Showing posts with label TIL. Show all posts
Showing posts with label TIL. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

TIL how to counter a gator attack

found on Reddit

I know, I know, don't believe everything you read on the Internet, especially things on Reddit, but someone on Reddit did the leg-work and it seems there's a real news article about it.

So the question I now have is this: does it work on crocodiles as well? Anyone want to test it?

Monday, October 29, 2018

Sometimes car thieves are the least of your worries

found on Me.me

From what I've been able to gather, this is at least partially true. People do leave their car doors unlocked in Churchill for just this reason. I'm not sure if there's an actual law about it (I am not a lawyer), but the fact that it's even a custom demonstrates how threat models can change depending on the prevailing circumstances.