Episode 53

Encounter #53: Harley Quinn's Vibrator

Jihad lawn care, open source drama, and bleeding everywhere.

Rare Encounter

July 15, 20211h 8m

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One year anniversary!

Jihad lawn care, open source drama, and bleeding everywhere.

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Sega sued for ‘rigged’ Key Master arcade machine - Polygon

Presented as a game of skill, but actually programmed as a game of chance.

Six-Flags America reopens Spinsanity ride

HARLEY QUINN™ Spinsanity | Six Flags America

Experience the DMV’s Tallest, Fastest & Most Extreme Pendulum Ride, NOW OPEN!

Six Flags Pendulum Ride Closes After Shaking Incident

The reason it was closed. "Maryland state officials will inspect the ride and decide when it may be able to reopen."

James St.Onge - Art of Engineering on Twitter

Another angle of the Harley Quinn malfunction found on TikTok.
I think this angle shows just how severe the situation was. That's an insane amount of deflection. I've never seen anything like this before outside of a test lab.

Some interesting footage of the ride's not-so-good vibrations.

Some iOS versions mysteriously refuse to show ‘69’ as the temperature in the iPhone Weather app (U) - 9to5Mac

Too hot for Apple to handle? Or just a rounding error? You decide.

Guy Goes On A Repair Rampage In Estonia, Illegally Fixing Stuff Without Asking Permission - Digg

Fix-it-Felix goes on repair jihad.

jihad lawncare, handyman, cleaning services LLC - Durham, NC

Beheading weeds and shrubs near you.

Brexit fightback: UK bans EU seed potato imports in snub at Brussels | PotatoPro

Seed potatoes are cuttings of potatoes which are suitable for planting
EU was exporting seed potatoes to UK, but was not accepting any imports from them
UK is not renewing that "temporary" deal, meaning they will no longer buy EU seed potatoes
It is expected the potato industry in Scotland will benefit