What I saw on the web on 2021.7.3

[reblogarythm]

1. How Difficult is it to Ride a Penny Farthing?
   by Mike Boyd
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuXmuhmtwz4
   that's just goofy
   via boing
   
   
2. How I Learned to Solve the Rubik's Cube Blindfolded
   by Mike Boyd
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVLTzMamJzw
   something I've thought about learning how to do, but so far haven't gotten around to
   via previous link
   
   
3. Irregular Webcomic No. 2184
   by David Morgan-Mar
   https://www.irregularwebcomic.net/2184.html
   shared mostly for the rerun commentary poem
   via rss
   
   
4. Song of Durin on double flute
   by /u/WisPaulHarvey
   https://www.reddit.com/r/UnusualInstruments/comments/oc84et/an_interesting_double_flute/
   nicely played!
   via reddit
   
   
5. The Great Heatwave of 2021
   by Edmonton Weather Nerdery
   http://edmontonweathernerdery.blogspot.com/2021/07/the-great-heatwave-of-2021.html
   check out those lows. Yikes!
   via rss
   
   
6. Episode 103: Wil Wheaton Pt. 1
   by Gates McFadden and Wil Wheaton
   https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/gates-mcfadden-investigates-wh-1880601/episodes/episode-103-wil-wheaton-pt-1-92037156
   space son and space mom have a nice chat with each other and play some games. There's also part 2
   via I don't remember - was it via reddit? Or tumblr? I'm not finding anything there now
   
   
7. Queer readings of The Lord of the Rings are not accidents
   by Molly Ostertag
   https://www.polygon.com/lord-of-the-rings/22550950/sam-frodo-queer-romance-lord-of-the-rings-tolkien-quotes
   a strong reading, but a well-argued one
   via Jonathan Crowe