Interesting Links for 19-03-2023

[andrewducker]

1. Scientists develop a 'cosmic concrete' that is twice as strong as regular concrete, made with potato starch. Even better than the one they made from blood and urine

(tags:materials mars concrete viaDanielDWilliam blood potato wtf )

2. 'Mutual free movement' for UK and EU citizens supported by up to 84% of Brits

(tags:polls UK Europe migration )

3. Russia Wants a Long War: The West Needs to Send Ukraine More Arms, More Quickly

(tags:Russia Ukraine )

4. Across the world, politicians are scapegoating LGBT people to distract from their own failures

(tags:LGBT bigotry )

Comments

[andrewducker]

Who doesn't want bloodcrete? It's the vampire's favourite!

[hutchingsmusic]

Just realised: if the potato starch one was "cosmic concrete", the blood one is definitely "cosmic horror concrete".

[andrewducker]

It's certainly the kind of thing I'd expect in a horror novel!