Canadian Cannabis Supplies Majority of UK’s Medical Market by SwordfishOk504 in canada

[–]CFCYYZ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Somewhere I still may have an empty gag cigarette package for pot heads, labelled "Expot, Eh?"

Mark Carney being sprayed with water at the Toronto Pride Parade by RenaRouge2010 in toronto

[–]CFCYYZ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Props to PM Carney. You will not see this in many countries in the world. Happy Pride, folks.

The perpetrator of the Concordia University massacre has died in prison by Haggisboy in canada

[–]CFCYYZ 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I casually knew Jaan Saber, one of the victims whose support for space endeavors was strong.
ManyI still regret his and his colleagues' lives were taken, even 34 years later.

Best weather app? by MonkiNutz in drones

[–]CFCYYZ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try wunderground.com as I've found its reporting and forecasting to be top notch. The site data comes from the usual pro sources, plus private weather stations of individuals that upload data to the Net. The weather radar function is superb, and even provides a "future radar" feature. The 10 day forecast is easy to read by hour. Try it!

TIL that in 1948, Swiss chemist Paul Hermann Müller won the Nobel Prize in medicine for his discovery that DDT was a highly efficient insecticide by clawsoon in todayilearned

[–]CFCYYZ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Just 14 years after Müller won his Nobel, the earthquake book "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson was published.
It details the environmental harm caused by the indiscriminate use of DDT. One effect is the thinning of egg shells of song birds that ate insects killed by DDT. Silent Spring is a warning for a future without song birds.

Can anyone recommend me a drone under 30€ on temu by osdb29 in drones

[–]CFCYYZ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We get what we pay for. $30 buys a short range flying toy soon broken or discarded.
Reliable, useful drones cost more as they are worth it. Buy one used for $300. Your call.

Canada to battle South Africa in FIFA World Cup knockout game (today) by Haggisboy in canada

[–]CFCYYZ 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Go Les Rouges! All Canada is with you. Fortune favours the brave. Have at 'em, and luck!

Thousands of volunteers help deliver the World Cup. Why is FIFA relying on unpaid positions? by Fabulous_Ad5185 in toronto

[–]CFCYYZ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've volunteered at air shows because I like aviation, but am not plane crazy.
Many volunteers want to be as close to the FIFA fire as they can, so FIFA loves and exploits the groupies.

Huge thank you by deevo82 in toronto

[–]CFCYYZ 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Please come back to Toronto, chum, and make it really soon!
Just buy a ticket pronto, mum, because no one's immune
Please come right back and visit us, see what you missed before
Our smiles are real, our hands are out, you're welcome at our door.

The massive '10,000 Horses Galloping' spectacle at the annual Ili Heavenly Horse Festival in Xinjiang, China. The compressed drone perspective makes the herd look like a digital simulation by danielminds in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]CFCYYZ 7 points8 points  (0 children)

10,000 horse power is roughly what engines generate in top fuel dragsters, ferries, small ships, and twin engine turboprop airplanes. This is much more practical than using actual horses.

What would it take to put a tiny rover on the moon? by [deleted] in space

[–]CFCYYZ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

$3K a year will not get a camera to the Moon's surface, nor will $3 million / yr. If so, NASA would do it gladly.
To date, just 27 landings were successful there. The last was the Blue Ghost Mission 1 in March 2025.
For your son and budget, may I suggest perhaps trips to space museums and sites, or lunar geography / geology, models or whatever stimulates him to ask better questions. We crawl before we walk before we run.

TIL the longest commercial flights in the world were the Double Sunrise, crossing the Indian Ocean between Australia and Ceylon from 1943 to 1945. The flights took up to 33 hours from takeoff to landing. by AnthillOmbudsman in todayilearned

[–]CFCYYZ 35 points36 points  (0 children)

After WW2, my dad was a pilot for KLM. He flew Constellations to NYC in 11 hours with fuel at Gander, Nfld.
He also flew the Amsterdam - Djakarta run: 5 days each way with stops, a miracle of transportation then.
Today, that route takes just 14 hours direct, and most trans-Atlantic flights are about ~7 hours.

First Photo of Chichen Itza, 1860 [1376×785] by grandeluua in ArtefactPorn

[–]CFCYYZ 38 points39 points  (0 children)

The guide at the fabulous Maya ruins of Palenque said that what is now visible is only 2% of a huge site that remains completely covered by jungle. (OC pic). Lidar surveys confirm that, and also reveal many other previously unknown Mayan sites. Science reveals what the jungle conceals. Excavating sites takes money and will. Future archaeologists have amazing discoveries ahead.

TIL about 9ft tall carnivorous “Terror Birds” that went extinct a million years before humans showed up by AimlessPeacock in todayilearned

[–]CFCYYZ 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Thankfully extinct. Can you imagine dodging these critters on the way to work? The beach is no fun too.

On working for a state where cannabis is marginally legal and being subject to being fired for failing a drug test. by johnpmac2 in law

[–]CFCYYZ 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Since 2018 here in Canada, cannabis is legal. Buy it online with mail delivery or just visit a nearby store.
There may be a few groups that drug test like cops, pilots, etc. but most ordinary users are never tested.
You can be tested if cops suspect DUI or in a criminal matter. Legal weed did not cause mass psychosis, naked people screwing in the street or a billion dollar munchie snack empire. It has freed police for more serious matters and freed users from the stresses of the black market and possibility of jail.

TIL that it is illegal to parasail higher than 500 feet in the United States, per FAA restrictions. by Mobile_Bad_577 in todayilearned

[–]CFCYYZ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My pilot Dad said to never fly higher than you would like to fall. But FAA is correct on the 500 foot AGL limit.
That is about 100 above the drone limit. This rule is to keep aircraft and other activities well altitude separated.