With half the crew in isolation, we take a reprieve from coronavirus news. First, Adam digs into headlines about daredevil “Mad Mike” Hughes who died in a homemade rocket accident intended to “prove” the Earth is flat. One of our two favourite Stuarts, Dr. Stu Robbins, brings us a relatively compelling look into the precession of Mercury. Finally, Darren brings us an interesting overview of revealed preferences, a major theory of consumption behaviour.
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Mad Mike’s Rocket Crash
Daredevil ‘Mad Mike’ Hughes killed in rocket crash captured on video – Los Angeles Times
Distortion (optics) – Wikipedia
At what altitude do you see the curvature of the Earth – Quora
Students film breathtaking curvature of Earth using high-altitude weather balloon – Phys org
Dr. Stuart Robbins
Revealed Preferences
One reality you could check is the real way to pronounce Leicester.