Comments for Damn Interesting https://www.damninteresting.com/ Fascinating true stories from science, history, and psychology since 2005 Wed, 06 May 2026 11:38:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 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.

]]> Comment on Chronicles of Charnia by Judy https://www.damninteresting.com/chronicles-of-charnia/#comment-76373 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:54:44 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?post_type=upcoming&p=49408#comment-76373 In the early 70s I was pursuing an interest in geology and took local classes in lunar and planetary geology from Dr. Roger Mason. I then joined his Hertfordshire Geological Society group for many wonderful field trips. One was to view his Charnia fossils in Charnwood forest. His enthusiasm was the spur that encouraged me to continue studying and I eventually went to Imperial College. I was proud to have been able to tell him this on meeting him by accident in a tube station. He must be long retired now as I am. So interested to see he worked so long at Wuhan University.

]]> Comment on Giving the Bird the Bird by Maestro84 https://www.damninteresting.com/giving-the-bird-the-bird/#comment-76366 Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:12:29 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=85540#comment-76366 The timeline of this comment section showed some great exchanges of opinion, of clarification and of reconciliation of sorts through understanding. Wonderful! Good site. The author opened that box up, however, and in my opinion, in doing so did a disservice to damninteresting mostly countered by a lighthearted article.

]]> Comment on Life Without the Moon by Anonymousx2 https://www.damninteresting.com/life-without-the-moon/#comment-76357 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 01:45:00 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=942#comment-76357 Garrett:

I just now found your post of 02.19.08.

That was an incredible compliment, and I am profoundly touched.

Thank you.

]]> Comment on Ten Minutes in Lituya Bay by Nick https://www.damninteresting.com/ten-minutes-in-lituya-bay/#comment-76353 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:36:23 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?post_type=upcoming&p=11593#comment-76353 Also, has anyone checked on JarvisLoop lately?

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