Interesting Wikipedia articles?

[MissChief]

FredericRobinson said:

Rich_AR said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._B._Cooper

Maybe posted earlier. Interesting read on a unsolved hi-jacking.

First of a 2 part programme about this case on the CI channel at 9 tonight

Thanks. Set to record.

[Jimmy Recard]

FredericRobinson said:

First of a 2 part programme about this case on the CI channel at 9 tonight

I've just watched it. Any idea when the second part is on?

[oobster]

Next Saturday @ 9pm.

Looks like episode 1 isn't going to be repeated anytime soon, can't find it anywhere on my sky planner.

Damn.

[A993LAD]

People who died whilst taking a selfie.......

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_selfie-rel...

Some intentionally most accidentally

9 already this year

Edited by A993LAD on Thursday 16th February 08:05

[RicharDC5]

A993LAD said:

People who died whilst taking a selfie.......

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_selfie-rel...

Some intentionally most accidentally

9 already this year

Edited by A993LAD on Thursday 16th February 08:05

'A man from San Diego was hospitalised for five days following an attempt to take a selfie with a rattlesnake which then bit him.'

'A 22-year-old man was trying to recreate a scene from his favorite movie Barking at the Stars by running in front of a train, beating it and being hailed a hero. As he ran in front of the train, he tried to take a selfie to document the scene. He was killed instantly when the express train hit him at full speed in the village of Lacarak near the northern Serbian town of Sremska Mitrovica.'

WTF

[SystemParanoia]

lots of them involve trains.

[K50 DEL]

It's not Wiki, but this was interesting

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/for-40-years...

[anonymous-user]

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

Never came across this before. Only up the road from me so may go have a look.

[mrtwisty]

GravelMachineGun said:

Only up the road from me so may go have a look.

Snap. Not been there for many years, so definitely due a visit soon. Must remeber to take my deerstalker and pipe.

[Jimmy Recard]

I've been to Shugborough Hall (not for years now) and I had no idea about that inscription. I'm going to look up some of the theories

[anonymous-user]

Jimmy Recard said:

I've been to Shugborough Hall (not for years now) and I had no idea about that inscription. I'm going to look up some of the theories

Some very interesting ones. I like the 'local' mysteries.

[mrtwisty]

The bizarre mental gymnastics that result in a HUGE single wire enclosure, in order to allow orthodox Jews to pick up a tissue to blow their nose on the sabbath (or God gets very cross).

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eruv

If God were real and genuinely cared about us not picking things up on certain days, I think He might find a weird contrivance such as this to be just a little against the spirit of what he intended!

[Jakg]

mrtwisty said:

The bizarre mental gymnastics that result in a HUGE single wire enclosure, in order to allow orthodox Jews to pick up a tissue to blow their nose on the sabbath (or God gets very cross).

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eruv

If God were real and genuinely cared about us not picking things up on certain days, I think He might find a weird contrivance such as this to be just a little against the spirit of what he intended!

Vaguely related

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

[SpeckledJim]

mrtwisty said:

The bizarre mental gymnastics that result in a HUGE single wire enclosure, in order to allow orthodox Jews to pick up a tissue to blow their nose on the sabbath (or God gets very cross).

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eruv

If God were real and genuinely cared about us not picking things up on certain days, I think He might find a weird contrivance such as this to be just a little against the spirit of what he intended!

These people are fking bonkers. Just lunatics.

[glazbagun]

The reintroduction of wolves into Yellowstone national park had many effects on the ecosystem, not just by killing animals but by altering their behavior:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_wolves_...

Here's PH favourite George Monbiot with a fluffy vid if the article is tl:dr-
https://youtu.be/ysa5OBhXz-Q

[southendpier]

SpeckledJim said:

mrtwisty said:

The bizarre mental gymnastics that result in a HUGE single wire enclosure, in order to allow orthodox Jews to pick up a tissue to blow their nose on the sabbath (or God gets very cross).

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eruv

If God were real and genuinely cared about us not picking things up on certain days, I think He might find a weird contrivance such as this to be just a little against the spirit of what he intended!

These people are fking bonkers. Just lunatics.

I've worked on the installation of a couple of these in the Uk. Bizarre

[WreckedGecko]

mrtwisty said:

The bizarre mental gymnastics that result in a HUGE single wire enclosure, in order to allow orthodox Jews to pick up a tissue to blow their nose on the sabbath (or God gets very cross).

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eruv

If God were real and genuinely cared about us not picking things up on certain days, I think He might find a weird contrivance such as this to be just a little against the spirit of what he intended!

Each to their own and all that, but it strikes me as odd to adhere strongly to a faith, whilst then going to such lengths to find loopholes in that faith, which then allow you to live your lives as you wish.

Why not just say, "I'm going to carry things on Shabbat."

Rather than, "I'm going to string a massive wire around an entire city, so that technically it’s the same house and I can carry stuff on Shabbat"

Likewise making house keys integral parts of belts, because technically the key is a belt and so is worn not carried.

I assume it’s a result of hundreds, if not thousands, of years of Rabbinical compromise and as such is infinitely preferable to schisms, but still...

[Jimmy Recard]

WreckedGecko said:

Each to their own and all that, but it strikes me as odd to adhere strongly to a faith, whilst then going to such lengths to find loopholes in that faith, which then allow you to live your lives as you wish.

Why not just say, "I'm going to carry things on Shabbat."

Rather than, "I'm going to string a massive wire around an entire city, so that technically it’s the same house and I can carry stuff on Shabbat"

Likewise making house keys integral parts of belts, because technically the key is a belt and so is worn not carried.

I assume it’s a result of hundreds, if not thousands, of years of Rabbinical compromise and as such is infinitely preferable to schisms, but still...

I think this: do they never think "G_d might think I'm cheating/taking the piss out of his special rules a bit now."

[E24man]

Jimmy Recard said:

I think this: do they never think "G_d might think I'm cheating/taking the piss out of his special rules a bit now."

I have looked to the heavens and foreseen an infinite number of abaci (or abacuses) tallying every occasion of use of these ungodly machines

[sealtt]

Quite interesting stuff re usage in war

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_tank_proble...