July 7, 2020

The Curious Corner of the Internet #64

The Curious Corners #64

Hi! Welcome to the Curious Corner of the Internet. Whether you are a long time member, or just a passer-by, we hope you find something interesting in this wide variety of urls!

Did you know you can always email me with inspiring things you find as well? Maybe you'll be included in the newsletter, just like Krispijn in this edition!

Here we go for the links this month, enjoy!

• Thunderstorms help fungi grow.
• The decay of digital stuff.. (only on the archive.org).
• A guessing game of plans.
• The strange properties & history of the magic hat.
• How to measure the length of a curve.
• The dreams of an inventor in 1420.
• The history of vanilla.
• Hotel Infinity and integers that are a multiple of nine.
• The thinnest paper in the world! (Thanks Krispijn!)
• Why we hate pigeons. (and what's wrong with it)

• Life aboard an icebreaker.
• Playable vinyl postage stamps.
• The botanist, a short film.
• Painting everything you eat.
• An island with just enough room.
• Fairs on the frozen Thames river.
• The mad hatterpillar.
• Chatting like it's 1997.
• A conversation with a blind painter.
• On being alone.
• Apparently you can own cave systems in the USA.

That's it, thanks for reading! Let us know by email if you have any suggestions for the Curious Corner!

Joost & Kees