Sunscreen, weird picture experiments, and an unimpressed cat.
15th July 2024
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Hello! And I'm happy to announce that this weekend, Gary, Chris, Matt and I successfully filmed a new season as
the Technical Difficulties! It'll take a while for these to get edited and published — we're in no rush — but there's something on the way, likely for what business types call "Q3". In the meantime, here's the weekly list of "good stuff I've found on the internet":
First, this week's Lateral! Jenny Draper, David Bennett and Annie Rauwerda face questions about repetitious races, thankful towns and natural nourishment.
Meanwhile, on YouTube:
First, this week's Lateral! Jenny Draper, David Bennett and Annie Rauwerda face questions about repetitious races, thankful towns and natural nourishment.
Meanwhile, on YouTube:
- Thanks to the many people who sent in Currently Hannah's definitive video on whether Australian sunscreen is stronger than Asian sunscreen. It's really good! Spoilers: it's really difficult to test sunscreen. Hannah actually does real-world tests on her own skin, and she's also really clear
about the caveats of those tests. This is worth a watch.
- A breakdown by the Wall Street Journal on how those LED wristbands at concerts work. The solutions are far simpler than I'd expected them to be!
- The original cast of Marvel's Avengers movie reunited to redub the movie in the Lakota language. Yes, it's a PR video — but it's also remarkable that the Hollywood came back into the voiceover booth to do this, and it's also a brief insight into
the process of dubbing.
- Processing images through guitar effects pedals is a fascinating combination of analogue and digital experimentation.
And then, away from the world of video:
- Would you like to buy a model
village in Cornwall? (It's only a small model village, and it does come with an entire house attached.)
- Type in Morse code by repeatedly slamming your laptop shut.
- If you liked last week's daily crossword-clue game Minute Cryptic, and want an easier introduction to the world of British-style cryptic crosswords, then the Guardian's Quiptic is a weekly, web-only puzzle that's a bit more gentle than most.
And finally: the world's largest functioning whoopee cushion and a thoroughly unimpressed cat.
All the best,
— Tom
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