It wasn’t too long ago that the NERC turned to the Internet looking for help naming a $300 million British research ship. You may have heard the story by now, but if not, the voted upon name for the ship ended up being Boaty McBoatFace. Yup, that’s right, Boaty McBoatFace. And the name has taken off. Although it has not been decided if the ship will in fact take the name, others have found it amusing. Australian racehorse owners named their horse Horsey McHorseFace, and on social media photos of a London train who’s digital signage had been changed to Trainy McTrainFace has even popped up.
A UK based power plant is partnering with a local creamery to help produce renewable energy. The plant will take the waste and whey from the local creamery and turn it into about 5MW of thermal energy. That’s enough energy to power around 4,000 homes! A portion of the energy produced will go to run the creamery where the waste and whey come from, but the rest will be up for grabs by private customers and businesses. It may be a cheesy way to go green, but it certainly seems like an effective one!
The tax deadline is right around the corner. If you haven’t done them yet this can be your reminder. If you have done your taxes, and need to pay, there’s good news. As long as you’re paying cash you can now make payments at over 7,000 7-Eleven locations! The IRS announced last week the new convenient payment option that allows you to pay your taxes, and get a slushy both in the same place. It may not ease the sting of owing taxes, but hopefully the brain freeze may help you forget for a second.
We’ve all seen traffic caused by various things. We’ve seen the usual: roadwork, fender-bender, rubbernecking. We’ve even seen the more obscure causes like a stray animal or marriage proposal. But if you commute in the Chinese city of Xi’an you may have seen traffic caused by a plane driving on the streets and navigating the city. That’s right, a plane without wings, driving down the highway. The plane was purchased by a local aviation school for it to be used as part of the school’s training program. Hopefully the students learn that planes typically fly in the sky rather than drive on roads. It’s a pro tip to help you skip all the morning and afternoon traffic.
Why did the chicken cross the road? We all know it was to get to the other side, but that’s not the important question. The real question is, HOW did the chicken cross the road? Well if the chickens in Dayton, Ohio are any indication they not only are commuting green by doing it on foot, but they are law abiding as well. A chicken in Dayton, Ohio was caught crossing a busy street by properly using the crosswalk. The bird was not injured and made it to the other side of the road safely. The happy ending is most likely due to the chicken abiding by the law, and there was no…fowl play.
