Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Ship Hits The Fan

The US Navy's Beautiful New Carrier Has Messed Up Toilets, How We Know Ending Social Distancing Will Lead To More Deaths, In One Chart, What I Learned When My Husband Got Sick With Coronoavirus
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SERIOUSLY, STAY HOME
How We Know Ending Social Distancing Will Lead To More Deaths, In One Chart
vox.com
The COVID-19 coronavirus will kill more people if we end social distancing early. St. Louis' experience in 1918 makes that clear.
THIS WILL NOT FLY
A Photographer's Surreal Flight Home During The COVID-19 Pandemic
washingtonpost.com
For many photojournalists, boarding a plane for a long-haul flight is a routine part of the job. On March 17, Sharon Pulwer experienced some far-from-routine sights when she flew from Newark Airport to her family in Tel Aviv with El Al airline.
'THIS THING GRINDS YOU LIKE A MORTAR'
What I Learned When My Husband Got Sick With Coronavirus
nytimes.com
Our world became one of isolation, round-the-clock care, panic and uncertainty — even as society carried on around us with all too few changes.
NOT AGAIN
Can You Catch Coronavirus Twice? A Microbiologist Sheds Light On Immunity Question
inverse.com
This is the question on everyone's mind.
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WELL, THAT'S NOT WORKING
UNFIT TO RULE
Revisiting The Infamous, Twisted, Now-Defunct Presidential Fitness Test
insidehook.com
Are you stronger than a fifth grader?
TRYING TO BE A GOOD SPORT
The Complicated Path Back To Normalcy For 11,000 Olympic Hopefuls
espn.com
"It almost feels like a wasted year. Like it didn't even happen."
BUT DO THEY HAVE TOILET PAPER?
The US Navy's Big Beautiful New Carrier Has Hilariously Messed Up Toilets
foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com
The USS Gerald R. Ford is a technological marvel. It also has toilets designed so incredibly poorly that the entire system needs to be unclogged and flushed out with acid, yes acid, on a regular basis, at the cost of $400,000 a pop.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
FANTASTIC ASMR FOX
Guy Powers On His Fox, Can't Figure Out How To Turn It Back Off
youtube.com
If one nose boop turns the fox's power on, why doesn't another boop turn it off? Can we get tech support in here?
IN THE NEWS
Coronavirus Death Toll In Spain Overtakes China As Lockdowns Extend Across Globe
The Rate Of Coronavirus Cases Is Doubling Every Three Days In New York State
Prince Charles Tests Positive For Coronavirus But 'Remains In Good Health'
Senate To Vote Wednesday On $2 Trillion Coronavirus Bill After Landmark Agreement With White House
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TREAD CAREFULLY
A Terrifying Journey Through The World's Most Dangerous Jungle (2016)
outsideonline.com
The DariƩn Gap is a lawless wilderness on the border of Colombia and Panama, teeming with everything from deadly snakes to antigovernment guerrillas.
OCEAN'S 14?
Miami Heist: The Brink's Money Plane Job's Messy Aftermath (2013)
bloomberg.com
Stealing $7.4 million is the easy part. Keeping it is harder.
THE GHOST OF YOU LINGERS
Living With Being Dead (2015)
medium.com
This terrifying disorder turns people into zombies, into living, breathing ghosts; they believe they died, or never existed. And somewhere in their brains may be the key to human consciousness.
Tuesdays now really feel like the dot of the "i" in "Jeremy Bearimy" these days.