New Tech Dif! and the cheeriest plasma you've ever heard.

• Bernadette Banner tests a body hair removal recipe from 1905. This is delightful: a project that took five years of frustration before all the necessary parts were found, even though, in theory it should be easy. A very good "don't try this at home".
   
• Sunday Nobody has been doing short-form maker videos for a while, which means that his first long-form video seemed to appear from nowhere for me. And what a video! This is an odd form of clickbait: his Amazon delivery missiles aren't functional, they're art pieces, but by the time I realised where the video was actually going, I was already impressed by the ever-increasing scale of the project, the editing style, and the jokes. The Gen-Z fast-cut editing may annoy some people (it got away with it by making me laugh), but I'd recommend giving this a try anyway. And it's yet another demonstration of just how high the bar is for makers on YouTube these days.
   
• I've performed scripted pieces to camera under some pretty extreme conditions, but never while being dragged behind a motorbike. Not only does this have to be one continuous take, it has to be first-take: this is more dangerous, and more difficult, than any sort of camera shot I ever attempted. And it's relevant to the video and a great demonstration, too! The channel is from Canadian motorcycling retailer FortNine, and it's accessible even to non-bikers: this is a perfect example of what they do. (Thanks to Ethan for sending this over!)
   

• I was absolutely punched in the nostalgia by Geocities Backgrounds.
   
• Amsterdam is going to install "kitty steps" in canals to save cats from drowning. (Turns out that's an upsettingly common thing.)
   
• Tender: it's like Tinder, but it's only for pictures of your partner, and you can only swipe right. What a joy! And I'm surprised to find that it actually appears to be a real app for iOS? That's dedication: I'd have made this as a small little web toy, rather than going through all the hassle of putting it on an app store.

And finally: Popeye meets plasma speakers. There are plenty of people playing MIDI using electrical discharges, but I've never seen one where the composition was quite so joyful.

All the best,

— Tom