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This is not how Olivia Power imagined her flight back home would turn out. After a wonderful vacation on the Greek island of Crete, she and her boyfriend were headed back to an airport in London. At some point during this flight, Olivia’s boyfriend briefly got up to use the restroom. At least that was his initial plan. So, at first, nothing out of the ordinary was happening. But that quickly changed when her wholesome boyfriend started to return… with some of the flight attendants. Dressed in an apron, disposable gloves, and a neck scarf, Olivia’s boyfriend fit in perfectly with the rest of the employees. With their guidance, he walked down the aisle, asking the passengers they passed if they had “any rubbish.” Needless to say, Olivia had many, many questions in that moment. @oliviapowerxxx @TUI UK & Ireland might have a new staff member by next week. We’ll take free flights as payment pls #fyp #tui ♬ original sound – Olivia Power x x x Turns out, Olivia’s boyfriend hadn’t gone to the restroom just yet. He was waiting outside for it to become available when nearby flight attendants jokingly asked, “You don’t want to do the rubbish, do you?” But despite being a joke, he chose to actually help them out, something that absolutely floored and delighted the attendants and Olivia alike! Wholesome Boyfriend Becomes a Temporary Flight Attendant While Waiting on the Restroom “I love the look the flight attendant gives you,” someone in the comments says to Olivia, with another adding, “Social anxiety is scared of him.” There really is so much to love about this entire situation. One of the best, though, has to do with what Olivia says is her boyfriend’s actual job. I swear, you can’t make this stuff up. “He actually does waste removal as his job,” Olivia shares, “so it was really weird that they [the flight staff] asked him to do it.” You can find the source of this story’s featured image here! The post Wholesome: Boyfriend Accidentally Gets Roped Into New Job While Returning From Airplane Bathroom appeared first on InspireMore.

Peering into the Chamaeleon I, a part of space known as a nursery for stars, the JWST has detected the spectrum of ice with water molecules only partially bound inside. Known as “dangling OH”, this indicates the presence of water molecules that have not bonded to all their neighbors, as can occur when ice is impure or porous.Urban folklore has it that the Inuit language has dozens of names for ice and snow, reflecting their ubiquity in the lives of its speakers. The claim may not be true, but scientists have categorized a great many different types of water ice, so varied are the ways in which the curious H2O molecule can arrange itself. Signatures of several of these have been found beyond Earth. One ice type occurs when ice forms rough surfaces at a very small scale and some molecules bond with fewer than the maximum four neighbors, known as “dangling OH” because a potential bond is left hanging. Dangling OH occurs most often when water sits on the surface of ice made from a mix of H2O and other molecules. This sort of ice has been made in laboratories, allowing astronomers to observe the spectrum produced when light shines through it. Since the 1990s, the same spectrum has been sought with telescopes, but it took the JWST to find it.It was always going to be hard to find the signal from dangling OH ice because the distinctive parts of the spectrum it produces are largely blocked by our atmosphere. Pre-JWST space telescopes operating in the infrared apparently lacked the sensitivity and resolution to find examples.Nevertheless, astronomers persisted because the presence of dangling OH ice indicates highly porous “fluffy” grains of ice, which are thought to play a key part in the process of planetary formation. Spectra taken by the JWST of Chamaeleon I reveal absorption lines at wavelengths of 2.703 and 2.753 μm - previously identified signatures of dangling OH, at several locations.A porous ice crystal with a schematic of water molecules and part of the infrared spectrum from the Chamealeon I with dips linked to their suspected danglesImage Credit: © NASA, ESA, CSA, and M. Zamani (ESA/Webb); Science: M. K. McClure (Leiden University), F. Sun (Steward Observatory), Z. Smith (Open University), and the Ice Age ERS Team.The team behind the discovery suspects the 2.703 μm line is produced by droplets on grains of almost pure water ice, while the 2.753 μm comes from ice with considerable impurities, probably frozen carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide.“The detection of the water dangling bond feature in the ice mantles demonstrates the importance of laboratory astrophysics to interpret JWST data”, said Dr Barbara Michela Giuliano of the Max Plack Institute in a statement.  “Detailed information on the physical properties of the observed ices still requires extensive support from the laboratory to disentangle the spectral properties observed within dense regions of the interstellar medium and protoplanetary disks.”“The high sensitivity of JWST, together with impressive advancements in laboratory astrophysics, is finally allowing us to study in detail the physical structure and chemical composition of interstellar ices,” said Professor Paola Caselli. “This is crucial to provide stringent constraints on chemical/dynamical modeling, needed to reconstruct our astrochemical history, from interstellar clouds to protoplanetary disks to stellar systems like our own. It is exciting to be part of this endeavor.”Fluffy ice grains allow a greater range of molecules to attach to their surface, and therefore more complex chemistry to occur long before any planet has formed. This is consistent with the discovery of spectra from chemicals that have sometimes surprised in their complexity. By confirming the presence of dangling OH, and therefore the fluffy grains in Chamaeleon I, Giuliano, Caselli, and co-authors have provided a crucial feature to be incorporated into models of the evolution of protoplanetary disks.Having made the breakthrough, the authors hope to go further, exploring patterns of where dangling OH is and is not observed, as well as tracking different types from subtle differences in wavelength.The study is published in the journal Nature Astronomy.

Five Sri Lankan fishermen have died after drinking unknown liquids from bottles they found adrift in the sea, the South Asian nation’s navy said. A group of six fishermen had sailed from the Tangalle Fisheries Harbour on a multiday trip and found the bottles floating nearly 320 nautical miles (592.64km) off the coast of Sri Lanka. They thought the bottles contained alcohol and consumed the contents, navy spokesperson Gayan Wickramasuriya said. Four of them died shortly after drinking the liquids while another succumbed on Sunday, reports independent.co.uk. The sixth person took critically ill and was later evacuated to a Singaporean merchant vessel, MV Kota Camil, for treatment. The navy dispatched a ship, SLNS Vijayabahu, with a medical team to provide medical aid and facilitate the safe return of the survivor. Mr Wickramasuriya said necessary steps were being taken for the Singaporean vessel to transfer the fisherman to SLNS Vijayabahu at sea. The fishermen had distributed some of the bottles they found to nearby fishing trawlers, said Susantha Kahawatte, director general of the Sri Lankan Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, and the authorities were trying to notify them against consuming the unknown liquids. The victims were on a multiday fishing voyage aboard a trawler called Devon 5 and had set sail on 4 June. The trawler was being towed back to shore by another vessel. The post Five fishermen die after drinking mysterious liquids from drifting bottles appeared first on Anomalien.com.

Does anybody remember the gentle days of political humor when Johnny Carson was the King of Late Night? Today’s late-night environment is largely a nasty gang of hardened leftists (with Jimmy Fallon being the closest to the Carson model). A new Media Research Center study by Alex Christy found the political tilt of guests (with a political opinion) over a nine-month period was 137 to 8, or 94 percent liberal. That would also suggest the tone of the hosts when they have politics on the brain. In the fervid public dispute over whether Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance should cause him to quit the campaign, the comedians are not-so-subtly suggesting they are on Team Quit. “It not for me to say,” but get out. Let’s start with Jon Stewart, king of the new snarky late-night landscape. Biden told ABC's George Stephanopoulos that if he lost, he’ll know he did his “goodest” to beat Trump. Stewart shot back:¨“That is not what this is about! There are no participation trophies in ‘End-game democracy.’ Yes, I remember FDR saying, ‘Well, if the Nazis take over Europe, at least both teams had fun.” The Trump-equals-Hitler bit is a constant. Trump’s daughter converted to Judaism, and his policies were very pro-Israel. It’s pretty wild stuff from Jon Leibowitz “Stewart,” the guy who once hosted what he called a “Rally to Restore Sanity.” He failed. NBC’s Seth Meyers also offered a wild-eyed lecture on how Biden isn’t good enough. “A wildly dangerous criminal and pathological liar is leading a radical movement to dismantle American democracy and he’s within striking distance,” he said. So “it would be nice to have a Democratic candidate who could competently articulate those stakes, instead of whatever the hell this was.” Meyers couldn't handle Biden's promise to do fewer events after dark and get more rest: "If you truly believe American democracy is at stake, and it is, then you have to act like it. You can't claim to be the last bulwark against fascism and also have a ‘more sleep’ plan." On CBS, Stephen Colbert complained “Biden's shakiness allowed Trump to get away with 90 minutes of lies, racism, and weird golf brags, which is why a lot of people are saying this was the worst debate performance of all time.” In an interview with CNN host Abby Phillip, Colbert asked why there should be any debates. Naturally, the journalist thought there should be debates. Colbert shot back: “Why? You know he's going to lie and the other guy is the president of the United States, who should not be dignifying this criminal who tried to overthrow democracy and does not believe in the process.” This is today’s anti-Trump fervor. Democracy is best served when debates aren’t held. Colbert later concluded Biden is displaying a battle of two virtues, perseverance and self-sacrifice. "And self-sacrifice takes a particular kind of courage, and that is a courage I believe Joe Biden is capable of.” Keep hope alive, Steve.  Since Jimmy Kimmel took the summer off at ABC, this week's fill-in host Kathryn Hahn proclaimed: "I would vote for a skeleton over Donald Trump. In fact, I may literally be voting for a skeleton over Donald Trump.” Behind all this nastiness is sincerity. The "comedians" aren't striking a pose to play the rebel. These people really believe their own spiels about Democracy Ending if they lose. But just because they're sincere doesn't mean they don't sound like they need medication. They don't get to lecture the rest of us about having a calm grip on reality and a reasonable view on what happens next in America.

The media just woke up and noticed the cognitive decline in Joe Biden that’s been apparent to anyone who has seen him since at least 2019. The media's sudden narrative change sheds light on how dishonest the corporate press has been on a variety of topics, the president’s mental acuity included.But this new circus is really a sideshow to what is going on in the main ring. Whoever is in charge (as I think it is a reasonable assumption that it is not the guy in steep mental decline) has set forth destructive policies that have wreaked havoc upon middle class Americans’ finances and made the country less safe.Americans cannot afford another four years of this.While it’s tempting to shift focus, the GOP must stay on track to win the presidency, Congress, and local seats. Their messaging should remain laser-focused on the following.The economy. The top issue on Americans’ minds as they head to the polls is the economy. Despite any spin, the massive double-digit, cumulative inflation under Biden has put immense pressure on the working and middle class. Americans, especially those without substantial assets, struggle to keep up with the basic cost of living.Slowing growth driven by massive deficits, a national debt approaching $35 trillion, and interest payments overtaking defense spending has created an unstable fiscal foundation and a lack of confidence in improvement.This is the top ballot issue for a reason. It needs to stay front and center, not take a back seat, because it’s not just Biden’s policy — it’s the Democrats’ policy.National security and the border. The commander in chief’s primary job is ensuring the security of the United States, including our borders. We are now amid the worst border crisis in U.S. history.Millions of illegal immigrants have effortlessly crossed into the United States under Biden’s tenure. Early in 2024, a report estimated that the number of illegal immigrants in the U.S. doubled under the Biden administration. Reported terrorists have been caught entering the country, and illegal border crossers have been tied to high-profile crimes, including rape and murder.In cities across the country, illegal immigrants receive housing and other benefits, funded by Americans’ tax dollars. It needs to stop. The man in the Oval Office currently is incapable of stopping it.America’s standing in the world. The weakness of this administration goes beyond the weakness of the president. The policy and lack of gravitas throughout the administration have made the United States a laughingstock on the global stage. The administration has made decisions like giving money to Iran that emboldened and accelerated its sponsorship of terror. The administration has also weaponized the U.S. dollar, which has led to more nations dumping U.S. Treasuries and seeking to conduct international trade in other currencies.Other decisions, like pushing “green” initiatives, benefit rival nations like China instead of strengthening America’s economic foundation.There are, of course, other issues, but with limited room for messaging, staying focused on the economy, national security, and America’s overall strength is much more important than the president’s mental clarity.This administration has emboldened a terrifying set of national economic and security crises. That goes far past Biden’s personal cognitive and aging challenges. These issues need to remain front and center as Americans cannot afford another four years of this.