Interesting Links for 20-09-2021

[andrewducker]

Explore Stunning 360-Degree Panoramic Views of Mars in New NASA Video

(tags:mars video viaClare )

Why We Picture Bombs as Round Black Balls with a Burning Wick

(tags:explosives history design )

Why Imperial measurements used to make sense

(tags:measurement history food cooking )

What does an average day look like for the lorry driver who delivers your milk to the shops?

(tags:transport shopping milk )

40 concepts to consider

(tags:thinking advice )

Energy Prices rise after UK leaves EU Internal Energy Market

(tags:UK Europe electricity trade Doom OhForFucksSake )

Folic acid to be added to Britain's bread to stop spinal conditions in babies

(tags:uk babies bread vitamins )

Britain faces shortages of frozen food and meat as CO2 supplies hit by gas price spike

(tags:co2 doom trade uk )

Government considers temporary nationalisation of energy companies to stop collapse

(tags:uk energy gas electricity doom )

Comments

[redbird]

The US seems to have led the way on fortifying breads with folic acid, back in 1996, which is long enough ago that I was a little surprised Britain is just starting to do that now.

[andrewducker]

I was surprised too!

[bugshaw]

We've been talking about it for a long time (news article from 2014)
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/feb/19/folic-acid-less-third-pre-pregnancy-guidelines-spina-bifida

[ninetydegrees]

The lorry driver thread was amazing. Thanks for sharing!