Lobsters: from poor man's food to delicacy

Until the mid-nineteenth century in the United States, lobsters were considered cheap food for the poor, prisoners, and slaves. They were so plentiful that they were even used to fertilize fields. In prisons, convicts were indignant if lobsters were served too often.

However, over time, train passengers tried this product, and its status began to change.

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Space power plant by 2030

Transition Labs (Iceland) and Space Solar (UK) plan to launch a 30 MW orbital station that will transmit solar energy to Earth via radio waves.

It will be able to supply up to 3,000 homes, and the cost of energy will be $2.25 billion per GW, which is comparable to terrestrial renewable energy sources.

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A shoe print on granite

In Fisher Canyon, a 15 million-year-old coal seam was found in a coal seam that looks like a shoe print. It shows double seams along the edges, and the right side of the heel looks more worn.

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Ford Comuta - an electric car from 1967

Long before Tesla, Ford developed the experimental electric car Comuta.

Introduced in 1967 in the UK, it was a response to the problem of urban pollution. The compact car could reach speeds of up to 40 miles per hour and had a range of up to 40 miles, demonstrating early attempts to introduce electric vehicles into everyday life.

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