What I saw on the web on 2020.12.23

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1. Explosive Radioactive Metal From Bananas!
   by Cody'sLab
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmaZdEq-Xzs
   just look at it!
   via boing
   
   
2. How bees stay warm in the winter
   by Miss Cellania
   https://boingboing.net/2020/12/23/how-bees-stay-warm-in-the-winter.html
   in case you're wondering
   via rss
   
   
3. free real estate for the boogieman
   by Depsidase
   https://depsidase.tumblr.com/post/637871481766952960
   at times this'd be comfy, but it's also creepy!
   via wil
   
   
4. Self Awareness, Part II
   by Eliezar Yudkowsky
   https://www.hpmor.com/chapter/10
   How Harry Potter came to be in Ravenclaw
   via memory
   
   
5. New Firefly Series Set 20 Years After Original Series Is Coming From Boom Entertainment
   by Kofi Outlaw
   https://comicbook.com/comics/news/firefly-brand-new-verse-series-timeline-20-years-after-serenity/
   no, this isn't tv, this is a comic book. I think I prefer that?
   via FB
   
   
6. Claviorganum
   by Jean-Marie Tricoteaux
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeMTlNgcYcY
   cuz why have a harpsichord or an organ, when you could have both?
   via reddit
   
   
7. The Satisfaction of Mathematically Efficient Christmas Cookies
   by Isaac Schulz
   https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/best-christmas-cookie-cutter.amp
   applications of geometric group theory to baking, of course!
   via FB