What I saw on the web on 2024.12.16

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1. Good Karl Weierstrass
   by Ben Orlin
   https://mathwithbaddrawings.com/2024/12/16/good-karl-weierstrass/
   sung to the tune of “Good King Wenceslas”
   via rss
   
   
2. Phase Change
   by Randall Munroe
   https://xkcd.com/3025/
   the linguistics check out
   via rss
   
   
3. The Designers of 3rd Ed & 4th Ed Talking About Wish Will be the Best Thing You See Today
   by Jonathan Tweet and Rob Heinsoo talking to Ben Riggs
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVOMW4tgQOQ
   it is indeed a great/fun chat
   via rss
   
   
4. When you turn a stormrtoopers helmet upside down
   by [citation needed]
   https://imgur.com/thanks-i-hate-upside-down-stormtrooper-helmet-n3pXUlQ
   in case you need something silly to look at
   via FB
   
   
5. How to measure the speed of light - with CHOCOLATE! | Do Try This At Home | We The Curious
   by We The Curious
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpB1wezpJeE
   (also needs a μ-wave oven)
   via going looking after remembering it and wanting to 'splain to someone