Welcome to Prix Fixed, Our New Menu-Planning Advice Column

Hello everyone, and welcome to Prix Fixed, Lifehackers new menu-planning advice column. Will there be hacks? You bet your butt there will be. If I had to grade my skills Id give them a C+. Thanks for your help, Ill let you know how it goes! For sides, were doing anaked tomato saladand a store-bought French baguette. Removing the skin from the tomato means it meltsrather than burstsin your mouth....

May 21, 2021 · 2 min · 229 words · Casey Arnold

8 COVID Vaccine Myths and How to Debunk Them

Its been interesting to watch COVID vaccine rumors evolve (mutate?) in the months since the vaccines were first introduced. Lets investigate some of the more popular ones. But none of the COVID vaccines are constructed this way. The shotonlycontains the mRNA and some ingredients that help the mRNA to make it into your cells. That means: It does not contain the virus itself. It does not contain any of the proteins from the virus....

May 20, 2021 · 4 min · 647 words · Tammy Krueger

Brennan’s Gyro Monorail

It was a monorail balancing on a single rail of wheels by the aid of gyroscopic forces. Unfortunately, not one of them fledged into a full-blown railway. The gyro monorail was peculiar. The first gyro monorail patent was filed by Irish-Australian engineer Louis Philip Brennan in 1903. She suggests a trim little ferry-boat, and is utterly unlike any known form of railway car. Now the track turns again, and she glides behind the bushes....

May 19, 2021 · 1 min · 163 words · Karen Ray

The Difference Between Annuals, Perennials, and Biennials

Knowing the life cycle of your plants is vital to creating a healthy garden. And then there are biennials, which grow on a whole different timetable. What is the difference between these plant lifecycles, and how can that knowledge help you curate your garden? Heres how the life cycle of a plant can help you make your planting plans. We are used to hearing the word annual being applied to something that happens every year....

May 18, 2021 · 2 min · 330 words · Chelsea Estrada

How Long Will It Take to Get Back in Shape After the Pandemic?

So youre finally headed back to the gym after some time off. Even if you feel weak and detrained, youwillget that strength and fitness back. Dont forget your first victory: That you came back at all. Be thankful for how far youve come. Lets peek under the hood of that plan. How much did my fitness break set me back? Lots of different body systems change with exercise and can change back when you become sedentary again....

May 17, 2021 · 2 min · 423 words · Ryan Stanley

The Underwater Mine of Silver Islet

Silver Islet in 1911. B. Frue, who was also the lead engineer. At its peak the town had hundreds of houses, two churches, a saloon, and a jailhouse. By Christmas 1870, more than 3,000 tons of rock were washed away. Silver Islet in 1902. Photo:Thunder Bay Public Library Working in the mines was extremely dangerous. Water began to enter the mines once the shaft had sunk below 300 feet. From then on, pumps worked all round the clock to remove water from the shafts....

May 17, 2021 · 1 min · 166 words · Timothy Vasquez

Anschlussdenkmal: The Forbidden Nazi Memorial

(One People, One Empire, One Leader) and a large swastika. The sculpture itself was surrounded by fire cauldrons. It is the largest remaining Nazi memorial in Austria. When Hitler came to power, many German-Austrians began to look forward to their new leader. The coup failed but not after they had assassinated the chancellor, Engelbert Dollfuss. Fearing rejection from the populace, Hitler threatened to invade and pressured Schuschnigg to cancel the referendum and resign....

May 14, 2021 · 1 min · 160 words · Julie Evans

How to Get Laid Again After Months of Isolation

Youre not alone because we wereallalone. And now were not. Remember that anyone youre flirting with is probably feeling just as uncomfortable as you are. Dont stay in a wack situationship just because youre worried youre too socially inept to meet anyone again. Bond over the weirdness Boyd said awkwardness is inherently part of flirting. In attraction, we often feel a little off balance; thats whats exciting about it. And we call it sexual tension for a reason....

May 14, 2021 · 2 min · 393 words · Rebecca Nicholson

Pilâtre de Rozier And The World’s First Aviation Accident

In the end, Viollet managed to coax Rozier into studying physics, chemistry, and natural history. He also completed a three-year training in pharmacy. The first untethered balloon flight, by Rozier and the Marquis d’Arlandes on 21 November 1783. Then he set fire to the exhaled gases. Its not clear what Pilatre de Rozier was trying to achieve, but the results were very predictable. There was such a terrible explosion that it was feared his teeth had been carried away....

May 13, 2021 · 2 min · 226 words · Christian Scott

What to Do on Your 'Rest' Days So They Don't Feel Like a Waste

Workout programs are typically organized by the week. But what does restingreallymean? You dont have to just chill on the couch those days; you have options. But thatsnot exactly true. Plenty of professional and elite athletes work out every day, often twice a day. There are two main reasons, I think, why three- and four- and five-day programs are so popular. First is scheduling: not everybody can make time literally every day to exercise....

May 12, 2021 · 2 min · 289 words · Cynthia Vasquez

You Have One Week Left to Claim Your Forgotten 2017 Tax Refund

The IRS says thatover $1.3 billion in 2017 tax refunds is still up for grabsmoney that belongs to an estimated 1.3 million people who have yet to file their tax returns for that year. However, if youre owed money, youll have to move fasttheres only one week left to claim it, as the IRS will stop holding on to unclaimed 2017 refunds after May 17. Claim it or lose it By law, the IRS is required to hold on to unclaimed tax refunds for three years, after which that money becomes the property of the U....

May 12, 2021 · 3 min · 448 words · Christopher Briggs

Gnomonic Blocks, or Multi-faceted Sundials

Each of these shapes has a purpose: they are sundials, a total of thirty in all. Sundial of the Groirie in Yvre-l’Eveque. The south face is the one with the most dials. Above this book are aligned six cylindrical dials. The south face also has two other vertical dials. The north face has five dials. The whole sculpture is surmounted by a concave crescent-shaped dial. They became very popular in Europe during the 15th and 16th centuries....

May 11, 2021 · 1 min · 116 words · Deborah Martinez

How to Deal With Cat Allergies

I spend at least an hour a day scrolling through my Instagram feed looking at pictures of cats. I send photos of cute rescue cats with names like Moo and Bathmat to my friends. I ask people about their cats a lot, too. Does she shed a lot? Can you send me photos?The thing isImseverely allergic to cats. If I pet my friend Suvis cat, Graham, my eyes will swell shut....

May 11, 2021 · 3 min · 521 words · Kristy Martin