- Emil Jacob thinks he's found a solution to cramped cabin space. He's come up with the "step seat principle," which the Boston Globe describes as "elevating alternate rows of seats, from one to five steps above the
cabin floor, to give passengers more room to lean back in economy class
and enough space in business class to lie down, either by sliding their
legs under the seat in front of them or stretching out in pods stacked
on top of each other."
- It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a... hummingbird? Researchers at the University of California-Berkeley have found that male birds, when courting females, have a diving speed of 400 body lengths per second--"greater than [that] of a fighter jet with its afterburners on, or the space shuttle during atmospheric re-entry," according to the BBC.
- Still need something to give Dad this Father's Day? Give him the experience of a National Park. More than 100 parks that traditionally charge an entry fee are free this weekend, June 20-21.
Photo: courtesy Boston Globe and Emil Jacob
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