The Cure for Poisonous Cider

Interesting story of a vanished disease called Devonshire colic, caused by drinking poisonous cider and relieved (in part) by soaking in the hot springs at Bath…

When the Cure for Poisonous Cider Was Hours of Bathtime

…because it turned out that the colic was actually lead poisoning from the cider-making equipment in Devon, and spending all day in water, like living in microgravity, causes bones to shed some of their mineral content.

#history #cider #weird

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Weird bug

Weird bug I saw today. Looked like a moth as it flew past me, looks like a pair of twigs on the wall.

#iNaturalist suggests it *is* a kind of moth, possibly a plume moth of some sort. I don’t think I’ve seen a moth whose wings roll up forward before.

#insects #weird #moth

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31026136

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This is cool: researchers have developed a “soft” robotic lens that can change its shape …

This is cool: researchers have developed a “soft” robotic lens that can change its shape in response to electrical generated by eye movement. Potential not just for replacement lenses, but also contacts or glasses that adjust to distance, or even zoom.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/08/15/researchers-just-created-robotic-lens-that-can-be-controlled-by-eyes/

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