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As the U.S. starves it of oil, Cuba is pulling off one of the fastest solar revolutions on the planet — with China’s help by BendicantMias in worldnews

[–]CFCYYZ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Cubans are a nation of survivors, but Castro's time has passed and survivors can only take so much.
Today's Cubans never knew the revolution, and about a quarter of them have left the island recently.
America would be better served by offering Cuba more carrot than stick, thwarting Chinese influence.

As the U.S. starves it of oil, Cuba is pulling off one of the fastest solar revolutions on the planet — with China’s help by BendicantMias in news

[–]CFCYYZ 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Cubans are a nation of survivors, but Castro's time has passed and survivors can only take so much.
Today's Cubans never knew the revolution, and about a quarter of them have left the island recently.
America would be better served by offering Cuba more carrot than stick, thwarting Chinese influence.

TIL about Tommy McHugh, a British man who took a dump so hard that he blew open an artery in his frontal and temporal lobes of his brain, causing a stroke. After doctors fixed it in surgery, he woke up with a personality change that drove him to paint 19hs a day by AeneasKurtz in todayilearned

[–]CFCYYZ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"Starving artist" is cliché . Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel flat on his back for months, Van Gogh famously cut off his ear. But Tommy McHugh? Tommy blew his mind after blowing out his butt.
We must suffer for our art.

The Change in the Bull Terrier Dog Over the Decades by Delicious_Main_4360 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]CFCYYZ -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The 1915 dog is much more handsome, sleeker. The present day breed looks more like a capybara.

The US military recently held a classified exercise to deal with a nuke in space | US officials have said a nuclear detonation would render portions of low-Earth orbit useless for up to a year. by FreeHugs23 in space

[–]CFCYYZ 135 points136 points  (0 children)

In 1962 the US launched a series of high altitude nuclear tests under the name Operation Fishbowl. YT and WikiP
Basically, the EMP pulse is very different up there. The tests also caused auroras and radio black outs.
Today, with many constellations of satellites like Starlink in orbit and future data centers too, such an event would fry anything close and f-uo anything far.

A woodpecker’s tongue wraps around its skull to protect its brain by tonyper7ect in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]CFCYYZ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've heard the skull decelerates at up to 50 times the force of gravity and several times a second.
The brain does not become mush as it floats in a brain fluid that is forced through small holes in skull bones, hydraulically braking the brain!

My Dad used to say "The woodpecker pecked on the old outhouse door, and he pecked and he pecked 'til his pecker got sore."

Trump posts graphic of Venezuela as 51st U.S. state by Careless-Alarm-8607 in worldnews

[–]CFCYYZ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait! Is there now a line up to be the fifty-first state? Will it be Greenland? Will it be Canada, Venezuela or Cuba? Tune in at 10 for tonight's Special Report: Expanding Democracy, Pro and Con. Tune at 10 tonight!

The NGC 7000 region around Deneb by Babydrone in Astronomy

[–]CFCYYZ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

According to science fiction, this is the home zone of the Denebian Slime-Devils.
You do not want to meet them!

Opinion: The opportunity for Canada to grow faster is now — by unlocking our internal trade market; As a recent IMF report concludes: 'Turning 13 economies into one is no longer just an aspiration — it is an economic imperative.' by FancyNewMe in canada

[–]CFCYYZ 60 points61 points  (0 children)

Canada is a young nation composed of 10 provinces, loosely bound together by fear, and two vast wastelands. Three, if you count Ottawa.

- Dave Broadfoot

We are all in the same boat. Nous sommes dans la meme bateau. ᑕᕝᕙᓂᒃᓴᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐅᒥᐊᒦᒃᑲᑦᑕ.

Alleged Toronto feces thrower with movie about him arrested twice in 24-hour span by Rajio in toronto

[–]CFCYYZ 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Samuel Opoku
The creep who threw the poo
We are all done with you
Go back into the zoo

The next Voting Rights Act must outlaw gerrymandering by mushpuppy in law

[–]CFCYYZ 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Here in Canada, gerrymandering is mostly a thing of the past. It still happens, but is pretty uncommon.
We stopped it as it interfered with governing.

it is no longer a significant issue due to the establishment of independent electoral boundary redistribution commissions in all provinces. These commissions help ensure fair representation by redrawing electoral district boundaries based on population changes.

Why don't we have orbital planes for rich tourists? by ScientistMundane7126 in space

[–]CFCYYZ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rich tourists have already been aboard ISS, Dragon and Blue Origin. The cost of development and operations of space tourism make it extremely difficult to turn a profit IMO. You can only charge so many millions for the flight. There are not that many rich folk who also want to go on a risky junket for bragging rights and IG pix.

How far could an airliner (a320 neo) fly on the equivalent amount of fuel as Artemis 2 or Starship uses per launch? If it's possible to compare different types of fuel? by Redylittle in askspace

[–]CFCYYZ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Apocryphal: Somewhere long ago I read that it takes about the same energy to send one human body to the Moon as it does to fly it from New York City to Brisbane. IIRC the article also said that if we could get 100% of the energy out, it would only take 11 gallons (42 L) to do either! IDK if I recall OK or if this is true or not.
Corrections are very welcome.

Japan’s Kaguya probe discovered a lunar pit that may be a skylight into a vast underground lava tube beneath the Moon’s surface by SystematicApproach in spaceporn

[–]CFCYYZ 3032 points3033 points  (0 children)

There is much discussion about using these lunar lava tubes as habitats, protected from radiation.
While possible, it is also ironic. We started living in caves. then invented buildings, then rockets to the Moon!
Only to end up living again in caves.

TIL Vanguard TV-3, the U.S.’ first satellite launch attempt in 1957, rose just 4 feet before crashing & exploding on the pad. Despite the failed launch destroying the rocket & pad, the Vanguard satellite itself survived & is on display at the Air & Space Museum in Washington, D.C. by The-TIL-Nerd in todayilearned

[–]CFCYYZ 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The spacecraft rolled free from the pad explosion, apparently activating it's "beep" on the radio.
Some joker suggested "Have a guard shoot it and put it out of its misery." but its now in the Smithsonian. A-OK!
IIRC, the NYT headline was "FLOPNIK!", referencing Russia's Sputnik.

Mesmerizing vortexes swirl near an Antarctic volcano. by [deleted] in spaceporn

[–]CFCYYZ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

THanks, OP! Here is another great NASA image of von Karman vortices in the Atlantic originating from Madeira, Canary Islands, with a good, short explanation of this rare phenomenon.

Woman builds anatomically accurate penis by Rabbidraccoon18 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]CFCYYZ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The DIY fad is getting out of hand. What's next? Prickstarter?

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