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CouncilCast #209 - I'll Rev Your Engine...Remotely - 5/10/22
Science
Don't wear sunscreen: https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/05/corals-convert-sunscreen-chemical-into-a-toxin-that-kills-them/ (https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/05/corals-convert-sunscreen-chemical-into-a-toxin-that-kills-them/)
Space explosion: https://gizmodo.com/russian-motor-spontaneously-explodes-in-orbit-creating-1848880566
Technology
How do you get your engine revving: https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/6/23059874/ford-patent-application-remote-engine-revving-system (https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/6/23059874/ford-patent-application-remote-engine-revving-system)
Forget heads up displays: https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/5/23058193/microsoft-hololens-moving-platform-cars-boats-vehicles-volkswagen-driving-hud
Other Cool/Weird Shit
Canada will put you in moon jail: https://gizmodo.com/canada-crimes-committed-on-the-moon-1848859299 (https://gizmodo.com/canada-crimes-committed-on-the-moon-1848859299)
Best gift for anyone: https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/3/23055713/simone-giertz-yetch-inventor-creator-youtube
4 Jan 2025
CouncilCast #208 - The Salty Episode - 5/3/22
Science
Shock therapy, now with more flavor: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/04/electric-chopsticks-stimulate-your-food-to-make-it-taste-50-saltier/ (https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/04/electric-chopsticks-stimulate-your-food-to-make-it-taste-50-saltier/)
How many phases of water are there: https://gizmodo.com/physicists-defy-haters-create-tetragonal-ice-1848682806
Technology
We are becoming robots: https://gizmodo.com/electrical-probes-forcibly-steer-your-head-toward-lost-1848867980 (https://gizmodo.com/electrical-probes-forcibly-steer-your-head-toward-lost-1848867980)
Make sure you backup: https://gizmodo.com/university-loses-valuable-supercomputer-research-after-1848286983
Other Cool/Weird Shit
Make music anywhere: https://gizmodo.com/these-two-bluetooth-bracelets-put-an-entire-orchestra-o-1848614206 (https://gizmodo.com/these-two-bluetooth-bracelets-put-an-entire-orchestra-o-1848614206)
How old is your cell phone: https://gizmodo.com/diy-rotary-cell-phone-kit-with-e-paper-oled-displays-1848843721
3 Jan 2025
CouncilCast #207 - Would you rather go blind or never have sex again - 4/26/22
Science
Can you evenly split an oreo: https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/19/us/oreo-filling-study-scn/index.html (https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/19/us/oreo-filling-study-scn/index.html)
Being horny will make you blind: https://gizmodo.com/viagra-cialis-erectile-dysfunction-eye-problems-side-ef-1848763074
Technology
Who will fix Final Cut Pro: https://gizmodo.com/filmmakers-to-apples-tim-cook-please-make-updates-to-f-1848819033 (https://gizmodo.com/filmmakers-to-apples-tim-cook-please-make-updates-to-f-1848819033)
Ex-Twitter: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/04/twitter-announces-deal-to-sell-company-to-elon-musk-for-44-billion/
Other Cool/Weird Shit
How do you set a timer: https://gizmodo.com/anime-style-kitchen-timer-is-wonderfully-over-the-top-1848817008 (https://gizmodo.com/anime-style-kitchen-timer-is-wonderfully-over-the-top-1848817008)
A Tesla wants to fly: https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/22/23037654/tesla-crash-private-jet-reddit-video-smart-summon
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