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Recently, during a short flight from Europe to Turkey (I was coming back to Japan), one guy (in the business class by the way) quite loudly prayed the entire flight. He was obviously agitated, kept on asking flight attendants for something, then back to prayer. Nothing happened, probably he was just afraid of flying, but it was very awkward and uncomfortable for other passengers, and I felt quite scared myself.

Of course I don’t agree, scientists with their PhDs and mumbo jumbo equations I don’t understand (cause I dropped out of high school), somebguys on tik tok clearly proved it’s all a big government conspiracy.

cancelled our 2 days onsen trip, kids were disappointed

If I reember correctly, he had some mental problems, so the police decided to let him go. The British guy.

Last week Peter Barakan did a special on The Band. He may had a premonition? RIP and thanks for the great music

Later edit: forget my comment about the receipt, looking more carefully at the photo, it has nothing to do with the story, it is a receipt for ice coffee from May 2018, from a Lawson store in Shinjuku Sanchome

If you drive, and I did almost daily for 20 years+, it is inevitable. But it has nothing to do with being a foreigner: a few times they were stopping everybody (alcohol tests, seat belt check, safety campaigns, etc.), and a speeding ticket (and once they let me go). I was only once stopped for a bicycle check at night, but again, they were checking everybody.

As a beer lover, I must correct this article: judging from the price, that was not beer, but the foul-tasting, horrible beer-like thing concoction (happoshu)

I knew a bit about these stories from the brilliant autobiography of Feynman, and I look forward to watching the movie.

Let's not forget Keith! After all the horrendous alcohol, tobacco and drug abuse that should have killed him long ago, his longevity is a phenomenon (and source of many memes)

I'm curious what is behind "mental issues that resulted from being ignored by the woman"??

@ Kaowaiinekochanknaw: lol

Watched just the last two sets of Tstsipas-Eubanks, that was an entertaining match. Both played very aggressively, Eubanks blasted at full power, had a great day, a bit of luck (3 net chords in the decider, and a huge miss by Tsisipas on breakpoint, an easy volley sitter), and he got the win. And he is such a nice guy, he kept on smiling despite the pressure

I just watched the first set, but however you stretch it, he didn’t “shine”, he played poorly (by his standards) and made many uncharacteristic mistakes. The nerves, a bad day? Anyways, winning despite playing poorly is the sign of a champion

Unfortunately, this year Wimbledon started quite bad, rain for two days in a row.

Never liked Murray's tennis style, but I have to admire his grit and passion for the sport.

Jarry was is bad form, especially his serve was weird, tossing all over the place, but man Alcaraz played some crazy tennis.

While it has the tradition and it looks good to the eye, in my opinion grass is by far the worst surface and should be gradually phased out from modern tennis competitions. Not only for the irregular bounces, weird ball skids, and high sensitivity to humidity, but because it is so slippery that many players end up injured. I'm sure an artificial material that looks and plays similarly, but it is more reliable and safe (and easier/cheaper to maintain) can be developed. I know it is an unpopular opinion, but the number of grass courts and tournaments is shrinking, echoing the sentiment throughout the community.

Edit: now I fully understood what happened, the cooling liquid was propylene glycol containing a red dye, for the workers to know it is not simple water. This cooling liquid spilled into the water. Now, to assess potential damage, the company/article should mention how much was spilled, and what was the concentration of propylene glycol in the affected water

It seems that the cooling system, which is using propylene glycol, leaked and flowed some red dye with it. In other words, the propylene glycol is just used for the cooling system, they don't put it in beer, so you can relax and have a few cold ones. Not Orion though, too light in my opinion

Alcaraz was impressive, I was very tired yesterday, but they kept me awake. I like De Minaur and he played great, but he doesn't really have any big weapons (except speed), so it is very tough for him to fight the top guys.

In other news, the ever entertaining Bublik did it, won the Halle Masters! No underarm serves this time...

The road is a two lane national route, having a yellow center line.

I don't know how the posters above reached the conclusion that the victim was driving a kei, the Japanese news mention "automobile", nothing about kei. And in the picture provided, that does not look like a kei.

I'm curious about other sports, let's say gymnastics or ice skating, are male reporters allowed to enter the girls' dressing room?

As reported, a station employee called the police, claiming the person brandished a knife. However, other people did not see it, so it may have been a misunderstanding (I see no reason for the station employee to lie). Then the person got into the train, sit down, and put the two knives barely wrapped in a cloth on the seat near him. It may have been an innocent mistake, but that is not normal behavior and in any country somebody would call the police.

As a diver myself, getting lost drifting to the sea is very scary and they are lucky to be found alive. You pay money to a diving company precisely to avoid such accidents, and I hope a proper investigation will be conducted.. The instructors should be familiar with the area, the currents and the potential hazards, and keep communications with the boat.

a strong candidate for the IgNobel prize

kudos to JT for posting a scientific article from time to time.

Quality control and safety control are different issues, but they ideed share common causes. Without details it is impossible to to judge what went wrong. RIP

Welcome back Nick. Let’s hope he gets the rust off soon, stays healthy and motivated, and entertains again with his talent. Top form, motivated Kyrgios vs Alcaraz would be a fest

I went to sleep during the second set, the match up to that point was unbelievable, crazy rallies and insane court coverage. I understand the mental pressure on Alcaraz, but getting so bad cramps after 2 hours of play, regardless how gruesome, at only 20 years old is worrysome.

Otsukaresama, the previous 5 setters caught up with him, despite Nishioka being one of the fastest and fittest on the tour. Nevertheless, a great result, I think with the points from Rolland Garros he will crack top 30.

Not only the booing, this year’s crowd has been quite awful, many players complained. Most of the tennis fans respect the game, but a handful of rowdy idiots don’t know this is not football. And with beer flowing, the worst comes out

Is thalium-containing rat poison is still used in Japan? In that case, it would be easy to purchase it. Also, they don't mention what was the guy studying at Ritsumeikan, if it was a science major, he may have had access to a chemistry lab.