Wednesday 8/11/21
Celebrate National Son's and Daughter's, Presidential Joke, and Raspberry Bombe Day.
A typical bombe contains sherbet, heavy cream, sugar, chopped nuts, candied fruit and a dash of rum. The dessert is layered using a spherical mold and frozen overnight. With raspberries as the main ingredient, the result creates a terrific centerpiece.
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Today is also Global Kinetic Sand Day. Moldable sand is just one of those substances that's oddly satisfying. Store-bought Kinetic Sand is made from fine sand and polydimethylsiloxane (also called dimethicone). It's an unusual substance in that its viscosity increases under stress. You can form it into fun shapes and slice it.
You can make your own at home with simple home ingredients!
https://www.hgtv.com/design/make-and-celebrate/handmade/diy-kinetic-sand-recipe
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX is teaming up with a Canadian tech startup to launch a satellite into space that would display ads, logos and artwork on a giant digital screen as it orbits the Earth. You wouldn’t be able to see the screen from down here, but a selfie-stick attached to the satellite would broadcast the display to a YouTube livestream. Anyone could advertise on the “CubeSat” with crypto payments. The plan is to have the space billboard in orbit next year.
(Have we cured cancer yet?)
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Hey you lead foot!!!
If it seems like everyone has been driving like a bat out of hell lately, there’s now data to confirm it. The number of highway deaths in 2020 was the highest since 2007, according to NHTSA, even though overall miles driven were down significantly during the pandemic. The traffic data suggests that the higher death toll was related to higher average speeds combined with an uptick in DUIs and scaled-back police enforcement. Officers around the country say the speeding has only gotten worse this summer -- already the most dangerous time of the year on the roads to begin with.
(if this is true..why am I always behind the slowest driver ever?)
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NASA is looking to hire four people willing to pretend to live on Mars for a full year.
They posted the job on Friday, and they're accepting applications until September 17th. But they're not just taking anyone. The ideal candidate would be 30 to 55, and have a master's degree in a STEM field, like engineering or math. But they'll also accept applications from people with a bachelor's degree and some relevant experience.
The four people who get chosen will live in a 1,700-square-foot enclosed space with no windows for a year. See it here.
They'll only eat astronaut food, and have limited contact with friends and family online. It's not clear how much it pays, but you can head to NASA's website if you want to apply.
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