Yep. You guessed it.
1 pint of barley + 1 pint of hops = 1 kangaroo quart.
[Image found in here.]
A Da Vinci Bridge – 15th Century Engineering
Okay 1502 AD is technically the 16th Century, but the engineering was already in existence.
VERY cool – You can build it on the spot if there’s available timber, no connectors required, and you can knock it down and take it with you once your army has crossed the stream, arroyo, ravine or ditch. Here’s one in use (with planks installed):
This kid constructed one without notches or connectors, using friction and compression only.
[Top image from Da Vinci. 2nd image from here, video from here, links found in here.]
Nothing Much Happened Today.
Culturally Appropriating Hot Links
How jobs bounce back after a recession [via].
Please tell me what this girl is doing. Or don’t [NSFK].
The Jacob & Co. Astronomia Tourbillon Baguette [via].
Japanese amphibious force hits beach in the Phillipines.
Senator Elizabeth Warren released her DNA Results. Here’s a graphic.
They’re just peaceful protesters, not a violent mob. Walk away. Nothing to see here.
Hillary Clinton released her DNA Results. proving she’s not 100% extraterrestrial lizard.
A limited edition print of Lono’s Marlin Mask by Ralph Steadman is available for only $3,000 here.
[Top image: Gary Spivey and friends.]
Saturday Matinee – George Thorogood, The Gary Cain Band, and Samantha Fish
George Thorogood & The Destroyers Live on 19 May 2017 in Pompano Beach, Florida.
The Gary Cain Band live at The Golden Pheasant in St. Catharines, Ontario 19 December 2015.
Samantha Fish makes it look so easy, but it’s not.
Have a great weekend, folks. See you back here tomorrow for more stuff.
The .Gif Friday Post No. 555 – Domino Minimalist, Garbage Pickup Fail & Showertime
New Kitchen Lighting Gripes
The electricians finally showed up this morning, installed 8 LED fixtures with new conduit, j-boxes, wiring and wall switches with dimmers. The Missus told them she also wanted two pendants over the island.
I came home to find this. 😀
Not only that, the new LEDs are so yellow that our neighborhood will be rid of moths for the next 20 years. 😦
[Image source: Bunk’s kitchen.]
Best Fish Mask Ever
Color Control
“Green Control, this is Orange Control. Copy?”
“You’re kidding me, right?”
[Found here. Note that both images are the same size, but one looks closer than the other.]
Please let this be animated.
[Found here.]
Tacky Raccoons 