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I stumbled upon the Wikipedia entry for Kmart.
This is remarkable:
At its peak in 1994, Kmart operated 2,486 stores globally, including 2,323 discount stores and Super Kmart Center locations in the United States. As of April 16, 2022, that number was down to nine, including just three in the continental United States.
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@George-K said in Mildly interesting:
Does that mean he has 3 lives left?
I mean, if I was a sailor on a ship, we brought the cat on board, and saw on it’s collar how many ships sank with it on board, I’d be chucking that beast 50 yards over the port gunwale…
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@George-K How often is that performed on a horse's hoof? I bet it stinks something awful when they apply the heated shoe.
What happens to wild horses hooves over time?
@mark said in Mildly interesting:
@George-K How often is that performed on a horse's hoof? I bet it stinks something awful when they apply the heated shoe.
We had Simon seen by the farrier about every six weeks. It's another of those horse-owning expenses that add up, as @jodi can verify!
YEs, it stinks like a MoFo - nothing like it in the world, LOL.
What happens to wild horses hooves over time?
Domesticated horses live a very different life. They spend a lot of time in a stall where the ground is soft, or covered with hay. In the wild, the hooves are constantly being worn down by rocky and rough terrain.
Simon had arthritis problems and the farrier suggested that he go barefoot so that the natural "spring" and give of the hoof would be less stressful on his joints. It seemed to make a difference.
Being a farrier is hard, physical work. You have to have a furnace for heating the shoe, an anvil for pounding the shoe into shape to fit that horse's hoof, etc.
Go to about 5:25.
Link to videoAnd then, there are some horses that can be "less than cooperative."
It's also very much precision work. A poorly-fitting shoe can really make a horse miserable - just like a poorly fitting shoe in a human.
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@mark said in Mildly interesting:
@George-K How often is that performed on a horse's hoof? I bet it stinks something awful when they apply the heated shoe.
We had Simon seen by the farrier about every six weeks. It's another of those horse-owning expenses that add up, as @jodi can verify!
YEs, it stinks like a MoFo - nothing like it in the world, LOL.
What happens to wild horses hooves over time?
Domesticated horses live a very different life. They spend a lot of time in a stall where the ground is soft, or covered with hay. In the wild, the hooves are constantly being worn down by rocky and rough terrain.
Simon had arthritis problems and the farrier suggested that he go barefoot so that the natural "spring" and give of the hoof would be less stressful on his joints. It seemed to make a difference.
Being a farrier is hard, physical work. You have to have a furnace for heating the shoe, an anvil for pounding the shoe into shape to fit that horse's hoof, etc.
Go to about 5:25.
Link to videoAnd then, there are some horses that can be "less than cooperative."
It's also very much precision work. A poorly-fitting shoe can really make a horse miserable - just like a poorly fitting shoe in a human.
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@George-K Just thinking, who decided to try this first? Then to know what to cut, how deep etc. Ugh. I feel bad for the first horses that went through that.
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@George-K Just thinking, who decided to try this first? Then to know what to cut, how deep etc. Ugh. I feel bad for the first horses that went through that.
@mark said in Mildly interesting:
who decided to try this first
Probably the same guy who looked at a cow, saw the udder and said, "Let's squeeze that and drink what comes out, m'kay?"
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@mark said in Mildly interesting:
who decided to try this first
Probably the same guy who looked at a cow, saw the udder and said, "Let's squeeze that and drink what comes out, m'kay?"
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From https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/species/blue-morpho-butterfly/ The blue morpho butterfly’s wings are bright blue, edged with black. The blue morpho is among the largest butterflies in the world, with wings spanning from five to eight inches. Their vivid, iridescent blue coloring is a result of the microscopic scales on the backs of their wings, which reflect light.
Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka
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Can you freeze a hamster solid then bring it back it to life using microwaves?
Link to video@mark said in Mildly interesting:
Can you freeze a hamster solid then bring it back it to life using microwaves?
Link to videoI am not sure that I want to watch this video… If it doesn’t have a happy ending, I don’t… And if it DOES have a happy ending, I still don’t think I want to know, LOL.
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From https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/species/blue-morpho-butterfly/ The blue morpho butterfly’s wings are bright blue, edged with black. The blue morpho is among the largest butterflies in the world, with wings spanning from five to eight inches. Their vivid, iridescent blue coloring is a result of the microscopic scales on the backs of their wings, which reflect light.
@Catseye3 said in Mildly interesting:
From https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/species/blue-morpho-butterfly/ The blue morpho butterfly’s wings are bright blue, edged with black. The blue morpho is among the largest butterflies in the world, with wings spanning from five to eight inches. Their vivid, iridescent blue coloring is a result of the microscopic scales on the backs of their wings, which reflect light.
Where’s Cano?
@Aqua-Letifer should get that one, at least…
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For @Doctor-Phibes
