What I saw on the web on 2024.7.13

1. Have We Ever All BLINKED At The Same Time?
   by Vsauce
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHmnJiF67zc
   the answer may surprise you? or may not surprise you? depending on what you think the answer is?
   via https://boingboing.net/2024/07/13/what-are-the-chances-of-everyone-on-earth-blinking-at-the-exact-same-time.html
   
   
2. Covid in 2020 VS Covid Now
   by Fairbairn Films
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOyofrVkXQY
   yes, i've noticed this
   via discord
   
   
3. How A Spectacular Piece Of Pedantry Created An International Enclave
   by the Tim traveller
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT5GpFnRMEQ
   this is a beautiful piece of pedantry!
   via discord
   
   
4. SPBMI
   by Tony Shannon
   https://tolkienology.net/spbmi/
   Tolkienian, yes. "Sam's Potatoes: Boiled, Mashed, Inastew", not so much
   via going looking, once i encountered it being used