Patel Me About It

Wacky Competitions (not worth winning)

Travel through the world, or mostly Finland, and check out the more awkward, hilarious, gross, painful, and creative competitions. Pillow fight, air guitar, cheese rolling, wife carrying, extreme ironing, beard and moustache, toe wrestling, shin kicking, phone throwing, tuna tossing, worm charming, ugly stuff, Santa Claus workouts, torture or transcendence races, rolling in the grits, bog snorkeling, get your nails done

Oil's Evil Baby, Plastic

Fossils and fossil fuels, oil to plastic creation, history of oil, geopolitical impacts, greener and safer energy sources, nuclear energy, lack of recycling and unsustainability, single-use issues, carbon credits, we all have to want less waste less, technology has to slow its pace, humans consuming plastics, smog, carbon dating is disappearing.

Heating It Up

Reflectors on the road, avoid counter-steering when hydroplaning, the sweet spot for ambient temperature differences to minimize heat loss in your home, good locations for space heaters, heat pump frion gas (new blend) versus forced air systems, a cold dam and the only rainforest in the USA, Vogue editor from NC passes away, quality of NC is UNDERRATED. *NSFW

Astrophotography

Meteor showers, dark sky finder, environment turbulence and interference, night mode on smartphones, photography science, technology mimics the eye and brains but extremely advanced, tips and techniques for use of DSLR or mirrorless cameras, tripods, lenses, manual mode, shooting in raw versus jpeg output, temperature control, aperture, ISO, exposure, star trails, artistic and dramatic photography, do other intelligent life forms exist?, great filter theory.

Data Storage in Plants and Crypto Disasters

Storing digital data in plant DNA, Crispr technology DNA sequencing, reducing carbon dioxide emissions, making cities more green, forget about supply chain issues, Data Garden company, using bioluminescent plants as light bulbs, growing furniture instead of of cutting down old growth forests, cultured meat, Singapore serving up lab chicken and beef, reducing dependence on inhumane animal farms, cryptocurrency FTX debacle, cryptocurrency exchanges, lost investments, the market will rise again so keep investing.