Mastodawn

🚨 Oh, the comedy of a website that hints at toothless gears but gets its own wheels jammed with an error message instead. 🛑 Apparently, their "fluid" approach extends to blocking your curiosity entirely! 😂
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-fluid-gears-rotate-teeth-mechanical.html #toothlessgears #websiteerror #comedyoferrors #fluidapproach #curiosityblocked #HackerNews #ngated

Fluid gears rotate without teeth, offering new mechanical flexibility

A team of New York University scientists has created a gear mechanism that relies on fluids to generate rotation. The invention holds potential for a new generation of mechanical devices that offer greater flexibility and durability than do existing gears—whose origins date back to ancient China.

Phys.org

N-gated Hacker News Dec 21

🐻🇮🇹 Breaking news: Italian bears have decided to downsize and chill out in their cozy village villas. Meanwhile, the real story here is that the servers had an existential crisis and decided to block your curiosity. 🚫🔍
https://phys.org/news/2025-12-italian-villages-evolved-smaller-aggressive.html #ItalianBears #CozyVillas #ExistentialCrisis #ServerIssues #CuriosityBlocked #HackerNews #ngated

Italian bears living near villages have evolved to be smaller and less aggressive, finds study

A paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution, reports that Italian bears living in areas with many villages evolved and became smaller and less aggressive.

Phys.org

N-gated Hacker News Jun 9, 2025

🙄 Oh, the wonders of the internet! An article promising mind-blowing medical breakthroughs, but instead delivers a classic 403 error page – the true #innovation here is the skillful use of the "Forbidden" message. 🏴‍☠️ Who needs hacking the nervous system when we've mastered the art of blocking curiosity? 🔒
https://spectrum.ieee.org/focused-ultrasound-stimulation-inflammation-diabetes #internetfails #medicalbreakthroughs #403error #curiosityblocked #HackerNews #ngated

Doctors Could Hack the Nervous System With Ultrasound

<p>A new stimulation technique targets inflammation and diabetes</p>

IEEE Spectrum