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The discussion revolves around sharing unusual and funny news stories. One highlighted case involves artist Peter Doig, who is being sued for $5 million by a man claiming a painting is his, despite Doig's insistence that he did not create it. Another story features inmates in Texas who broke out of their cell to save an unconscious guard, raising questions about their behavior. Additionally, a couple of dogs in the UK were caught damaging cars, leading to their eventual capture and a search for adoptive homes. The thread showcases a variety of bizarre incidents, emphasizing the oddities found in everyday news.
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Buffalo Bills put out call for shoveling help for rematch with Kansas City Chiefs

Hmmm, my seat's here somewhere.
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Last week's snow clearing:
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I don't remember Wile E. Coyote ending up in a dumpster before.
 
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The bird had a speed of 38 km/h. However, the speed limit on Herzogenmühlestrasse is strictly 30.
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New tires every 7,000 miles? Electric cars save gas but tire wear shocks some Florida drivers

At EV Garage Miami, a Sweetwater repair shop that services 90 percent electric vehicles, lead technician Jonathan Sanchez said tires are the most frequent thing customers come in about — no matter what model or make of EV they’re driving. Tire mileage can vary widely of course, but he said he frequently changes EV tires at just 8,000 to 10,000 miles — a fourth or even fifth of typical tire wear on a gas-burning car.

There are a number of explanations for the fast wear — from the way EVs work to the composition of the rubber to individual driving habits and maintenance practices — but vehicle and tire makers and industry experts acknowledge the issue. The tire manufacturer Michelin said conventional tires on electric vehicles consume tires 20 percent faster than on a gas-powered car — a figure commonly cited by EV makers as well — but Goodyear also has said they could wear up to 50 percent faster. Automakers and the tire industry are working on improvements.

That would be good for consumers but also for the climate. To some extent, running through tires quickly may offset the reduction of damaging emissions that EVs offer. Some studies have shown that tires actually have more particle pollution than exhaust, 2,000 times as much.
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I did not know that. What is the explanation? The higher torque at low RPM? Maybe the EV drivers are launching harder off the line? I'm not sure why EVs would have different "composition of the rubber."
 
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jack action said:
New tires every 7,000 miles? Electric cars save gas but tire wear shocks some Florida drivers
Link seems to be broken?
 
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gmax137 said:
I did not know that. What is the explanation? The higher torque at low RPM? Maybe the EV drivers are launching harder off the line? I'm not sure why EVs would have different "composition of the rubber."
I've heard the main difference is that EVs are much heavier that non-EV equivalents, and wear increases more than linearly with the weight. I suspect that a different composition might be needed to help optimise the lifetime for the increased load.
 
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Thanks, @Jonathan Scott . A quick search comparing the Tesla Model Y to a Subaru Forester (similar overall length, width, wheelbase) shows the Tesla curb weight at 4464 pounds vs the Subaru at 3528. So the Tesla is 125% weight of the Subaru. Interesting, I didn't know that about EVs.
 
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gmax137 said:
I did not know that. What is the explanation? The higher torque at low RPM? Maybe the EV drivers are launching harder off the line? I'm not sure why EVs would have different "composition of the rubber."
There are some explanations in the link (I corrected it).

Weight seems to be a big explanation (at least 20% life decrease). They talk about EV owners applying more power but I doubt this is a major effect (I rarely see an EV "racing off" of a green light; it is just not the cup of tea of typical EV owners).

One curious explanation is that EV owners tend to complain about tire noises as there is no engine noise to cover it anymore. Even if any tire can be used on an EV, the "EV tires" found on the market use a softer compound to absorb and reduce this noise, the consequence being faster wear.
 
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Extreme metal guitar skills linked to intrasexual competition, but not mating success
https://www.psypost.org/2024/01/ext...ual-competition-but-not-mating-success-221020
“However, trends within metal music, and especially the genre of extreme metal music with basically virtuoso-level guitar skills, conflict with this hypothesis. Those who enjoy extreme metal and those who produce it are statistically more likely to be male. These dynamics do not seem to be useful for purposes related to heterosexual mating.

 
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Fake, fake AI.
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/01/...-comedy-podcast-over-ai-generated-impression/
Following lawsuit, rep admits “AI” George Carlin was human-written
Creators still face "name and likeness" complaints; lawyer says suit will continue.
Despite the presentation as an AI creation, there was a good deal of evidence that the Dudesy podcast and the special itself were not actually written by an AI, as Ars laid out in detail this week. And in the wake of this lawsuit, a representative for Dudesy host Will Sasso admitted as much to The New York Times.

“It’s a fictional podcast character created by two human beings, Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen,” spokeswoman Danielle Del told the newspaper. “The YouTube video ‘I’m Glad I’m Dead’ was completely written by Chad Kultgen."
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A human writing a stand-up special that was merely inspired by Carlin's work would likely not be subject to the same kind of potential copyright claims as the makers of an AI explicitly trained on that work. But even a fully human-written special would be guilty of unauthorized use of Carlin's name and likeness for promotional purposes, according to the lawsuit.

"Defendants always presented the Dudesy Special as an AI-generated George Carlin comedy special, where George Carlin was 'resurrected' with the use of modern technology," the lawsuit argues. "In short, Defendants sought to capitalize on the name, reputation, and likeness of George Carlin in creating, promoting, and distributing the Dudesy Special and using generated images of Carlin, Carlin’s voice, and images designed to evoke Carlin’s presence on a stage."
 
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Scroll down to video by Soi3eddie and ID his fatal error

It looks like, as posted above, that the small chute line was trapped within the main harness and could not deploy the main chute on jumping. The full video is below but does not show anything gory. I ask that for clarity, mods do not remove this. Just for answering the real question as to what happened and to end speculation. From what I see, the jump was rather hurried with less than sufficient safety checks (likely worried about security stopping the jump). A very sad tragedy to an adventurous thrill seeker. RIP.


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This is what happened when a Cold War-era missile was found in the garage of someone’s home​

BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) — An inert rocket of the type used to carry a nuclear warhead has been found in the garage of a home of a deceased resident in Washington state, police said.

Bellevue police responded Thursday to a report of a military-grade rocket in the garage of a home in the city across Lake Washington from Seattle. Police said an Air Force museum in Dayton, Ohio, had called Wednesday evening to report an offer to donate the item, which a neighbor said had been purchased at an estate sale.
https://apnews.com/article/rocket-found-garage-bellevue-washington-8ff6c9d92b59a264d8a99059e3c65faa

Bomb squad members inspected the rusting object and found it was a Douglas AIR-2 Genie (previous designation MB-1), an unguided air-to-air rocket that is designed to carry a 1.5 kt W25 nuclear warhead. There was no warhead attached and there was no rocket fuel — “essentially meaning that the item was an artifact with no explosive hazard.”
Unfueled and without the warhead. Had it either, it would be a whole different story.
 
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OmCheeto said:
They should include a deadlier version of them in the next Terminator movie.
(google, google, google)
Oh good grief, there are already several short videos on Youtube that pop up when googling "attack of the killer toothbrush".
Never mind.
A pathetic attempt to follow in the footsteps of "Little Shop of Horrors" (1986). So sad.
 
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Russia makes drone strikes on New York.



There is a town in Ukraine called New York.

Wikipedia:
New York first appeared on maps in 1846.

The origin of the name of the town remains a mystery that is the subject of many local legends. It could come from an entrepreneur or local dignitary, who would have settled from the United States or who would have had as a partner an American citizen from New York City.[6] Another explanation refers to the city of Jork, currently in northern Germany, where Mennonite settlers may have come from. The local historian Viktor Kovalov thus believes that the name of the locality may have corresponded to "Neu Jork" (new Jork) and evolved over time. It may also be the result of a transliteration error from the Latin alphabet to the Cyrillic alphabet.[7] However, the establishment of the Mennonites officially dates back to 1889, whereas the name Niu-York predates it. Historian Viktor Kovalov does not rule out the possibility of a joke.[6]
 
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Disgruntled Russian differential equations laborer informed of Laplace transform.

 
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A herd of sheep smells a very special smell. They eat 300 kilograms of grass - and are not only full afterward, but also “happy”. The hungry animals were probably looking for something to eat after a bad storm and extreme rainfall when they smelled a very special smell near a greenhouse. “It seems that the poor things were looking for something to eat because the flooding spoiled the hay,” Jannis Burunis told Greek broadcaster Mega. According to his statements, the Greek has the largest production of medicinal grass in all of Southeastern Europe. “The sheep smelled the hemp and jumped over the barbed wire.”

(Source: in German)
 
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Borg said:
I guess we can add Apple VR headsets to Darwin Award contestant's technology of choice.
Old fashioned way? And how could he ever have seen the starships from left and right the old-fashioned way? Those cops are so naive.
 
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Unfortunately, the next set of contestants will likely being using them while driving. :mad:

I'm constantly reminded that half of the population has a below-average IQ.
 
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Borg said:
Unfortunately, the next set of contestants will likely being using them while driving. :mad:

I'm constantly reminded that half of the population has a below-average IQ.

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Borg said:
Unfortunately, the next set of contestants will likely being using them while driving. :mad:

I'm constantly reminded that half of the population has a below-average IQ.
I'm waiting for someone to try them out underwater!
 
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Passenger video of a damaged leading edge slot. A flight from San Francisco (SFO) enroute to Boston (BOS) had an emergency landing in Denver because a leading edge slot was damage either during or following take off from SFO. It looks like some damage to the wing surface behind the slot.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/u...after-wing-comes-apart-mid-flight/vi-BB1iDL7P

They flew past Phoenix to get to Denver, so how much of an emergency was it. I'll be interested in the root cause. It looks like a composite structure. Was it a bird strike, or ice, or . . . . ? Could ice have come off the engine cowling?
 
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This is weird.
A Colorado man has died after being bitten by his pet Gila monster in what would be a rare death by one of the desert lizards if the creature’s venom turns out to have been the cause.

Christopher Ward, 34, was taken to a hospital shortly after being bitten by one of his two pet Gila monsters on Feb. 12. He was soon placed on life support and died Friday,

https://apnews.com/article/gila-mon...o-pet-lizard-6b15c382d9ac61c20dc3a28cac87a518
 
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Astronuc said:
Was it a bird strike, or ice, or . . . . ? Could ice have come off the engine cowling?
No ice at SFO in San Francisco...
 
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berkeman said:
No ice at SFO in San Francisco...
That is so not quite right. Altitude is significant here!
 
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fresh_42 said:
That is so not quite right. Altitude is significant here!
Oh, interesting. So if you take off in the rain and climb out in colder weather, ice can form during the ascent?
 
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berkeman said:
Oh, interesting. So if you take off in the rain and climb out in colder weather, ice can form during the ascent?
How far away from SFO will a plane be if it starts there and reaches regular flight level? In 10,000 m it is usually about -40°.
 
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Minor league baseball, making it fun!

 
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nsaspook said:
Sad, we were warned about them as kids.

Funny. I watch a TV show right now: "Kill Factor: The Deadliest Animals of the World - North America."

The Gila monster came in on 7.

I missed number 10, maybe Polar Bear.
9 - Wolf
8 - Bison
6 - Grizzly
5 - Rattle Snake
4 - Aligator
3 - Scorpion
2 - Moose
1 - Africanized Bee
 
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The "deadliest in the world" seems skewed toward N. America animals.
No African snakes, hippos, blue ring octopi, ...
 
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BillTre said:
The "deadliest in the world" seems skewed toward N. America animals.
No African snakes, hippos, blue ring octopi, ...
"deadliest" was the title of the show, "North America" the title of the episode
 
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I imagine deer are the deadliest. Collisions with automobiles.
 
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Hornbein said:
I imagine deer are the deadliest. Collisions with automobiles.
If you count car accidents and crimes, then humans are the most dangerous animals - on every populated continent.

The moose is listed, as probably the most dangerous of the deer family.
 
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Shouldn't bacteria and/or virus be on the list?
 
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Tom.G said:
Shouldn't bacteria and/or virus be on the list?
A virus isn't an animal, and how many people die from Escherichia coli in North America? Apart from that, this wasn't exactly a scientific documentary.

And before someone finds out that scorpions are a family too, well, I had been too lazy to find out the English name for the Arizona Rindenskorpion (Centruroides vittatus, striped bark scorpion).
 
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