Thu. 04/08 - Who Invented the High Five?

Cool Stuff Ride Home

Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff

News, Tech News, Science, Society & Culture

4.6 • 732 Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2021

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Where did the high five come from? Who came up with it? And why has it persisted for so long? Plus, what if we could turn the entire Earth into a telescope? One astronomer has drawn up the plans. And, how bad is blue light for you, really? Sponsor: Mint Mobile, Get a new wireless plan for just $15 a month mintmobile.com/kottke Links: From the archives: The wild, mysterious history of sports' most enduring gesture -- the high five (ESPN) The Gay History of the High Five (The Advocate) Who invented the high five? (Getting Better, Together) An astronomer has come up with a way to use the entire Earth as a telescope: The Terrascope (Syfy) What Happens to Your Eyes When You Stare at Screens All Day (LifeHacker) Prince’s ‘Welcome 2 America,’ an Unreleased Album, Is Due Out in July (NY Times) Kottke.Org Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	With the new Lloyd's app, you can do it all.
0:02.9	You can freeze your card if you misplace it.
0:05.5	Whilst you search behind the sofa.
0:07.5	Blame the dog.
0:08.3	Run upstairs.
0:09.0	Run downstairs.
0:10.1	Empty your bag.
0:10.9	Look behind the sofa again.
0:12.5	Only to realise it's in your back pocket.
0:14.3	Curse quietly under your breath and unfreeze your card.
0:16.8	Shove everything back in your bag.
0:18.1	Take a deep breath.
0:19.6	Smile and run for the boss
0:21.4	freeze and unfreeze your card
0:23.9	at the touch of a button
0:24.9	the power to do it all on the new Lloyd's app
0:27.7	download now
0:28.8	tease and sees apply
0:29.9	welcome to the Kotkeye ride home for Thursday, April 8th, 2021. I'm Jackson Bird.
0:42.3	Where did the high five come from? Who came up with it? And why has it persisted for so long?
0:49.5	What if we could turn the entire Earth into a telescope? One astronomer has drawn up the plans.
0:56.9	And how bad is blue light for you, really? Here are some of the cool things from the news today.
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