I can’t stop posting this:

Just doing the basics such as number plate recognition works well enough that the integration of these services has become a problem. I believe there is some controversy in the US about this now.

The OG bolle ones were removable.

Edit: Sorry: I misread your comment a a question.

Surprisingly the combo of citric acid & baking soda makes a reasonable rust remover. I believe it is a chelating agent.
…and yes, it does fizz everywhere when mixing.

I, for one, welcome the microplasic particles in my brain.

Looking up people seeding your favourite band/album/song and being able to see what else they were sharing was a revelation. It also felt a lot more direct than ‘people also listened to’

The next day:

Smoko

https://xkcd.com/37/

From the video:

I’m guessing that these are in order of correlation. I didn’t notice a source or follow up further.

In that order?

edit: OK, so I actually watched the video: #1 was vehicle miles/kms travelled

Like Tal said, a confounder for that would be distances driven. There are probably similar ones like rural/uban populations etc. It would be great to see a study allowing for these.
I couldn’t find one but I didnt look very hard.

edit: coundn’t

Less syllables always wins.

+1 top value.
semi-related are hori knives for gardening. Genuine japanese ones are probably over $20AU but not by much.

Just in case you havent seen it: Don’t call it velcro

a fred is a bit bigger but also good.