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In 1995 an Australian doctor created the ‘Deliverance Machine’: a euthanasia device which utilised a software called ‘Deliverance’ – patients were posed three questions via a notebook computer, if they answered yes to all three, the machine administered a lethal dose of barbiturates

The “Deliverance Machine”, invented by Philip Nitschke was a euthanasia device which consisted of a notebook computer and software titled “Deliverance”, which asks the patient a series of questions, and automatically administers a lethal injection of barbiturates if the correct answers are made.

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texas am u bbq course

Texas A&M University offers a class on Texas Barbecue that teaches the history of BBQ, cooking methodology, flavorings and seasonings, and different types of BBQ.

Here are the topics covered in ANSC 117 each semester:

  • Introduction, expectations, brief history of barbecue, food safety overview
  • Cooking methodology: pits, kettles, water smokers, barrel smokers
  • Types of fuel (charcoal brickettes, charcoal chunks, wood coals) and smoke (hickory, oak, pecan, mesquite)
  • Adding flavoring: seasonings, marinades, rubs, sauces
  • Pork: Southeastern-style pulled pork, Hawaiian-inspired pork loin
  • Ribs, ribs, ribs: baby back versus St. Louis-style; Memphis-style (dry) versus Kansas City-style (wet); Asian-inspired rubs and sauces
  • Chicken: smoking, cooking by rotisserie; whole or pieces
  • Barbecuing lamb and goat
  • Briskets: To wrap or not to wrap, that is the question!
  • Smoking other cuts of beef: shoulder clods, sirloins, ribeyes, and tenderloins
  • Cooking beef South American style: Brazil and Argentina
  • Thanksgiving Turkey: brining recipes; smoking, frying, cooking by rotisserie
  • Cooking whole pigs: Hawaiian, Cuban, Cajun
  • Course wrap up

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Logan Paul’s Charizard Card

On the night of the biggest boxing fight of his life, YouTube star Logan Paul found a way to showcase his prized Charizard Pokémon card to fans.

Prior to his walkout, Logan Paul was shown on screen in his locker room wearing a diamond-plated BGS 10 Charizard around his neck on a diamond chain. He wore this necklace for the duration of his walk out and in the ring until the bout began.

The first edition, Beckett-graded 10 (pristine) Charizard is said to be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars — and one of three of its kind.

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Taiwanese Charity Helps Disabled People By Giving Them Handjobs

Not all heroes wear capes. A Taiwanese foundation called “Hand Angels” provides a rather controversial service: They help disabled people get off sexually.

The charitable organization helps disabled people, both male and female, find sexual fulfillment with months of planning for each client as well as the help of volunteers.

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WWII Jeep in a Crate

The military needed a tough vehicle that could carry heavy loads, pull heavy objects and move quickly over rough ground. 648,000 Ford GPW’s and Willys MB’s were built during World War II – 15 percent of military vehicles produced were Jeeps. The Jeep was used by every branch of the U.S military, with an average of 145 assigned to each infantry regiment.

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Vanmoof TV Box

A bicycle company struggling with damaged shipments used our tendency to scan content and make assumptions by putting a TV image on its box. Damage rates fell 80%

Since early 2016, VanMoof, a Dutch bicycle company, has been shipping its bikes in cardboard boxes with pictures of TVs on their face. VanMoof creative director Bex Rad explains how the bit of trickery was meant to reduce damage.

Bikes are generally thought of as more durable, so shipping companies might not be as careful as they would with a television.

“After a while, fragile labels — which we have tried, believe me — become like wallpaper,”

“We think our solution works better because shipping companies know that if they damage a TV, it ends up being a whole lot more work, so they treat it more delicately.”

The technique has noticeably reduce damages rates: Rad claims that the design change led to 70-80% fewer damaged bike products on arrival.

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worst traffic jam of all time

The Worst Traffic Jam Of All Time Lasted 12 Days In China

The China National Highway 110 traffic jam was a recurring massive traffic jam that began to form on August 13, 2010, mostly on China National Highway 110 (G110) and Beijing–Tibet expressway (G6), in Hebei and Inner Mongolia. The traffic jam slowed thousands of vehicles for more than 60 miles and lasted for 10 days. Many drivers were able to move their vehicles only 0.6 mi per day, and some drivers reported being stuck in the traffic jam for five days.

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.950 JDJ – Largest Center-Fire Rifle Ever Made. This gun is larger than a .50 cal and larger than the famed T-Rex

The round is .95 inches in diameter, and weighs a staggering 3600 grains (8 ounces, half a pound).

The rifle is a single-shot bolt action rifle, weighing about 110 pounds, 18 of which is the muzzle brake.

The bullet has a muzzle velocity of 2,200 feet per second, and generates 38,685 lbs/ft of energy. It also generates a recoil impulse of 200 lbs/ft, or about 13 times the recoil energy of a .308 Winchester. This recoil is FAR beyond the capability of most humans to tolerate, and can in fact cause severe or even fatal injuries. To compensate for this, the rifles are typically fired from a lead sled type shooting rest.The rifle costs about $17,000 by itself, and each round costs nearly $80.

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wile e coyote rules

The 9 rules every Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner cartoon had to follow

The list comes from the 1999 autobiography of former Looney Tunes animation director and Chuck Jones, Chuck Amuck: The Life and Times of an Animated Cartoonist

 

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10 game parlay

Bettor turns 10-leg football parlay into more than $704,000

For the second week in a row, a massive parlay hit at the William Hill Sportsbook in Las Vegas. Last week a bettor turned $4,000 into $442,643.40 on a seven-leg parlay and this week another bettor took home $704,072 on a 10-leg, $40,000 ticket. 

The wagers were placed across college football and NFL games over the weekend and consisted of mostly moneyline favorites.

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