In todays light hearted look at the (non-political) news

[Horse]

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/scie ... 03961.html

While smashing lead atoms into each other at extremely high speeds in an effort to mimic the state of the universe just after the Big Bang, physicists working on the ALICE experiment at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland incidentally produced small amounts of gold.

Extremely small amounts, in fact: a total of some 29 trillionths of a gram.


Alchemy!

[Count Steer]

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/scie ... 03961.html

While smashing lead atoms into each other at extremely high speeds in an effort to mimic the state of the universe just after the Big Bang, physicists working on the ALICE experiment at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland incidentally produced small amounts of gold.

Extremely small amounts, in fact: a total of some 29 trillionths of a gram.


Alchemy!

Some of my projects are like that...turning lots of cash into something of very little value.

[Yorick]

The comments on this are hilarious

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1C8osX2Z5m/

[Horse]

The comments on this are hilarious

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1C8osX2Z5m/

8,300 comments? I'm having a quiet day, but I'm not *that* bored

[ZRX61]

A bat has tested positive for rabies in Orange County.. The news just informed us that "anyone who has had contact with this bat is advised to see their Doctor..."
And aired a video of the one in question so you can identify this particular bat...

[Yorick]

This is an easy way to make money

But China retains ownership of all pandas it loans to foreign countries, including cubs born abroad. In return, host countries pay an annual fee of about $1m (£790,000) per pair of pandas.

Gonna buy me a few and rent them out. Wonder where to start looking. Google didn't help

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8d0l778dero

[Horse]

This is an easy way to make money

But China retains ownership of all pandas it loans to foreign countries, including cubs born abroad. In return, host countries pay an annual fee of about $1m (£790,000) per pair of pandas.

Gonna buy me a few and rent them out. Wonder where to start looking. Google didn't help

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8d0l778dero

Improvise, then cash the cheque quickly!

https://www.chinadailyhk.com/hk/article/583658

[McNab]

Whitby's whale bone arch replacement

Whitby's whale bone arch is in need of replacement and the council can't decide if they want to replace it with a replica, bones from a dead whale or bones from a live whale.

Surely if you are taking bones from a live whale, it's soon to be a dead whale?

[Yorick]

It's tatty that 2 morons did this.

But ace that so much money was raised for a good cause
.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj6wgyxzlywo

[Yorick]

That's a rather large amount of rubbish....



https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg1k15xwl0o

Is it just me being cynical... or does anyone else think that the culprits (it's got to be a group or company) will end up being a private "refuse-handling" company making a killing on a private contract with one or other local council?

They've been caught. That's good news

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy7m3ezr80yo

[Horse]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdxjw0v4kn2o

Shoppers in a Tesco branch in Cornwall were left amused after spotting bilingual signs in Welsh rather than Cornish.

In the supermarket, bilingual signs pointed shoppers to bwyd môr in Welsh, or seafood, rather than boos mor, and tatws melys, or sweet potato, rather than aval dor melys.

Councillor Loveday Jenkin welcomed the idea of bilingual signage in supermarkets in the area, but said it should be in "Cornish not Welsh".

She added the error in the Helston branch of the chain could spark a push for Cornish language signs in major supermarkets.

A Tesco spokesperson apologised for the "mistake" and said it had removed the signs.

Jenkin said bilingual signs could help normalise Kernewek, the Cornish language, in everyday life.

She added Cornwall had a long history of using bilingual signage which was generally well-received by residents.

"Cornish speakers can understand some of the Welsh because some of the words are similar," Jenkin added.

[gremlin]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdxjw0v4kn2o

Shoppers in a Tesco branch in Cornwall were left amused after spotting bilingual signs in Welsh rather than Cornish.

In the supermarket, bilingual signs pointed shoppers to bwyd môr in Welsh, or seafood, rather than boos mor, and tatws melys, or sweet potato, rather than aval dor melys.

Councillor Loveday Jenkin welcomed the idea of bilingual signage in supermarkets in the area, but said it should be in "Cornish not Welsh".

She added the error in the Helston branch of the chain could spark a push for Cornish language signs in major supermarkets.

A Tesco spokesperson apologised for the "mistake" and said it had removed the signs.

Jenkin said bilingual signs could help normalise Kernewek, the Cornish language, in everyday life.

She added Cornwall had a long history of using bilingual signage which was generally well-received by residents.

"Cornish speakers can understand some of the Welsh because some of the words are similar," Jenkin added.

For circa 500 Kernewek speakers.

I remember reading somewhere that more people spoke Polish in Cornwall than Kernewek. It's akin to putting up faux-Cockernay signage because Taipan nips in for some whelks and a bottle o' pigs ear when he's got a lady in his sky.

[Cousin Jack]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdxjw0v4kn2o

Shoppers in a Tesco branch in Cornwall were left amused after spotting bilingual signs in Welsh rather than Cornish.

In the supermarket, bilingual signs pointed shoppers to bwyd môr in Welsh, or seafood, rather than boos mor, and tatws melys, or sweet potato, rather than aval dor melys.

Councillor Loveday Jenkin welcomed the idea of bilingual signage in supermarkets in the area, but said it should be in "Cornish not Welsh".

She added the error in the Helston branch of the chain could spark a push for Cornish language signs in major supermarkets.

A Tesco spokesperson apologised for the "mistake" and said it had removed the signs.

Jenkin said bilingual signs could help normalise Kernewek, the Cornish language, in everyday life.

She added Cornwall had a long history of using bilingual signage which was generally well-received by residents.

"Cornish speakers can understand some of the Welsh because some of the words are similar," Jenkin added.

For circa 500 Kernewek speakers.

I remember reading somewhere that more people spoke Polish in Cornwall than Kernewek. It's akin to putting up faux-Cockernay signage because Taipan nips in for some whelks and a bottle o' pigs ear when he's got a lady in his sky.

I reckon that the number of Kernewek speakers is less than the Polish, Portuguese, and Lithuanian communities in Cornwall. Kids learn a few bits of Cornish, but few reach the level of actually being able to use it as a working language.

[KungFooBob]

Am I a horrible person for laughing at this...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cn40ej0en79o

[Felix]

Am I a horrible person for laughing at this...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cn40ej0en79o

No, as i laughed when i seen it last night.

[KungFooBob]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/czej70jyg4eo

Does anyone know where you can get some hyaluronic acid, asking for a friend?

[gremlin]

Well done, this lad: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c77k2z758p6o

NZD 10,000 for hitting a hole-in-one. Nice that he's gonna spend it on a good time with his mates.

[Count Steer]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/czej70jyg4eo

Does anyone know where you can get some hyaluronic acid, asking for a friend?

Check out your wife's moisturising cream.

It's in loads of 'em.

Probably not as effective as injecting it but probably easier and more fun.

[gremlin]

Am I a horrible person for laughing at this...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cn40ej0en79o

I'll ask the same question...
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czx1xl98qkpo

[McNab]

Well done, this lad: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c77k2z758p6o

NZD 10,000 for hitting a hole-in-one. Nice that he's gonna spend it on a good time with his mates.

Many years ago, one of my friends did a similar thing at legoland or one of those sorts of theme parks. That was a floating green in a lake too. He won a car, but he had a hell of a time getting them to hand it over. Months and months and many calls before the coughed up.