summertime physics refreshment hack:
have a warm bottle or can that you want *now* but haven’t had the chance to colden yet? put a wet paper towel on it and pop it in the freezer. the thin layer of liquid water conducts heat off the surface much faster than air will. it’ll be cold in 5-10 min. ⚛️🧪
The TSA agent who pulled me aside sighs. “I need to pat down your groin, do I have your consent?”
I nod. He finds nothing.
“This thing has some kinda freak code.” He waves me on.
“I’m not the first one, huh?”
He looks at me with tired eyes. “I have touched a LEGENDARY amount of crotch this morning.”
Shein and Temu are cutting into Amazon’s business, so now the ecommerce giant is planning to respond with a discount section of its own.
It’s another stage in retail’s race to the bottom on labor abuses and environmental harm — and it needs to be stopped before it’s too late.