Just like it says, Popcorn Shorts is about the kind of things we think are really interesting, but don’t really need a large article to explain them. From the sublime to the ridiculous, check in here for crunchy bits of info you’ll love to munch. By the way, much (but not necessarily all) of our delicious Popcorn comes from articles we’ve posted on our Facebook page. If you’re on Facebook, please stop by and “Like” us and we’ll keep a fairly-constant-but-not-frequent-enough-to-be-annoying stream of these coming to your virtual door!
Wow! It’s not technically cannibalism!
from DeZeen.com– “A group of American scientists and designers have developed a concept for a grow-your-own steak kit using human cells and blood to question the ethics of the cultured meat industry. Ouroboros Steak could be grown by the diner at home using their own cells, which are harvested from the inside of their cheek and fed serum derived from expired, donated blood… “Expired human blood is a waste material in the medical system and is cheaper and more sustainable than FBS, but culturally less-accepted. People think that eating oneself is cannibalism, which technically this is not,” said Knight.”
18 Hiking Trails for your Oregon Bucket List
from ThatOregonLife.com- “No matter the weather, most of these hikes in Oregon are absolutely stunning. So if you’re looking to get out and explore Oregon, we have you covered with these 18 incredibly badass Oregon trails. Add em to the bucket list, and get out there because it’s time to shed that extra weight you’ve been put on hibernating this winter.” Includes Proxy Falls, Drift Creek Falls, Sweet Creek Trail, Spencers Butte, Fairy Falls, and, of course, thirteen more!
Are Wooden Ships The Future of Cargo Transport?
from SailCargo.org- “The Ceiba is a cargo vessel designed to carry 250 tons of goods. Harnessing the power of the wind SAILCARGO’s first vessel proves the value of clean shipping in a competitive market… Ceiba’s lines are paired with state of the art propulsion engineering and long-lasting build materials to make her the base of an efficient, profitable, and sustainable shipping model. Ceiba’s three-masts will provide sufficient sail area to move in very light winds while allowing flexibility and maneuverability for sail changes during heavy weather. A lower sail area will help to stabilize the vessel making it safer and easier to maneuver…”
Freedom is coming to the Klamath
from NorthCoastJournal.com- “Once again, a hard-fought accord to remove four hydroelectric dams choking the lower Klamath River has been resuscitated, a group of stakeholders announced in a press conference Tuesday… The ruling required PacifiCorp to remain a co-licensee of the dams throughout the removal process, which the company feared would expose it and its ratepayers to liability… the states of Oregon and California will sign on as co-licensees for the dams with the nonprofit Klamath River Renewal Corporation, with the two states and PacifiCorp agreeing to share costs equally should they overrun the contingency funds already set aside for the project. While the deal will still need to go before FERC for approval, the parties are hopeful dam removal could take place in 2023.”
