Waste
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Chernobyl’s Hot Mess, “the Elephant’s Foot,” Is Still Lethal
The Elephant’s Foot could be the most dangerous piece of waste in the world.
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A Formula That Shows How to Cheat & Triumph at Tournaments
Gryffindor and Slytherin are about to play their annual badminton match. The best players from each house are supposed to face off on court one, the second best on court two, and so on. Slytherin’s coach knows that Gryffindor will put their players on the right courts, in order of their skill, because Gryffindors are […]
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The Curious Case of the Exploding Pig Farms
This pig farm was devastated by an explosion due to foaming. Ross Muhlbauer, Iowa State University At first, the manure was just harmlessly foaming. Only later on did things get lethal. Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . Hog farms in the Midwest are great big barns sitting on top […]
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The Mental Glitch That Makes Us Throw Good Money After Bad
Luca Cerabona via Flickr You’ve been waiting for today for weeks. You paid more than you could really afford for tickets to a football game, and the day is finally here. But when you look outside your window early Sunday morning, you realize you’d rather not go. It’s snowing, it’s 20 degrees below zero, and […]
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Education Is a Waste of Effort—But It Doesn’t Have to Be
In the nearly 25 years that I spent in school, I produced countless term papers, exams, and presentations, nearly all of which of no value to anyone else. And that goes for most of the 20 million or so college and graduate students currently pursuing higher education in the United States. They produce thousands of […]
