NASA finds Strange Cosmic Bubble Around the Solar System?!

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/P983eOhGE2w

No One Knows When They Don't Die

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndeB_BpsRGk

Why is @ on your computer keyboard?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjE03a8PGko&t=187s

Gobekli Tepe Discoveries

Gobekli Tepe
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3aZRkztXK5M

Humans only came out of the last period of mass glaciation 12,000 years ago.   Apparently, these stone-age people got busy.

https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1572/

Did We Get the Double Slit Experiment All Wrong?

The double-slit experiment is a cornerstone of quantum physics. If our understanding of it were to change, it could upend the entire foundation of physics.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpMcC-E5l5c

This video doesn't explain the topic very clearly—it doesn't shed much light on it. 🙂   So, it feels more like an argument over semantics.

Einstein believed that quantum physics describes systems probabilistically because of hidden variables that we are unable to perceive.  Personally, I think it's quite plausible that events occur on such an infinitesimal scale that they're simply beyond our ability to detect.  In this case, we have to rely on theory instead of experimentation.

Water Purification and Removing PFAS from Water

I like drinking bottled water, which reportedly may not be much different from tap water—unless it's labeled as purified. To save money and avoid the hassle of buying bottled water, I was planning to get a water purification pitcher.

I spent a lot of time yesterday comparing different brands. I first came across this website:
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/home-products/g39110423/best-water-filter-pitchers/

It recommends the Brita pitcher, primarily due to its low cost per gallon. Brita filters produce about 120 gallons of filtered water, making them very inexpensive to use.

However, after doing more research, I found that a couple of other brands are significantly better at filtering water, especially when removing PFAS.  According to the video I referenced in my previous email below, PFAS are widespread in water supplies and can accumulate in the body over time, potentially posing health risks.

I saw a video comparing the Zerowater pitcher with Brita and Amazon-branded pitchers, and the Zerowater model performed far better, producing nearly pure water.

I initially planned to order the 10-cup version of the Zerowater pitcher from Walmart, but I found the 12-cup version at a lower price, so I ordered that one instead:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01JA5H7GK

How much does it cost to use?

• Distilled water costs around $1.33 per gallon.

• Member's Mark purified bottled water from Sam's Club costs about $0.81 per gallon.

• The Zerowater pitcher is more expensive to use than other filter pitchers. Each $15 filter produces only about 15 gallons, roughly $1 per gallon.
  You can reduce the cost somewhat by buying filters in bulk, and some compatible generic filters are available for about half the price.

I also mentioned considering a reverse osmosis system for my home, which might be a better long-term solution.

On Wed, May 14, 2025 at 1:19 PM John Coffey wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC2eSujzrUY&t=1980s

Before seeing this video, I was planning on buying a water purification jug.  

The video makes me want to get a reverse osmosis system.  I already have one, but it is broken.

Achieving Fusion…again! NIF surpass their own record for energy generated

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JXk_GPIXZgg

I don't see this ever becoming a practical fusion.   According to one YouTuber, the claim of getting more energy out doesn't include all the energy needed to do the experiment, by a ratio of like 10 to 1.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ4W1g-6JiY

We might get practical fusion either around the year 2100 or sooner, by necessity, since we will be running out of fossil fuels.  But I don't think that it is likely in my lifetime.

According to Google AI, there is enough Uranium to power nuclear (fission) power plants for centuries.  So maybe we are looking at the wrong technology.  Much of the research is funded by the government, so I can't help but think that there is a mentality where we feel like we have to be the first to achieve it before our enemies do.

The Biggest Chemical Cover-up in History

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC2eSujzrUY&t=1980s

Before seeing this video, I was planning on buying a water purification jug.  

The video makes me want to get a reverse osmosis system.  I already have one, but it is broken.

Neil deGrasse Tyson On Titanic's Sky

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LITLIPlxhdY

How Nature Accidentally Created the Perfect Animal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7Yf8Y1yo-o

The Prehistoric Killer That Nearly Ended Civilization

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7u80DyDvDo

Eight thousand years ago, early Egyptian civilization was starting.

Dogs That Will Send You to DOG Backwards

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2ceBmRxJeY

VFX Artist Reveals the True Scale of the Universe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCTuirkcRwo

Why Ancient Ruins Are Underground

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyTOYEk_Z2Y

This Chinese breakthrough could change microprocessors forever

https://bgr.com/tech/this-chinese-breakthrough-could-change-microprocessors-forever/

A Scientific Discovery Could Feed 136 Billion People

https://jasondeegan.com/a-scientific-discovery-could-feed-136-billion-people-a-breakthrough-like-the-invention-of-fertilizers/

What CANOLA OIL does to your LIVER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_YaAmXr0U0

Climate Change Myths Part 2: Wildfires, Drought, Rising Sea Level, and Coral Reefs

Cold Fusion Idea Makes Comeback

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3x6m8r2vEg

Your Cat Doesn’t See You as Human – Here’s What You Really Are to Them

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEy9DXY-KHQ

Seed oil & Disease

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gYd7jF1I7c

Ostriches are TERRIFYING

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rNhBc_1SQ9o

We may have found life on another planet 124 light years away

K2-18b: Scientists using Webb telescope detect signature of life on an exoplanet, study suggests | CNN

Why Gravity is No Longer Enough to Drop Bombs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SY8JrWGRQuw

German Engineering

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RWvnt966qzk

The Ancient Mathematician Who Measured the Sun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shkcVDHOvAI

Helicopters DON'T just fall from the sky

The Most Powerful Volcanic Eruption in Human History

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gZYyAtR60cE

Storm

I was working on my computer when an alarm went off on my phone, followed by a citywide tornado siren and multiple tornado warning alerts and texts.

The last two warnings, both from this month, were for tornadoes near the edges of the county, far from my location.

I did the only reasonable thing: I stepped outside to check out the weather. I wasn't the only one.  Just to the west, some ominous black storm clouds were gathering. It slowly started to rain, so I took shelter inside. The Weather Bug app indicated a fast-moving storm system overhead.

Then, the power went out. The storm sounded intense, so I temporarily hid in a large closet. It passed after a few minutes.

The power company sent a text estimating the outage would last until 2:15 AM.

The power came back on after about 2 hours and 15 minutes.

I wonder whether there was actually a tornado.

Two years ago, a tornado on the far west side of the county caused a massive burst of wind in Columbus, knocking down trees all over the city, including on a property across the street. That storm sounded worse; I genuinely thought my house was about to be hit by a tornado.

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Best wishes,

John Coffey

http://www.entertainmentjourney.com

16-Year-Old Girl Wakes Up Every Day Thinking It’s June 11

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKQV0u2-7OA

I have heard of a condition called anterograde amnesia, where people can't retain new memories.