How to Beat Every Game in Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’

Here are tips for how to win every game in NetflixsSquid Game. Warning: If you havent seenSquid Game,this article is nothing but spoilers. That having been said, I wouldnt join an actual alliance. Only one Squid Game is team-based, so attachments to others are more likely to hurt than help you. They cant help you with much outright, but theycantell you what game is next, a huge advantage. It cant hurt, right?...

October 5, 2021 · 2 min · 378 words · Monique Torres

What to Do If a Crush Isn't Picking Up Your Hints (Aside From Just Telling Them)

A new crush is so much fun. Heres what to do. Identify if this is appropriate Is this person acoworker? Are you in arelationshipwith someone who wouldnt be thrilled to know youre trying to hit on someone else? If this person really isnt feeling you, dont pretend theyre just misguided, confused, or oblivious. attempt to look at it objectively or ask a third party, like a friend, for their opinion....

October 5, 2021 · 2 min · 293 words · Thomas Vance

Avoid Saying These Things at Work if You Don't Want to Sound Old AF

We have years of work and real life experience to bring to any job. In which case, rock on. But if youdocare about looking old fogey-ish, what follows is for you. Here are some classic tells to avoid that can make us seem like the oldest bruh on the block. Having an AOL email address AOL is the OG. It wasthegateway to the web back in the late 90s. Which is why we must all get rid of this ancient address....

October 4, 2021 · 2 min · 350 words · William Murphy

The Chain Boats of Europe

We ran forward to see the vessel. She was a tug, and one of a very peculiar build and aspect. …. As she went grinding and groaning by, we perceived the secret of her moving impulse. This chain is laid in the bed of the river and is only fastened at the two ends. It is seventy miles [one hundred and ten kilometers] long. It comes in over the boat’s bow, passes around a drum, and is payed out astern....

October 4, 2021 · 3 min · 536 words · Steve Nelson

The Most Common Ways You've Forgotten to Show Basic Courtesy

Listen, were all unexpectedly delayed from time to time. There could be a massive traffic jam, or an unexpected phone call from your kids school. But is there any bigger F you thanchronicallyshowing up late to meetings, social functions, and dinner reservations? In a work setting, that means not taking more of peoples time than needed (i.e. resisting the urge to ask long-ass questions in that Friday afternoon meeting. Speaking of meetingscould this just be an email?...

October 4, 2021 · 3 min · 484 words · Helen Moss

Otto von Guericke's Magdeburg Hemisphere Experiment

The apparatus of the experiment consist of two brass hemispheres that fit together to form an air-tight seal. It is nearly impossible to pull the hemispheres apart by any number of hands. Once the air is let back in, the halves fall apart easily. Otto von Guericke was born to a patrician family of Magdeburg in 1602. Thereafter he studied at the Academia Julia in Helmstedt and the universities of Jena and Leiden....

October 2, 2021 · 2 min · 239 words · Eric Macias

A Beginner's Guide to Making TikToks People Will Actually Watch

In case you somehow missed it, the TikTok revolution is here. It was the most downloaded app in 2020, with anestimated 1.1 billion monthly active usersas of early 2021. But what if you dont have the slightest clue how to TikTok? Weve compiled a few basic TikTok video creation tips to get you started. Use these to generate your own content ideas. Dont:Theres a lot of questionable content sharing on TikTok....

October 1, 2021 · 3 min · 427 words · Scott Smith

Horatio Phillips’s Extreme Multiplanes

Many aircrafts introduced during the early years of flight adopted this principle. A clear majority of aircrafts taking part in the Great War were biplanes. Unlike its successful cousin, it barely flew and was soon abandoned. Horatio Frederick Phillips also loved wings on his airplane, but he did not stop at five. In 1893, Philips built a flying machine with 50 wings. He upped this number to 120 in 1902....

September 30, 2021 · 2 min · 295 words · Joseph Butler

'Every Day' vs. 'Everyday' (and Other Homonyms You’re Probably Mixing Up All the Time)

you’re able to be excused for confusing every day with everyday or anyone with any one. They sound the same, after all. Should you use every day or everyday? The thing to remember when choosing between everyday and every day is that everyday is an adjective. It means commonplace or ordinary and is used to describe a noun. Example: She is wearing her everyday clothesa glitter tube top and satin hot pants....

September 29, 2021 · 2 min · 396 words · Zachary Hampton

Don't Say These Things to Someone Who Has Lost Weight (and What to Say Instead)

(you’ve got the option to also just say nothing. Saying nothing is fine too.) You look great, have you lost weight? This comment means well, it really does. However, the implication here is that thinner is betternot exactly body positive. You didnt/dont need to lose weight, you know. Perhaps the good intentions behind this comment are that the person losing weight was always beautiful or worthy. However, this comment still suggests that they should look a certain waythin or fat or anywhere in-between....

September 29, 2021 · 2 min · 293 words · Robert Wyatt

Prepare Your Closets for Fall Like a Goddamned Adult

(At least where I live. Sorry, Florida). Its time to flip those closets for fall. And were not just talking about clothes here. New seasons often call for new linens, new leisure activities, and new sports gear at the ready. In case of what? Take an honest inventory using a ruthless attitude. (Its just stuff! Anything that hasnt been used in more than a yeartoss or donate. Does anything need a trip to the tailor or dry cleaner?...

September 29, 2021 · 2 min · 307 words · Ricky Ingram

Hackney Borough Disinfection Station

The Hackney Borough Disinfection Station was one of a kind. Steam-cleaning a batch of clothes from infected patients. for free where a person had a notifiable disease. Vehicles and staff engaged in disinfectation in 1935 near the rear entrance to the disinfecting chamber. Items such as furniture that were beyond cleaning were incinerated on site. At the same time, teams from the station visited the homes and sprayed formaldehyde disinfectant all around them....

September 28, 2021 · 1 min · 130 words · William Pope

I'm Comedian Eric Wareheim and This Is How I Eat

What do you usually eat for breakfast? Its the same blend. I just love it. I dont really have breakfast. I just do an early lunch. Like today, and many days, Im doing these light stir fries. And when I say light I mean I dont usually use meat. I make it all from scratch. And then do you do a more leisurely dinner? It definitely depends on the day....

September 28, 2021 · 7 min · 1349 words · Hayley Barry