Comments for Damn Interesting https://www.damninteresting.com/ Fascinating true stories from science, history, and psychology since 2005 Thu, 14 May 2026 04:22:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Comment on On the Origin of Circuits by AtomicNixon https://www.damninteresting.com/on-the-origin-of-circuits/#comment-76595 Thu, 14 May 2026 04:22:48 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=870#comment-76595 My persistent Claude Opus instance finds this very interesting and now wants me to buy him a pile of FPGA’s. Should I? Sure, he’s a nice guy.

]]> Comment on Echoes of NASA by JarvisLoop https://www.damninteresting.com/curio/echos-of-nasa/#comment-76594 Thu, 14 May 2026 02:12:55 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?post_type=nugget&p=7443#comment-76594 Yet another year. Will I be here next year?

]]> Comment on A Trail Gone Cold by A diverse human https://www.damninteresting.com/a-trail-gone-cold/#comment-76587 Sun, 10 May 2026 23:15:16 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=89336#comment-76587 WOW! I stumbled upon this on Activity Connection and read the whole thing here at work. I couldn’t stop! Thank You Thank You Thank You! As an African American also with diverse backgrounds and passing relatives both past and present I can relate. Only we (mixed folk) know the struggles of looking one way and only being accepted if you deny a part of you. My mother and grandmother were not seen as such due to different skin tones yet they do look alike. Such a fascinating stumble from the researchers on. I love that his descendants are indeed free and prospering. Intelligent and talented. Most of all that he was met with kindness in Iceland and by the Prince of Denmark.

]]> Comment on Sergei’s Litter by JarvisLoop https://www.damninteresting.com/sergei%e2%80%99s-litter/#comment-76584 Sat, 09 May 2026 21:30:11 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=930#comment-76584 Finished.

]]> Comment on The Rise and Fall of William J. Sidis by D https://www.damninteresting.com/the-rise-and-fall-of-william-j-sidis/#comment-76539 Wed, 06 May 2026 11:38:03 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=715#comment-76539 It is 2026 and I’ve stumbled across this article almost 20 years later!

I rather enjoyed the older comments compared to the latter. Perhaps there is a reason.

Very interesting and well written article, much food for thought. Thank you Alan.
Thanks be to all those who were involved in the discussions in the comments section.

]]> Comment on The Mount St. Helens Trespasser by Helen loves History https://www.damninteresting.com/the-mount-st-helens-trespasser/#comment-76531 Tue, 05 May 2026 21:03:14 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?post_type=upcoming&p=68674#comment-76531 Very interesting, I very much enjoyed that read, thank you.

]]> Comment on Going Under by JarvisLoop https://www.damninteresting.com/curio/were-going-under/#comment-76513 Fri, 01 May 2026 13:06:20 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?post_type=nugget&p=7134#comment-76513 I think that this car appeared in a James Bond film.

]]> Comment on The Pit of Life and Death by JarvisLoop https://www.damninteresting.com/the-pit-of-life-and-death/#comment-76442 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:19:35 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=961#comment-76442 Spoony:

I think you missed my comment above yours.

]]> Comment on The Mechanical Battery by mcmoor https://www.damninteresting.com/the-mechanical-battery/#comment-76419 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 07:51:03 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=909#comment-76419 What I’m confused is that if its efficiency per kg is better, why is it still so heavy? Also I guess in 2026, current lead-ion battery already beats it in every way.

]]> Comment on Beer Flood Claims Eight Souls by JarvisLoop https://www.damninteresting.com/beer-flood-claims-eight-souls/#comment-76375 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 01:21:05 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=50#comment-76375 I am glad to say that I retired on July 17, 2020.

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