salt flat during the eighth stage of the Dakar Rally 2015 between Uyuni, Bolivia, and Iquique, Chile, Monday, Jan. 12, 2015. Chile's Pablo Quintanilla won the motorcycle eighth stage of the Rally, while Spain's Marc Coma took the overall lead. Credit: AP Photo/Felipe Dana
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