A Humpback Whale Was Found Mysteriously In The Amazon

https://cheezburger.com/7821317/a-humpback-whale-was-found-mysteriously-in-the-amazon-rainforest-with-no-explanations

I hope the bowl of petunias are alright.

Bob

Israel's Beresheet Moon mission gets under way

 Jews... in... Spaaaaaace!

Israel's Beresheet Moon mission gets under way - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-47313486

Just thinking of some on-board experiments you might find on a Jewish spacecraft,,,

• Freeze-dried Chicken Soup: Still a potent cold remedy?

• One and a half-second communication time delay from Moon to Earth: What impact does that have on not calling your Mother?

• The Jewish Goodbye: Extending the time interval between *saying* you're leaving the Moon and actually leaving the Moon

Israel's Beresheet Moon mission gets under way - BBC News The first privately financed mission to the Moon has lifted off from Cape Canaveral in Florida. The Israeli robot was put on a path to the lunar body by a Falcon rocket - a trip that will take two ... www.bbc.co.uk

 

The Man With 15,000 Pieces of Chopstick-Wrapper Origami

WE'VE ALL FIDDLED WITH OUR chopstick wrappers when eating out at an Asian restaurant. Creating a chopstick stand is common; folding the paper wrapper into a crane is a bit more advanced. In Japan, the practice is particularly widespread. So much so that six years ago, Yuki Tatsumi began collecting the little origami sculptures left behind, and now has around 15,000.

 Tipping isn't a common practice in Japan, but Tatsumi came to consider the tiny works of art as a symbol of appreciation from diners. "What I once considered trash had now become a treasure, a tip from the customer!" he says, adding that many Japanese people are taught origami as children.

 Keeping an eye out for the little sculptures made his job more enjoyable, and his collection grew to the point that he decided to go all-in. He called the project Japanese Tip, and traveled around Japan collecting chopstick-wrapper origami from restaurants.

https://japanesetip.localinfo.jp/pages/529814/page_201606270826

TIP GALLERY | JAPANESE TIP tip gallery - 協力くださったお店で集めていただいた作品をメインにご紹介していきます。 japanesetip.localinfo.jp

This Scientist Explains Complex Concepts With Sushi

 

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/sushi-art-science

BY DAY, JANELLE LETZEN IS a postdoctoral research fellow in clinical psychology at Johns Hopkins University. There, she researches the sobering subject of chronic pain.

 But in January of this year, Letzen decided to combine science with her hobby: sushi art. Using brightly colored tuna, avocado, and "krab" meat, her Instagram account the_sushi_scientist visually explains topics ranging from neuroscience to geology.

This Scientist Explains Complex Concepts With Sushi Sashimi meets science. www.atlasobscura.com

This Scientist Explains Complex Concepts With Sushi

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/sushi-art-science

BY DAY, JANELLE LETZEN IS a postdoctoral research fellow in clinical psychology at Johns Hopkins University. There, she researches the sobering subject of chronic pain.

 But in January of this year, Letzen decided to combine science with her hobby: sushi art. Using brightly colored tuna, avocado, and "krab" meat, her Instagram account the_sushi_scientist visually explains topics ranging from neuroscience to geology.

This Scientist Explains Complex Concepts With Sushi Sashimi meets science. www.atlasobscura.com

NY Post headline FTW

 

A classic headline from The New York Post on Friday about Jeff Bezos' accusations that David Pecker, publisher of The National Enquirer, sought to blackmail him

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/08/opinion/bezos-national-enquirer-blackmail.htm

This made me giggle

Another scam email, and his relative wants my help to access his money.

This email included a link to the Ivory Coast militia leader who died, and she assumes the man's first name is "Warlord" because that's what he's called in the news article

<grin>

________________________________________
From: Janet Coulibaly <janetwarlord329@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2019 11:46 AM
Subject: Dearest

Dearest,

I know this mail will come to you as a surprise since we haven't known or come across each other before considering the fact that I sourced your email contact through the Internet in search of trusted person who can assist me.

I am Miss Janet Warlord Ibrahim Coulibaly 24 years old female from the Republic of Ivory Coast,West Africa ,am the Daughter of Late Chief Sgt.Warlord Ibrahim Coulibaly (a.k.a General IB ). My late father was a well known Ivory Coast militia leader . He died on Thursday 28 April 2011 following a fight with the Republican Forces of Ivory Coast(FRCI). You can red more about me father in the link below :  https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/apr/28/ivory-coast-renegade-warlord-ibrahim-coulibaly


I am constrained to contact you because of the maltreatment which I am receiving from my step mother. She planned to take away all my late father's treasury and properties from me since the unexpected death of my beloved Father. Meanwhile I wanted to travel to Europe, but she hide away my international passport and other valuable documents. Luckily she did not discover where I kept my father's File which contained important documents. Now I am presently staying in the Mission in Burkina Faso.

I am seeking for long term relationship and investment assistance. My father of blessed memory deposited the sum of US$ 27.5 Million in one bank in Burkina Faso with my name as the next of kin. I had contacted the Bank to clear the deposit but the Branch Manager told me that being a refugee, my status according to the local law does not authorize me to carry out the operation. However, he advised me to provide a trustee who will stand on my behalf. I had wanted to inform my stepmother about this deposit but I am afraid that she will not offer me anything after the release of the money.

Therefore, I decide to seek for your help in transferring the money into your bank account while I will relocate to your country and settle down with you. As you indicated your interest to help me I will give you the account number and the contact of the bank where my late beloved father deposited the money with my name as the next of kin. It is my intention to compensate you with 40% of the total money for your assistance and the balance shall be my investment in any profitable venture which you will recommend to me as have no any idea about foreign investment. Please all communications should be through this email address for confidential purposes (janetwarlord736@gmail.com) .

Thanking you a lot in anticipation of your quick response. I will give you details in my next mail after receiving your acceptance mail to help me ,

Yours sincerely
Miss Janet Warlord Ibrahim Coulibaly
(janetwarlord736@gmail.com)

Odds of 2 people having same birthday

If just 23 people are in a room, there's a better-than-even chance at least two of them have the same birthday.

If two people are in a room together, then there's a 364/365 chance they do not have the same birthday (if we ignore leap years and assume that all birthdays are equally likely), since there are 364 days that are different from the first person's birthday that can then be the second person's birthday.

If there are three people in the room, then the probability that they all have different birthdays is 364/365 x 363/365: As above, once we know the first person's birthday, there are 364 choices of a different birthday for the second person, and this leaves 363 choices for the third person's birthday that are different from those two.

Continuing in this fashion, once you hit 23 people, the probability that all 23 have different birthdays drops below 50%, and so the probability that at least two have the same birthday is better than even.

Darwin Day

Happy Darwin Day to my fellow scientists. 

And may you never earn one of his awards.

“Negative...”

Mayhem in 5... 4... 3...