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WEBAyrton Senna’s Heel-and-Toe Braking Technique. There’s a driving technique called heel-and-toe where the driver uses all three pedals (brake, clutch, throttle) at once to make deceleration smoother, especially in the turns.. Heel-toe or heel-and-toe double-declutching is used before entry into a turn while a vehicle is under braking, preparing the transmission to be in the optimal range of ...
Mushroom Color Atlas: A Rainbow of Dye Colors - kottke.org
WEBAug 12, 2024 · Mushroom Color Atlas: A Rainbow of Dye Colors. The Mushroom Color Atlas is a resource and reference for everyone curious about mushrooms and the beautiful and subtle colors derived from dyeing with mushrooms. But it is also the start of a journey and a point of departure, introducing you to the kaleidoscopic fungi kingdom and our connection to it.
Fever Feels Horrible, But Is Actually Helpful - kottke.org
WEBAug 13, 2024 · Hello! In order to leave a comment, you need to be a current kottke.org member. If you'd like to sign up for a membership to support the site and join the conversation, you can explore your options here. Existing members can sign in here.If you're a former member, you can renew your membership.. Note: If you are a member and tried to log in, it didn't work, and now you're stuck in a ...
An online collection of high-res scans of M.C. Escher’s prints
WEBMay 8, 2018 · The Boston Public Library has digitized their collection of M.C. Escher prints; browse the whole collection here. The level of zoom you can get to with these images is amazing. Traveling to Spain in 1936, Escher visited the Alhambra for the second time and visited the mosque in Córdoba.
Meet Aerospace Engineer Judith Love Cohen - kottke.org
WEBMay 14, 2019 · Judith Love Cohen was, at various times in her fascinating life, an engineer who worked on the Pioneer, Apollo, and Hubble missions, an author & publisher of books about women in STEM and environmentalism in the 90s, a ballet dancer with the New York Metropolitan Opera Ballet Company, an advocate for better treatment of …
The most beautiful suicide - kottke.org
WEBJul 16, 2008 · The most beautiful suicide. On May 1, 1947, Evelyn McHale leapt to her death from the observation deck of the Empire State Building. Photographer Robert Wiles took a photo of McHale a few minutes after her death. The photo ran a couple of weeks later in Life magazine accompanied by the following caption:
The NBA Court Database - kottke.org
WEBApr 13, 2018 · The NBA Court Database. Flickr user kodrinsky has compiled a massive collection of more than 1100 illustrations of NBA courts dating back to the 50s, an online museum of basketball hardwood. The collection contains floors for every NBA team with additions documenting even small changes in arena names, team logos, free-throw lane layouts, paint schemes, sponsors, and even wood patterns.
An explainer and organizational toolkit from Red Wine & Blue...
WEBJul 22, 2024 · An explainer and organizational toolkit from Red Wine & Blue... posted 27d ago by Jason Kottke. An explainer and organizational toolkit from Red Wine & Blue about Project 2025. “It is frighteningly anti-democratic and goes against what the vast majority of Americans want for our country.”. Project 2025 Explained - Red Wine and Blue ...
The Disciples - kottke.org
WEBAug 19, 2024 · The Disciples. For his project The Disciples, photographer James Mollison took photo montages of fans outside of music concerts. See if you can guess which concerts these groups of fans attended: Here’s Mollison on the project: Over three years I photographed fans outside different concerts. I am fascinated by …
The Ten Rules of Golden Age Detective Fiction - kottke.org
WEBNov 23, 2021 · The Ten Rules of Golden Age Detective Fiction. The Golden Age of Detective Fiction describes a period between the world wars in which a certain style of murder mystery novel took hold, led by the prolific and talented Agatha Christie. Scott Stedman explains about the rise and fall of the genre in today’s issue of Why is this interesting?. It wasn’t until Agatha Christie introduced the ...