Today I Learned...

[dpfarr]

Originally Posted by JD001

Today I will learn if the above hurts...

TYL it hurts. A lot!

[Flarpswitch]

Originally Posted by JD001

What kind of 'indication'? Dog showing gratitude by pooping on your carpet?

High School Band. My daughter played in the band and was a drum-major as well 25 years ago. Figured it was a worthy cause. My dog poops outside, but she makes me pick it up.

[Captain Snooze]

In 2006, the pop culture publication Radar Magazine called the lab set one of "the 10 most dangerous toys of all time, ... exclud[ing] BB guns, slingshots, throwing stars, and anything else actually intended to inflict harm", because of the radioactive material it included (it was number 2 on the list; number 1 was lawn darts).

The professional journal IEEE Spectrum published a more-detailed review in 2020, discussing the kit in the context of the history of science education kits and safety concerns. It described the likely radiation exposure as "minimal, about the equivalent to a day’s UV exposure from the sun", provided that the radioactive samples were not removed from their containers, in compliance with the warnings in the kit instructions.

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists published a brief article on the web, which featured Voula Saridakis, a curator at the Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago) hosting a detailed video tour of the Atomic Energy Lab components. She concluded by saying that the kit failed to sell because of its high price, and not due to any safety concerns at the time.

Wiki

[x808drifter]

Always wanted to pay with one when I found out abut them in the 90's as a kid.
But I did get to play with lawn darts.
Threw them as high as we could for fun. Not to dodge them just for height.
Found them in my parents shed. I was 3-4.
As accident prone as I was at that time, I'm surprised I didn't get hurt.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by x808drifter

But I did get to play with lawn darts.
Threw them as high as we could for fun. Not to dodge them just for height.

In 5th grade I sent a kid to the hospital accidentally when I clocked him in the head with a metal horseshoe at recess. It was his fault, he bent over to pick up a horseshoe just after I let one go that was right on target. He had to get 5 stitches.

I had lawn darts, but we rarely played with them. We never thought of them as dangerous though.

Then again, one of my gangs' favorite pastimes was playing chicken with a bow and arrow. We used a standard longbow, a target arrow and a large circle. Arrow was shot straight up in the air by each player while everyone stood in the circle. Shooter got points for landing the arrow in the circle, and for everyone that ran out of the circle. Anyone could get bonus points for catching the arrow without it touching the ground. Person with the most points after each round won.

[Ultramaroon]

When I was a kid we had a nice, flat area between our house and barn, where my younger brother and I often played. One day when we were ten or eleven-ish years old, while he was riding his bike, I picked up a stone and aimlessly threw it as high as I could.


I remember my horror as I watched my little brother ride directly underneath it. I lost my words and hopelessly screamed, "Aaaaaahhh!" Nailed him right smack in the top of his head. I feel terrible about it to this day.

[Ultramaroon]

He was fine. Big 'ol knot.

[Sapphireho]

The other day I did an impulse buy at the store. I grabbed a can of Fosters Lager. Haven't had one of those big cans in forever.

So yesterday I drank it watching football. While I'm pouring it in a glass, I learned it is brewed in the USA. Says it right around the top of the can. When did this happen? I guess it isn't "Australian for beer" anymore.

[x808drifter]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

The other day I did an impulse buy at the store. I grabbed a can of Fosters Lager. Haven't had one of those big cans in forever.

So yesterday I drank it watching football. While I'm pouring it in a glass, I learned it is brewed in the USA. Says it right around the top of the can. When did this happen? I guess it isn't "Australian for beer" anymore.

I don't think it was even brewed anymore in Australia by time Crocodile Dundee even came out.

[Ultramaroon]

When I visited Perth back in the mid eighties, the locals warned me not to order it in pubs lest I stand out like an idiot. Swan lager was then the acceptable choice.

[bcj]

Just another XXXX label bought back in the 80's along with Heineken, Becks and Carlsberg.
All produced in the US to sell to the punters wanting to look cool at the fern bar.

I did like the Carlsberg Elephants back before it sold. That made me sad. New formula didn't agree with me.
It's all about JINRO IS BACK sochu now. Look for the blue toad.

[Ultramaroon]

TIL that the GT-R is not a muscle car.

[Sapphireho]

Today I learned there is a car called a GT-R.

[x808drifter]

TIL Some people consider Arare rice crackers. (technically the are, but a CRX and are F12 are also both cars)