Weird News Compilation

[Borg]

This is pretty much a Darwin Award.

One killed after teens take turns shooting each other wearing body armor​

 

[Bystander]

This is pretty much a Darwin Award.

Are the "DAs" still politically correct?

 

[berkeman]

Are the "DAs" still politically correct?

I think so, unless there was a memo that I missed.

 

[Bystander]

I think so, unless there was a memo that I missed.

Just haven't noticed many nominations recently...been a couple rather obvious (to me) candidates that I've passed up.

 

[berkeman]

Just haven't noticed many nominations recently...been a couple rather obvious (to me) candidates that I've passed up.

Do share please! The DAs are mainly to help us more rational folks avoid the pitfalls of poor judgement, IMO.

 

[Borg]

6 Women In Neon Green Leotards Attack 2 New York Subway Riders
What the heck is going on in NYC?

 

[BillTre]

6 Women In Neon Green Leotards Attack 2 New York Subway Riders
What the heck is going on in NYC?

View attachment 315031

That color is often used to 'green screen" out what ever is green with modern video editing programs. Maybe its for some video trick.

 

[Borg]

That color is often used to 'green screen" out what ever is green with modern video editing programs. Maybe its for some video trick.

Given the intelligence of the average thief, they probably thought that it would make them invisible.

 

[Rive]

Just seen a notice about a power outage canceled due malfunction

 

[jbriggs444]

Do share please! The DAs are mainly to help us more rational folks avoid the pitfalls of poor judgement, IMO.

My impression is that they are more in the nature of "Are you smarter than a fifth grader?". They allow a comfortable smugness about one's own good sense by implicit comparison with the failures of others.

It is similar to the process of "lowering the bar" as per South Park. You know, the one where you need James Cameron to go see how low the bar has been set?

 

[berkeman]

EXCLUSIVE: Servers dressed as Power Rangers at Oakland restaurant save woman being attacked​

https://abc7news.com/noka-ramen-power-rangers-save-woman-oakland-restaurant-employees/12337948/

Ploi says the Rangers ended up piling onto the man and police showed up. Oakland Police confirm to ABC7 News they detained the man, believing he was undergoing a mental health crisis, and transported him for medical attention.

I imagine if he was having a mental health crisis when he chased that woman into the restaurant, he was even more freaked out by being captured by the Power Rangers!

 

[Wrichik Basu]

https://www.ndtv.com/cities/woman-c...floor-to-clean-it-internet-is-shocked-3451335

 

[fresh_42]

Opponent threatened Niemann with beatings and "decapitated" King​

At the US Championships, he [Hans Niemann] played against Samuel Sevian and was contemplating his 45th move when his opponent grabbed his king. Sevian toyed with the piece before ripping the king's cross off and putting it back on the board – in a completely wrong position.

 

[strangerep]

Opponent threatened Niemann with beatings and "decapitated" King​

... which should have given Niemann the game instantly by forfeit, or at least imposed a time penalty on Sevian. That sort of behaviour is not allowed in the FIDE rules of chess.

As to the "beating" thing, I'm not sure that's accurate. There's a video of the actual incident on Levy Rosman's youtube channel. Niemann is justifiably annoyed. I surprised he didn't immediately stop the clocks and summon the tournament arbitrator. YBTJ.

 

[Hornbein]

He did stop the clock and summon the director, who restarted the clock. I suppose no one ever supposed such things would ever happen in a chess tournament so they never bothered to make a rule against it. This ain't ice hockey.

 

[Borg]

American Airlines has haunted planes.

https://edition.cnn.com/videos/business/2022/09/27/moans-over-plane-pa-moos-orig-bdk.cnn

 

[Hornbein]

American Airlines has haunted planes.

https://edition.cnn.com/videos/business/2022/09/27/moans-over-plane-pa-moos-orig-bdk.cnn

CNN can't give a transcript? Sheesh.

 

[mfb]

American Airlines has haunted planes.

https://edition.cnn.com/videos/business/2022/09/27/moans-over-plane-pa-moos-orig-bdk.cnn

Here is a good analysis
Probably noise that's being filtered by software designed to remove noise from speech.

 

[256bits]

If this ain't weird, I do not know what is.

Flavourful indeed.

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/lifestyle...pc=U531&cvid=cf8337597d8e46cb94e32de477cb8d10
Actually, the mother adds only a table spoon full to the popsicle mix. Still
Then she willingly admitted that she gives them to her daughter's friend when visiting.

One reader's comment on the facebook page,

 

[nsaspook]

https://www.supremecourt.gov/Docket....10.03 - Novak-Parma - Onion Amicus Brief.pdf

The Onion learned about the Sixth Circuit’s ruling in
this case, it became justifiably concerned.
First, the obvious: The Onion’s business model was
threatened. This was only the latest occasion on which
the absurdity of actual events managed to eclipse what
The Onion’s staff could make up. Much more of this,
and the front page of The Onion would be indistinguishable from The New York Times.

https://reason.com/2022/11/01/the-b...rying-an-ohio-law-that-makes-parody-a-felony/

The Babylon Bee Joins The Onion in Decrying an Ohio Law That Makes Parody a Felony
The two fake news organizations want the Supreme Court to review the case of a man who was arrested for making fun of the police.

The Onion described itself as "the single most powerful and influential organization in human history." The Bee is slightly more modest, claiming only to be "quite possibly the most popular source for satire in the history of the world" and describing The Onion as "a cute little upstart." But on the First Amendment issues raised by this case, the two fake news organizations see eye to eye.

"The Onion may be staffed by socialist wackos, but in their brief defending parody to this Court, they hit it out of the park," the Bee says. "Parody has a unique capacity to speak truth to power and to cut its subjects down to size. Its continued protection under the First Amendment is crucial to preserving the right of citizens to effectively criticize the government."

 

[NTL2009]

But I wonder if it was obvious his facebook page was a parody? Sure some of what they talked about should be obvious, but if he wasn't super clear, someone might think they were on the real page and could lead to some confusion.

But the arrest and property seizure is way over the line. I'd sue too.

... Parma resident Anthony Novak, who in 2016 was prosecuted for violating a state law against using a computer to "disrupt, interrupt, or impair the functions of any police, fire, educational, commercial, or governmental operations." Novak supposedly did that by creating a parody of the Parma Police Department's Facebook page.

 

[collinsmark]

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-293/242292/20221003125252896_35295545_1-22.10.03 - Novak-Parma - Onion Amicus Brief.pdfhttps://reason.com/2022/11/01/the-b...rying-an-ohio-law-that-makes-parody-a-felony/

The Babylon Bee Joins The Onion in Decrying an Ohio Law That Makes Parody a Felony
The two fake news organizations want the Supreme Court to review the case of a man who was arrested for making fun of the police.

But I wonder if it was obvious his facebook page was a parody? Sure some of what they talked about should be obvious, but if he wasn't super clear, someone might think they were on the real page and could lead to some confusion.

But the arrest and property seizure is way over the line. I'd sue too.

Here's a legal summary of the Onion's involvment of the thing (very detailed). Video may have been made before the Bee's involvement though (not sure):

 

[nsaspook]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/nati...sedgntp&cvid=f2ce84c18d5e4f258fe1d4da2549988c

Ancient Greek Statue Of Woman Holding 'Laptop' Raises Eyebrows, Starts Time Travel Theory​

Spoiler

 

[fresh_42]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/nati...sedgntp&cvid=f2ce84c18d5e4f258fe1d4da2549988c

Ancient Greek Statue Of Woman Holding 'Laptop' Raises Eyebrows, Starts Time Travel Theory​

View attachment 316820... that finally explains it:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdad_Battery

 

[Astronuc]

What are the odds?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/m...l-from-the-sky-destroyed-his-home/vi-AA13OFHD

 

[mfb]

The meteorite didn't get anywhere close to his house. Scott Manley has an analysis.

 

[nsaspook]

 

[nsaspook]

 

[Hornbein]

Can a Porche be far behind?

 

[fresh_42]

ABSTRACT​

Wild octopuses at an Australian site frequently propel shells, silt, and algae through the water by releasing these materials from their arms while creating a forceful jet from the siphon held under the arm web. These “throws” occur in several contexts, including interactions with conspecifics, and material thrown in conspecific contexts frequently hits other octopuses. Some throws appear to be targeted on other individuals and play a social role, as suggested by several kinds of evidence. Such throws were significantly more vigorous and more often used silt, rather than shells or algae, and high vigor throws were significantly more often accompanied by uniform or dark body patterns. Some throws were directed differently from beneath the arms and such throws were significantly more likely to hit other octopuses. Throws targeted at other individuals in the same population, as these appear to be, are the least common form of nonhuman throwing.

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.08.18.456805v1

I know, that reference is problematic, but we are not in the Biology forum. Btw., the original title in the news has been:

Female octopus will throw shells at males if molested​

 

[BillTre]

Sounds interesting. I saw, but did not watch closely a video of this behavior.
Here is a link to the research paper, In the line of fire: Debris throwing by wild octopuses.

A blast of water would work much better with a bunch of fine debris like silt, than with large irregularly shaped things like shells.

 

[Rive]

Well, TIL that we have a Christmas Fair here where some food prices are higher than in an exclusive five star hotel ~ 100m away

 

[gmax137]

Well, TIL that we have a Christmas Fair here where some food prices are higher than in an exclusive five star hotel ~ 100m away

I don't know, it would take me an hour and a half to drive 100 miles

Let me just put these here now

 

[Astronuc]

Cockatoo caught on video dropping pot plants from Melbourne apartment, council warns residents​

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-30/cockatoo-video-dropping-pot-plants-melbourne/101710478

I've heard cockatoos can be pesky critters.

I wonder if cockatoos in Sydney are as critical of pottery or potted plants.

 

[Ibix]

I wonder if cockatoos in Sydney are as critical of pottery or potted plants.

Or are they taking potshots at passers by?