This is part of an ongoing WLBOTT series: Weird Foods We’ve Eaten. Sea Cucumber Fun Facts Dude…. Habitat Bottom of the sea…. Defense Mechanism Marauding herds of Sea Cumbers Do we need to put this on our list of anxieties? Yes. Yes we do. The Canadian Connection: Rosalyn/Atlantic Sea Cucumber Company As it happens, as […]
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Conventional Artistic Medium As we work our way towards our featured artist and her unique medium, let’s first take a look at conventional art mediums. Conventional art mediums can have beautiful results. The include: Pastels, pencil, charcoal, chalk, oils, watercolors, acrylic…. Semi-sequitur: How to Draw a Sardine Unconventional Artistic Medium Artists are only limited by […]
I’m re-re-re-reading Cat’s Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut. The first thing to surprise me was that it was published in 1963. It seems like the kind of book that was published the day before you read it, or re-read it, or re-re-read it. What is a Cat’s Cradle? According to Meriam-Webster…. Semi-sequitur: one cannot think of […]
Shallow dive of the Paper Clip. What are the made of?come on…. Quora…. not again….. Stars are born Let’s start at the very beginning….. The universe didn’t just wake up one day and say, “Here’s some iron. Let’s get to work on those paper clips!” First it had to have it’s big bang, and since […]
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Trawsfynydd
Trawsfynydd is charming Welsh village, conveniently located in Wales. The name is Welsh for “across [the] mountain”. Sadly, this Hermit Kingdom is inaccessible from most of the Earth. The area is sparsely populated with each hectare (acre) inhabited by an average 0.07 (0.03) persons. The village is typical of many Welsh villages. There is one […]
[ed. note: I wish I could take credit for this great pun, but it is from the Great Barrier Reef Foundation.] Marine Cloud Brightening is a geoengineering technique that may play a big role in addressing climate change. The concept is simple: spray a salt water mist into the air, let the mist drift up […]
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Voyager 2
One of mankind’s greatest achievements is the journey of Voyager 2. The mission is still active after 45 years. And still in the news…. Fun Facts From The Measure of Things How can we hear it so far away? Really, Quora? Again? And what about Canberra? Canberra, the national capital of Australia, is conveniently located […]
At WLBOTT, we like simple solutions to complex problems. Today, we will make the world a better place by simply getting rid of psychopaths in positions of power. [ed. note: conversation with chatGPT, edited for space, full conversation below] Q: Let’s talk about science fiction. I’ve read several books, set in the future, where society […]
WLBOTT is truly blessed to have founders whose sole focus is avoiding litigation and increasing shareholder value. Today we celebrate their recent contributions. UC#1.c (a.k.a. Sally the Intern) From a recent WLBOTT team building exercise in NYC: UC#1 Our founder UC#1, who is a member of the commonwealth, had to gently correct me – I […]