#world first

[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

Colani-BMW 700, 1963. A concept car designed by German aerodynamicist Luigi Colani based on the rear-engined BMW 700 saloon. It was notable as the world's first vehicle with a self-supporting plastic monocoque body. With a Cd factor of 0.22 it was capable of 200km/h (120mph) despite being powered by a 700cc flat twin engine.

[astraystayyh]

They have since left four premature babies to decompose on their beds. They have since kidnapped, stripped, tortured civilians and tried to frame them as Hamas fighters for their propaganda. They have since shot people at refugee camps execution style. They have since targeted academics and poets and directors. They have since killed 86 journalists. Still no ceasefire.

psa: i know that many of us did NOT doubt this for a second, neither did i. this is targeted at the people who educated themselves for the first time about this genocide and discovered the absolute horrific things that Israel is capable of doing to Palestinians, with the unwavering support of its allies.

[novineus]

Lenovo is launching the world's first transparent display laptop. Check here for all the information!

Lenovo World's First Transparent display Laptop Launch Date in India: Lenovo is set to unveil its upcoming transparent laptop at the Mobile World Congress Tech Show scheduled for March 2024. The company has announced that this laptop will feature a large 17.3-inch micro LED display, which will be borderless, making it the world's first transparent display laptop

[xtruss]

Aylesbury Roman Egg 🥚 With Contents A 'World First', Say Scientists

But to the astonishment of archaeologists and naturalists, a scan has revealed that one of the eggs recovered intact still has liquid – thought to be a mix of yolk and albumen – inside it, and may give up secrets about the bird that laid it almost two millennia ago.

— By Helen Burchell, BBC News, Buckinghamshire

This Egg 🥚 was Cast into a Watery Pit 1,700 Years Ago - Possibly as Part of a Roman Funeral Rite

The only intact chicken's egg found from Roman Britain is now thought to be the only one of its type in the world - after scientists found it still had liquid inside.

The egg, which is about 1,700 years old, was found during a dig in Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire. Researchers said at the time it was a "Genuinely Unique Discovery".

However, they admitted they were "Blown Away" recently to find it still contained the yolk and egg white. A Micro CT Scan - that Produces 3D Images - revealed the contents of the egg, complete with the air sac.

A Scan Confirmed the Roman Egg Found in Aylesbury was Complete

Edward Biddulph, senior project manager at Oxford Archaeology, which oversaw the excavation, said while finding the only intact egg from the period in Britain was "amazing... the fact that the egg still retains its original contents, however, is absolutely incredible".

He said: "We were absolutely blown away when we saw the contents in there, as we might have expected them to have leeched out."

The egg was found with others during a dig that took place between 2007 and 2016, ahead of a housing development at Berryfields, in Aylesbury.

Archaeologists needed to prevent the egg breaking up as they removed it during the dig

It was the only egg to survive intact, with others breaking during the excavation, releasing a "potent stench".

The findings from the site were made public in 2019, at which time Mr Biddulph said the extent and range of discoveries "was more than could be foreseen".

However, years on, he said the Roman egg was "still revealing its secrets".

Recent work has been carried out by conservator Dana Goodburn-Brown, who took the egg to the University of Kent to be scanned.

"It produced an amazing image that indicated that the egg, apart from being intact - which is incredible enough - also retained its liquid inside, presumably deriving from the yolk, albumen etc," said Mr Biddulph.

Remains of a basket found in the pit alongside the eggs has been recreated by basket-maker Owen Jones

The egg has also been taken to London's Natural History Museum, where Douglas Russell, senior curator of the museum's birds' eggs and nests collection, and his colleague Arianna Bernucci were consulted about how to conserve the egg and remove the contents without breaking it.

Mr Russell said: "There are older eggs with contents - for example, the [museum] has a series of mummified birds' eggs, probably excavated... from the catacombs of sacred animals at Denderah, Upper Egypt in 1898 which may be older.

"However, this is the oldest unintentionally preserved avian egg I have ever seen. That makes it fascinating.

"Going forward, it will be very exciting to see if we can use any of the modern imaging and analysis techniques available here at the museum to shed further light on exactly which species laid the eggs and its potential archaeological significance."

Mr Biddulph said: "As we found out when we visited the Natural History Museum, [it] appears to be the oldest known example in the world."

The archaeologist admitted that it was "a bit daunting walking around London with a 2,000-year-old egg".

"And it was a bit hairy on the Tube - although it was well protected - it's not like I was carrying it around in my pocket."

The now much-travelled egg is being housed at Discover Bucks Museum in Aylesbury while work continues to figure out how to extract the contents without breaking the shell.

"It's a bit like blowing an egg - but obviously a much finer process," Mr Biddulph said.

"There is huge potential for further scientific research and this is the next stage in the life of this remarkable egg."

[maxgicalgirl]

Being a “Fun Fact !” kind of autistic is all fun and games until you get halfway through sharing an interesting tidbit and realize that it probably wasn’t appropriate to share in polite company and now you have to deal with the consequences :(

[backofthebookshelf]

I know I'm a week late but I do think people are misunderstanding the point of the Anthony Bourdain quote about Kissinger

The point was never "Anthony Bourdain has good politics and is an unproblematic fave," the point is that even someone with mainstream liberalish politics who goes to Cambodia for a food tour - a, let's be honest, very bougie type of trip to be part of your job - and has a basic understanding of history and a bare minimum of human decency can come away from that bougie food tour wanting to murder Henry Kissinger with their bare hands. The point is that Henry Kissinger fucked up this country so bad the only reason he wasn't lynched decades ago is because it's on the opposite side of the world and the people who were in proximity to him never really saw what it was. The point is that if we could see firsthand what our First World politics do to the Third World we would understand that monsters walk among us and it's a cultural failing that we let them die at home at 100 years old surrounded by their friends and family.

[becausegoodheroesdeservekidneys]

Currently sat in a summer school type thing we're hosting in work and some English architect is telling us about sustainable design in Wales, except she hasn't bothered learning a single Welsh name and if I have to listen to one more "I don't know how to say 'Welsh name' so I'm going to use 'shitty English name/nothing while laughing at it' I'm going to throw this slanty drawing desk at her head

[stoopidstapler]

SO IVE BEEN GOIN INSANE SINCE THIS TRAILER DROPPED. JUST. SIMON. SIMON. SIMON.

[dykecubes]

Tommyinnit inadvertently collecting every LGBTQ+ identity for himself despite being a cishet man is the funniest thing in the world, first he gets cancelled for being a lesbian, then he gets gay married to tubbo and writes fanfiction about how sad he is that he won’t kiss him with tongue, now apparently terfs think he’s trans because he got ball surgery??

“‘This [person] is LGBTQ+’ what, all at once” is about him, he’s the final boss of allyship

[ruporas]

kiss of the divine

[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

Citroën B2 Scarabée d'Or (replica), 1922. The Golden Scarab half-track (Autochenille) made the first ever crossing of the Sahara by an automobile between December 19, 1922 and January 7, 1923 (101 years ago today). It was driven by Georges Marie Haadt and Louis Audouin Dubreuil (pictured) who travelled 3,200km on the outward journey. No return journey had been planned but they had such a great time on the way out they turned around and went back the same way.

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[copepods]

brother, you don't need to turn me away

[qiinamii]

races and naps

[moonpleaser]

my apologies siobhan thompson i was not familiar with your sapphic swag

[spoopdeedoop]

my dad said he was the best character in the movie so i think i win