Monotype’s new AI-powered font pairing tool. In the game TimeGuessr, determine where and when an old news photograph was taken. And how were old news photos transmitted back in the day? Some examples of 3D printing in action. AI-driven eyeglasses. Retired payphone plays bird calls. An Ohio funeral home will preserve the tattoos of the deceased. When in Austria, be sure to catch the Vienna Vegetable Orchestra. What would happen if the Earth suddenly stopped rotating? When in Vilnius, Lithuania, be sure to check out the Escalator Slide. The inventor of Pop-Tarts has passed away. All that and more in WhatTheyThink’s weekly miscellany.
The Euthanasia Coaster is also known as the "Killer Coaster" because it can produce cerebral hypoxia in its passengers, allowing them to die "humanely".
Suicide is not a dirty word. Whether for religious, cultural or personal reasons the word “suicide” seems to have become dirty right up there with sex, abortion and incest. As a society, we tend to avoid “ugly” conversations often involving anything regarding death or implied pain. However, avoiding conversations about suicide could be one.