Watch this video a couple times and your blood pressure will go down

Killer dance moves? Boston Dynamics robots take over the dance floor in latest video theverge.com/tldr/2020/12/2… via The Verge

“It was a regulatory solution in search of a problem — a problem that doesn’t really exist,” says PMI's Kerry Stackpole. Trump’s big policy win: Stronger showers, faster dishwashers. It’s something almost no one asked for. washingtonpost.com/business/2020/…

Thank you to the #PHCP community for continuing to push our essential industry forward throughout 2020. Before heading into 2021, we'd like to give one final round of applause for our Contractor, Engineer, and Person of the Year honorees. #HappyNewYear! bit.ly/3hueEwJ

I guess they had to jack up the price to account for the cocaine and diamonds embedded in these lobster tails. Not surprisingly, nobody was buying them.

A call for an international working group to create net zero HVAC. What the Biden administration can learn about fighting climate change from the global effort to protect the ozone layer. slate.com/technology/202…

No, it can’t. 20th Amendment, Section 1, “The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January ...”

Kohler once again confirms my belief that you can spend any amount of money you want on plumbing. #CES #plumbing KOHLER cnet.com/news/kohlers-n…

Who is this guy? He’s all over the place doing good things. Christoph Lohr, PE IAPMO

There are many things that make The Expanse special and Shohreh Aghdashloo is definitely one of them.

Shenanigans by the National Association of Home Builders threaten to weaken energy provisions in ICC's residential code. What Will Happen to Your Next Home if Builders Get Their Way? nytimes.com/2021/01/21/opi…

In our January #PlumbingEngineer issue, Columnist Ron George continues his discussion of significant IPC code changes. Here's what you should know about #plumbing fixture traps, roof #drain performance, manholes and more: bit.ly/3t0Gh5W

This can be a really restorative 20 minutes for everybody. Check out the level of detail. Zoom in on these pictures to find the wooden matches next to the fireplace, the box of Mr. Bubble in the bathroom, glasses on a table on the deck. Amazing

"Initial findings showed that 73% of mechanical, electrical and plumbing components observed failed to conform with the developers’ drawings.” The Downside to Life in a Supertall Tower: Leaks, Creaks, Breaks nytimes.com/2021/02/03/rea…

His answer is mostly yes. One of the many reasons why this is my favorite show. ⁦THE EXPANSE GEEKS⁩ We asked a Bay Area astrophysicist if Amazon's sci-fi hit 'The Expanse' is realistic sfgate.com/culture/editor…

The attack Friday upped the level of sodium hydroxide — the main ingredient in drain cleaner — from 100 parts per million to 11,100 parts per million, dangerous levels that could have badly sickened residents had reached their homes. nytimes.com/2021/02/08/us/… w/ Frances Robles

This is one of the best summations of a spectacular sci-fi show. ⁦The Expanse⁩ ⁦theexpansewr23⁩ “The Expanse" shows the dangers of treating extremism as a joke | Salon.com salon.com/2021/02/03/the…

Immersive Van Gogh Chicago

Something I hadn’t heard before — there are so many new strains that epidemiologists are naming them after birds, like Robin or Pelican. Poop Could Be Our New Secret Weapon Against Mutant COVID Strains vice.com/en/article/3an… via VICE News

How cool is this?