FOLIO OLIO: SATURDAY #3761

One Of My Very Own

ralh.henry.at.folio.olio@gmail.com

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More news on the black hole image:

If Hubble pointed towards M87 and took a picture, that white box at the beginning of the gif would represent one singular pixel on its newest and most advanced sensor. The entire image that's adorned front-pages of newspapers across the world is the equivalent of a tenth of one percent of one pixel on the Hubble WFC3 camera. (Or one ten-thousandth of one percent if you go by area.)

But there are other theories...

And in other news...

FUN WITH LANGUAGE

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I really don't know what that means but it reads as a cool thing to say.
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For my British viewers...

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You all know how I feel about zoos.
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I just saved a mom $86 by asking to see the same tattoo her teen son wanted.

HUMAN ODDITIES

Assert your dominance!

Guards outside The Ministry of Silly Walks?
No. A border crossing between India and Pakistan.
So, so silly.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg2HiLFg4Ac
Make sure you unmute.
OOPS! WRONG LINK!
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I would bet less than 1% of straight men have ever licked another man's scalp.
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I didn't believe that, but apparently, it's true.
https://boingboing.net/2019/03/24/evaldas-rimasauskas.html
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MOVIE Jungle
One of the very few modern movies which features quicksand.

It's actually a pretty good movie about a man lost in the jungle. That Harry Porter guy was supposed to be starving, so during filming he survived on one chicken breast and one energy bar a day.

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Did he jump on top of an alligator?

That would be me watching him do that.
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Most of my lightbulbs now have a longer life expectancy than me.

"...He is survived by one wife, two daughters, three porch lights and one ceiling fan bulb."

S.T.E.M. MATTERS

I didn't believe that either, but it's true.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lG-snJZIV8
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This took me a minute...

It's a low-tech door closure. I excel in such solutions.
Their reaction, however, does seem a bit overzealous.
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Weather balloons used in irrigation.

Brilliant.
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Popocatépetl Volcano - Mexican States of Puebla and Morelos - March 26, 2019, 7:23 PM Local Time
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That car got stuck in dried grass and the manifold set the grass on fire.

I once owned an Alfa Romeo Spider like this one.

The ground clearance was less than 6 inches and there were numerous warnings concerning parking it on dried flora of any kind for fear it would start a fire.

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Inside the hold of a tanker ship.

But if you think about it, there is no reason for it to be wide open. There could be structural supports if required, which I think would be advantageous.
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Of course, it is Sparky.
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*MNBT

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[American Civil War]

Soldier: God this is terrible I hope no one reenacts it.

SHIT YOU DON'T SEE EVERY DAMN DAY

Somebody has dusted off their creativity again.
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HOLY SHIT!

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“Where do you wanna sit?”...”Um, I’ll take the far left.”

Everyone sticking the same sticks that they put in their mouths back in the communal water trough. What's up with that?
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There’s always that one kid in class...

Did you look in the background?
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Seen at Walmart in Medford, Oregon.

"So I went to Walmart in search of extra T-shirts for the extra day here on a road trip to Oregon. The entire men's undergarments section was locked up in glass cases: T-shirts, underwear, socks, and the like. When I asked for assistance getting a pack of T-shirts out of the case, the employee said, "You may want to do the rest of your shopping first, because after getting you the T-shirts, I'm required to walk you to the front of the store." I said, "Shoplifting must be pretty bad." She replied, "Yes, about $1,000 a night." She walked me to the front of the store, I paid for the T-shirts and put them in the car. Then I went back into the store and did the rest of my shopping, unhindered. I wasn't blocked or questioned by any Walmart employees, and the receipt checker guy didn't stop me when I exited the store on my own."

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