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laughing_squid_feedTom Blank of Weird History Food cautioned viewers about the world’s most deadly foods that are only safe for consumption if prepared properly. These poisonous yet highly desired treats range from specialized dishes such as blowfish, stonefish, cassava, akee, and shark fin, to common foods which include beef, chicken, and other poultry.
There’s nothing exciting about a cheeseburger. But what if that cheeseburger had a 1 in 10 chance of taking you out in the most painful way possible? Isn’t that worth even a little taste? Well, today we’re serving up a hot steaming plate of the world’s deadliest delicacies.
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laughing_squid_feedEngineers at Boston Dynamics explained how the gripper “hand” has evolved between different generations of their groundbreaking Atlas humanoid robot.
Grippers are one of the most intricate parts of a humanoid robot, packed with actuation and sensing; they need to be durable enough to handle tough jobs, but precise enough to handle fragile items.
The Atlas GR1 originally had two “fingers” which were good for light lifting, but they realized that they needed to add a third, specifically an opposable “thumb” on the GR2.
Grippers are one of the most intricate components of a humanoid robot. They pack tons of functionality. We have to put in a lot of actuation and sensing into a very small space. So it’s a very hard design problem. …Maybe the most important distinction from GR2 to GR1 one is the addition of a thumb, an opposable thumb. That really expands the type of grasps that it allows us to do. It really increases the flexibility of which objects we can grasp with it.
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Saw this in the news…Megan Pierce has received the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest Joker collection; over 2000 items. Crazy to think there’s this much Joker stuff out there.
( Video under the cut… )laughing_squid_feedMike Estrin of List 25 shared several fascinating facts about maps, noting that no map can be perfectly accurate for various reasons. Estrin further explains how maps embody political, financial, and theological power, reflect personal biases, and influence how the world is viewed.
Here’s the thing about maps: they seem so ordinary, right? Just pieces of paper or pixels on a screen showing you where to go, where you are, and how to get where you’re trying to be. But if you look closer, they’re way more than just directional cheat sheets. Some maps are full of lies, some exaggerate, and some are just plain weird.
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file770_feedrebeccmeisterstarwatcher posting in ebookslarryhammerlaughing_squid_feedA rescued cockatoo named Charlie Junior is so protective that he will not allow his human’s wife to go anywhere near her husband. In fact, no one is allowed to get close.
Nobody can go anywhere near my husband. He would chase me out. He protects him all day long. Whether that’s him sleeping, being on his phone watching the TV. He’s always stood there just on guard.
This bond began when the bird came home with them.
He formed a bond immediately with my husband within half an hour of coming home. I had to just make the effort the first few days to not be scared of him. He did bite me a few times, but obviously I had to gain that trust of him to show that I’m not a threat.
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