Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for October 08, 2021

We laughed about grief the other night, so the following is probably safe:A man is lying in what he knows is his deathbed; he has only a few hours left of life. But while he’s contemplating his imminent demise, he smells a wonderful aroma from the kitchen: his wife is baking cookies! The aroma is so inviting and tempting that he reaches inside himself to find a strength he didn’t know he possessed, and manages to get out of bed. Somehow he makes his way to the kitchen, where he sees his favorite cookies on the cooling rack. Summoning even more strength, he reaches out to have one final treat before going to his eternal rest…

When WHACK! His wife slaps his hand away. She glares at him, saying, “Keep your hands off – those are for the wake!”

One time I took pictures of a golf ball from 16 miles away.

One time I 4D-printed a soft robotic hand capable of playing and winning Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros. If they can get a robotic hand to do that, why can’t they get one to do haircuts and shaved.

May the Lord be with you.

That is quite a powerful South American camera to see a small golf ball 24.14 km away.

Sounds like quite an effort just to look for golf balls that are 15 miles away.

I bet it can’t find golf balls in the rough, and that’s where they get lost.

It’s okay to drive or bicycle to the golf ball and pick it up and look at it; no telescope needed.

Take care, may prolific thread un-spooler and re-spooler Helen “Leave Me Be I”m a Busy Person" McTrumpord be with you, and gesundheit.

That Chile camera thing – is that such a big deal? Google earth does pretty much the same thing – on my phone.

The X-Rays were moving in the direction of the telescope and as they approached the black hole, its enormous gravity bent the X-Rays around the hole, further evidence for Einstein’s theory of general relativity. Some of the X-Rays actually got sucked into the black hole, I think, but those far enough away from the event horizon were simply bent around it, I think.

why are they taking pictures of golf balls?

The new minister at the local Baptist church is canvassing the neighborhood inviting folks to Sunday service, He approaches the first house and knocks on the door. An older gentleman opens the door and says “Wow it’s Conway Twitty!” “Ethel come here Conway Twitty is here!” The minister says "No,no I’m not Conway Twitty! “I have been told that I resemble him but, I’m the new minister at the Baptist church and I just wanted to invite you folks to Sunday service.” The couple thank him and agree to come on Sunday. He then goes to the next house and knocks and when the door opens, an elderly lady says “Oh lordy it’s Conway Twitty!” Again the minister corrects her and invites her to next Sunday’s service." She says she will be there and says “Are you sure you’re not Conway? I just love his songs!” He assures her that he, in fact, isn’t and goes on to the next house! This time ,when the door opens, a voluptious young woman, clad in only a very sheer nightie that’s open in the front says. in a very seductive tone “Well if it isn’t Conway Twitty!” He says “Hello Darlin.” I’m sayin “goodbye!” Jofers has left the building!

Who wants to take a picture of a golf ball from 25 miles away???

let me know when they print a 3D spine that can replace my herniated one and allow me to win a golf tournament so I can retire. THEN I WILL BELIEVE IT or not!!

Great, robots that can win at video games, the Apocalypse is indeed upon us.

Now if they invent a robotic “hand” that could win at slot machines, I’d be interested.

does the black hole also woof space-time?