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Today is National Boy Scout Day. A requirement for the aviation merit badge in 1911 was to “build a box kite that will fly.” You don’t have to be a scout to do that; it’s also National Kite Flying Day! Kites have been around since 470 BC in China! Build or fly a kite today!
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What’s both solid and liquid? Superionic ice water! Scientists have long believed superionic water existed on Uranus and Neptune. They were finally able to produce it by creating ice under tremendous pressure, then using intense heat to break bonds between the water molecules’ atoms. The oxygen is crystallized and the hydrogen flows!
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Glenn Quillin celebrated turning 102 in California by becoming the oldest person to ride a zip line! If he lived in the United Arab Emirates, he could set his world record on another world record: the 1.75 mile Ras Al Khaimah is the world’s longest zip line. You can fly 93 miles per hour in the mountains!
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The marbled crayfish has an unusual ability. They can clone themselves! The marmorkrebs are all female and have a mutation that allows them to produce eggs without a mate. They are popular with people who have aquariums, but can’t be released into the wild because the populations take over.
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Yesterday’s launch of the Falcon Heavy rocket was a success! Two rocket boosters landed on Earth while the Falcon Heavy continued on to pass Mars and go into perpetual orbit around the sun. Inside the rocket is a space-suited mannequin in a Tesla Roadster with a Hot Wheels Roadster and “DON’T PANIC!” sign on the dashboard!
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Today we celebrate National Fettuccine Alfredo Day and National Periodic Table Day. The periodic table organizes chemical elements in a chart by atomic number, which is the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom. Fettuccine Alfredo is pasta with a butter and cheese sauce. Fettuccinium is not on the periodic table!
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Flat-Earther Mad Mike Hughes’s rocket launch failed again. He strapped himself to a rocket, but apparently there was a faulty plunger or blown o ring. Fortunately, he can livestream the Falcon Heavy rocket launch today, which may result in a more spectacular explosion according to Elon Musk. Successful or not, it’ll be exciting!
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Researchers have been studying the fascinating bacterium Cupriavidus metallidurans. The bacteria can eat toxic metallic compounds without being harmed. The only side-effect is that they poop tiny gold nuggets! Scientists can learn about the biogeochemical cycle of gold by identifying how C metallidurans converts toxic food to golden feces.
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A baby sloth was born at the Denver Zoo last week. The parents, Charlotte Greenie and Elliot, have not revealed the name yet. Linnaeus’s two-toed sloths spend 15 to 20 hours a day sleeping and are nocturnal, which means they are active at night. Baby sloth will cling to its mom for 6 months!
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There are all kinds of crazy ways to get into the Guinness Book of World Records. Florida student Trevor Sununu tried to break one by running the Tallahassee Marathon in a business suit. Although he did not break the record for the fastest time, he did have a really fun time!
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