Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for April 02, 2021

Being always in tune with the season, I present tonight a Christmas fable:

Santa had been having a bad, bad day. He was way behind in toymaking; his elves were on strike, and two reindeer had hoof-in-mouth disease. Mrs. Claus had washed his best red suit in hot water, and it had shrunk. Even worse, he had just discovered his sleigh had a loose skid. As he bent over to examine it, he stubbed his toe and started hopping around on one foot in great pain.

Just then, a cheery little angel flew up with the tree. “Merry Christmas, Santa!” the angel beamed. “I brought you your Christmas tree. Where do you want me to put it?”

…and that, Gentle Readers, is how the tradition of the angel atop the tree was started.

The “lamp” really doesn’t create any light. It just channels a significant amount of sunlight into a dark room during the daytime.

https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/moser-lamp-natural-light-diy-video

Many migratory birds do that. Especially those that fly from pole to pole. Like cetaceans, they can put one half of their brain to sleep for a while and then switch back and forth.

A invenção do senhor Moser duma luz feita de água e lixívia soa inacreditável. (Mr. Moser’s invention of a light made of water and bleach sounds unbelievable.)

Now I know how birds can migrate so far nonstop.

Those birds must have a Tesla autopilot.

To clarify: Moser’s “lamp” doesn’t emit light, it refracts light. The bottles have to basically function as a window, and therefore only work during the day.

That bird reminds me, long ago back in the day when I would ride with those who could safely drive while stoned [interstate highways usually had no unexpected surprises, just mile after mile]. The problem would be that when one sort of awakes and than have no idea where we were.

Oh my gods. I never knews them woodpeckers are such eevil birds.

I never knews em some birds had auto pilot mode too.

And I never knews that a glowing lamp can be made with only plastic bottles filled with and bleach.

Dang. So many things I never knews. It’s all news to me.

I had a clock that ran on potatoes.

If the emblems that you see on 50’s and 60’s hotrods are to be believed, woodpeckers also smoke cigars.

Ew, and I used to like woodpeckers.

The Wood Duck, Wood Ibis, Wood Sandpiper, Wood Snipe and Wood Thrush are at risk, but the Wood Pidgeon has nothing to worry about.

Alas, the lamp is not lit.

I’ve always napped in mid-flight except when I was on military flights.

Mmmmmmmm, brains.

So, woodpeckers, like the red headed variety that we protect as an endangered species, is also a baby killer.

Further proof that bleach makes things … lighter.

The bird napping midflight is not so impressive, I used to nap mid shift when I was still working.

I had a lamp that used no electricity. Used kerosene. Worked fine during blackouts.

Zombie Woody! “Heh heh heh HEH heh…”

“This splitting headache is going to kill me”

Woodpeckers? That’s a bit of a generalization. Woodpeckers of every single one of the more than a hundred species?