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Re: In todays light hearted look at the (non-political) news
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2026 9:36 am
by 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!
Re: In todays light hearted look at the (non-political) news
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2026 10:56 am
by Count Steer
Horse wrote: Fri Jan 23, 2026 9:36 am
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.
Re: In todays light hearted look at the (non-political) news
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2026 11:59 am
by Yorick
Re: In todays light hearted look at the (non-political) news
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2026 12:32 pm
by Horse
8,300 comments? I'm having a quiet day, but I'm not *that* bored
Re: In todays light hearted look at the (non-political) news
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2026 1:17 am
by 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...
Re: In todays light hearted look at the (non-political) news
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2026 1:33 pm
by 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
Re: In todays light hearted look at the (non-political) news
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2026 4:23 pm
by Horse
Yorick wrote: Mon Jan 26, 2026 1:33 pm
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
Re: In todays light hearted look at the (non-political) news
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2026 11:59 am
by 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?
Re: In todays light hearted look at the (non-political) news
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2026 5:46 pm
by 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
Re: In todays light hearted look at the (non-political) news
Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2026 11:50 am
by Yorick
Rockburner wrote: Tue Nov 25, 2025 3:50 pm
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
Re: In todays light hearted look at the (non-political) news
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2026 10:26 am
by 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.
Re: In todays light hearted look at the (non-political) news
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2026 11:18 am
by gremlin
Horse wrote: Thu Feb 05, 2026 10:26 am
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.
Re: In todays light hearted look at the (non-political) news
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2026 12:54 pm
by Cousin Jack
gremlin wrote: Thu Feb 05, 2026 11:18 am
Horse wrote: Thu Feb 05, 2026 10:26 am
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.
Re: In todays light hearted look at the (non-political) news
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2026 1:23 pm
by KungFooBob
Am I a horrible person for laughing at this...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cn40ej0en79o
Re: In todays light hearted look at the (non-political) news
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2026 2:09 pm
by Felix
No, as i laughed when i seen it last night.
Re: In todays light hearted look at the (non-political) news
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2026 7:43 pm
by KungFooBob
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/czej70jyg4eo
Does anyone know where you can get some hyaluronic acid, asking for a friend?
Re: In todays light hearted look at the (non-political) news
Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2026 1:47 pm
by 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.
Re: In todays light hearted look at the (non-political) news
Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2026 1:59 pm
by Count Steer
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.
Re: In todays light hearted look at the (non-political) news
Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2026 2:31 pm
by gremlin
Re: In todays light hearted look at the (non-political) news
Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2026 2:45 pm
by McNab
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.