Most Roos are cure, cuddly and harmless (like a Pibbur I suspect)!! However, some can be protective. Remember too, that you can eat a Roo, but not really a gull.
What was that movie again? "to change a human being into this (battery)"?This might interest some of you:
"Calling all couchpotatoes: This finger wrap can let you power electronics while you sleep" (https://techxplore.com/news/2021-07-couch-potatoes-finger-power-electronics.html)
It's about … something … you can put on one of your fingers, that from "10 hours of sleep" can collect "almost 400 millijoules of energy—this is enough to power an electronic wristwatch for 24 hours. ."
an incarnation of pibbur who realizes he should sleep more at night.
PS. Admittedly you will produce more energy by using your fingers, for instance by pressing the thingy "every 10 seconds", or by covering a larger part of your body with more devices. DS.
It has started. What? The Badwater 135 ultramarathon from Death Valley, of course. 19th of July at 19:00STZ (Some TimeZone). 100 runners (eventually walkers most likely). And one of them, Bob Becker@Fort Lauderdale@Florida, is 76 years old. He's insane, of course.
At Furnace Creek, 28km from start at the Badwater Basin@Death Valley, mr. Gotsuliak from Ukraine is leading the race after running for 2:32 hours:minutes. He's insane. Mr. Becker passed Furnace creek after 04:45.
You can follow it here: https://www.badwater.com/adventurecorps-presents-the-2021-badwater-135/
An incarnation of pibbur who you won't find there this time.
PS. One of my sources says that runners tend to run as fast as they can through Death Valley. Which may or may not be a good thing. DS.
PPS. To be honest, I don't think the 76 year old should be allowed to start. He's obviously very well trained, or he wouldn't be there. But at that age you are very sensitive to dehydration. DS.
And you reckon us Aussies are crazy! That sort of temperature is best suited to sipping several coldies.
Seems like Brisbane is going to hold the Olympic games in 2032.
an incarnation of pibbur who sends his condolences|congratulations. To down under. And to participants.[/QUOTE @Corwin;
Isn't that where you are?
Has it been confirmed?
There is one Australian participant: Dion Leonard (http://dbase.adventurecorps.com/individualTd.php?e=7668). He recently passed Darwin (144 km from start). timelapse 19:41:00. 10th position, so he's performing quite well, ATM.
an incarnation of pibbur who claims to be not as crazy as people down under (disputed!).
Yes, that's roughly where I live (a 30 min drive south). It has been confirmed; I just hope I'm still around to enjoy the experience!!
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Bob, the old man (76 years) didn't finish (wise guy).
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Record hot temperatures in Death Valley recently. Ouch!
Record hot temperatures in Death Valley recently. Ouch!