[Aaus-list] NYTimes: Life Skills Hacks From Luhansk by way of YouTube

Max Pyziur pyz at brama.com
Sat Jul 18 14:03:47 EDT 2015


NYTimes: In Bleak Ukraine City, a Duo’s Odd Experiments Win a Niche Online
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/18/world/europe/in-bleak-ukraine-city-a-duos-odd-experiments-win-a-niche-online.html


"LUHANSK, Ukraine — THE microwave was a loaner, left for repairs by a 
family that fled last year’s shelling and never came back. With a few 
tweaks and the judicious use of a soup can, it had been weaponized, 
shooting microwave rays capable of blowing up a boombox.

Or, say, fry two eggs on a plate in a backyard experiment. That was what 
Kreosan, the do-it-yourself science duo with a cult following on YouTube, 
planned to do one chilly morning this spring. When the time came to flip 
the switch to power up the magnetron, Pavel Pavlov, 21, urged a reporter 
to step back.

“Whatever this does to the eggs, it can do to your eyes,” he said, and 
turned the dial of the disemboweled microwave to the max. ..."

Do read on.


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MP
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