Lorenzo Rambles

Source: Live Science           Sea Monkeys..... a lot of you probably know what i'm talking about. A massive disappointment to many children, with a very....how should I say...odd creator. If you don't know what Sea Monkeys are then here's a little sea monkey primer. Sea monkeys are a kids toy that promises "instant life." They are really just little brine shrimp in a fancy little tank. For many people they were one of their biggest disappointments in childhood. For the last 63 years kids believed the colorful, promising advertising, only to find out that "sea monkeys" are just little brine shrimp. The man behind the sea monkeys, Harold Von Braunhut, is much more interesting. Sea Monkeys are really just brine shrimp, which is an organism that hatches from a dry egg. The little eggs that look like sand have a long shelf life and hatch when they come into contact with water....kinda cool...but not "magical." Marketing Genius  Harold Von...

Source: Live Science There is no denying that the Coronavirus is a controversial, and to many terrifying subject. Schools and businesses are rapidly closing, and more and more people are getting infected. I have heard many rumors daily, that range wildly from, "oh, it's not really bad, it's like a cold!" to "we're all going to die, and all because the Chinese wanted to eat bats!" Here's the thing peeps, I can't really tell you exactly what the Coronavirus is, I can only tell you what we know so far. If I told you that everything here is exactly proven, I would be lying, and would probably get slaughtered by comments in the future. Note: Sorry I didn't get a Lorenzo Ramble up on last Wednesday/Thursday, I was really busy. If you haven't noticed I am shifting to a Wednesday/Thursday and Sunday/Monday schedule.  What we "think" it is so far... For one the Coronavirus is not one singular disease, but rather a "fami...

Well.... We've made it, OVER 1000 total views. There may be some questions as to whether Google analytics is actually correct, but whatever, we'll go with it. I think it's pretty cool that anyone wants to read my rambles anyway. For this post I have not put a picture because I want to keep you in suspense, and putting a picture of a question mark looks stupid... to me at least.  But, I am excited to announce a new spontaneous random micro series that will occur when I feel like it. Titled elegantly and simply....... Virginia. I will talk about major companies based in Virginia, or just places in the state I find interesting. Of course choosing Virginia because this is my home state and the home state of 90% of my current viewers.  I feel like many people don't try to get to know much about their home state, unless it's really small. When people go on vacation, they will usually go abroad, to other states, or even other countries, instead of looking to wh...

Ok, sorry the title is a little misleading. But up until about a month ago people didn't know if the Nike ZoomX Vaporfly Next% would be banned from large competitions by the World Athletic Association. (Spoiler: They didn't....but there were some strings attached.) If you aren't a runner, or don't know anything about performance distance running, there is a chance you have never heard of these shoes. So I'll give you some background.  What is a Nike Vaporfly Next% I know what your thinking, Nike didn't give a shoe a name as long as ZoomX Vaporfly Next%......but they did. The Next% is one of the most expensive, and highly sought after long distance running shoes. The Next% is actually a second generation shoe, the first being the 4%. The 4% is a lot like the Next% except it has a little less foam, and it's shape is less refined. Although this looks like a pink bathtub of a shoe, there is a little secret inside....... Source: Nike  Th...

A lot of people have probably seen the ads for VPN'S, and not know what they are. Many of the ads are flashy, forceful explaining ads, urging you to pay for a VPN service. "If you don't do this your going to get viruses, and bad stuff." Then they'll explain in confusing terms, what a VPN is. I've seen people using VPN'S on their phone, and sometimes I'll question why they are using it. Many times they're answer will be something like this: "I had a whole bunch of viruses on my phone, and now I don't have any more viruses and my phone runs faster." Or  "I want to use Snapchat on school wifi." (More on that later) Yeah.....No....  It doesn't make your phone run faster, or stop viruses. (However it does, sometimes, allow you to use Snapchat on school WiFi.) I mostly ask people this because I don't want them to get ripped off. I feel like VPN advertising is very misleading and ...

Source: Flickr user Jim     I'm sure you never thought that you would see a Lorenzo Ramble about a toaster. (hint: it had something to do with a weird YouTube recommendation.) But, here we are. Toasters are something that you probably don't think about on a daily basis. Mostly because they aren't needy, they just work. These toasters were first manufactured in 1949, but were most popular during the 1950s and 60s. "Those newfangled toasters, they don't toast like they used to,and they aren't made the same!" every stereotypical American person ever. Except in this case, they wouldn't be exaggerating. There is a pretty devout following to these toasters, and there is a website dedicated to them. The website, Automatic Beyond Belief contains tabs with names such as: "dating your toaster." Besides being really good looking, this toaster also toasts bread in a unique way. Today's ramble will be a little shorter, because I ha...