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became emptier, they became more deadly because the design of our roads encourage people to drive quickly. And without congestion, there’s nothing to stop it.”

Bronze Beauty

A bronze replica of a sports car is worth its weight in gold.

The shiny copy is of a 1965 Shelby 427 S/C Cobra and was produced by Utah’s Kirkham Motorsports. The company usually makes replicas out of aluminum, but has made a few other bronze ones. This particular model is unique because it is a CSX 4600 continuation car with an authentic Shelby serial number.

The bare metal is unpainted to show off the company’s craftsmanship, but has been hand-polished and features two racing stripes brushed into the surface.

The bronze copy weighs about 200 to 250 pounds more than one of the aluminum models and uses twice as many body parts due to the small size that bronze sheets come in.

The car is up for sale – not auction – at RM Sotheby’s for the whopping price of $475,000.

Put the pedal to the metal on this one.

Summer Shanty

Looking to relax with a cold one on a hot summer day?

Leinenkugel’s, a Wisconsin-based beer company, is giving away a $50,000 tiny home inspired by a classic ice fishing hut but with a summery twist based on its popular Summer Shandy beer.

The “Summer Shandy Ice Shanty” will come with light therapy lamps, a grill, “classic lake house décor,” and a year of free Summer Shandy – or at least $500 to buy a year of Summer Shandy, according to a Facebook post from the brewery.

The house will also have a furnace, holes for fishing, an audio system, and Leinenkugel’s swag.

In case you were wondering, the beer company is clear about how their beer is pronounced.

“It’s pronounced Summer Shandy, with a ‘d;’ not shanty with a ‘t,’” the company said.

One winner will get the ice shanty so he or she can enjoy a bit of summer in the still-cold months.

Or they can just wait a few weeks and sit on their porch with a glass of lemonade.

Cow Cuddling

If things are hard for you, perhaps you’d like a cow to cuddle with.

People are signing up to hug cows at animal sanctuaries across America.

According to The New York Times, many people who have been adversely affected by the isolation stemming from the pandemic have found solace at these cow farms.

Renee Behinfar, a psychologist, lives alone in Scottsdale, Arizona. She spent time hugging cows, who gave her love in return.

“It was really my first real hug of the year,” Behinfar, 43, said.

She began to cry when Sammy the cow laid his head in her lap.

“In the end, I really didn’t want to let her go,” Behinfar said.

She also brought her friend to the animal sanctuary for her friend’s birthday.

The farm has about 100 rescued farm animals, many with disabilities. Cow-cuddling sessions, which cost $75 an hour, are booked until July.

Owner Aimee Takaha says she gets around 20 calls a day about the

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service she has offered for five years. Business has picked up dramatically in the past year.

“They’re just like happy pills, just to be around,” she said of the cows.

Cow cuddling is also popular in the Netherlands, where it is called “koe knuffelen.”

Suzanne Vullers, who is originally from the Netherlands, offers cow-cuddling sessions at her 33-acre Mountain Horse Farm in Naples, N.Y. The hour-long sessions start at $75.

Holy cow!

Marathon Trucker

An Australian athlete broke a world record when he ran a marathon in 16 hours and 12 minutes – while pulling a 1.6-ton truck.

Corey Phillpott, 23, pulled the 3,300-pound Ford Ranger truck for a distance of 26.2 miles through Jamison Park in Penrith, New South Wales, to nab the new world record title for the World’s Strongest Marathon.

Phillpott’s time of 16 hours and 12 minutes was enough to beat the previous record of 17 hours, which was held by U.S. athlete Justin True.

“I’ve got no injuries. I feel great – I’ll go for a run tomorrow,” Phillpott told the Blue Mountains Gazette after the attempt.

Unfortunately, the feat won’t be memorialized in the record books.

“It won’t get ratified by Guinness because they wanted us to pull a city car, half the size,” Phillpotts said.

He wanted to pull a truck because he was inspired by Ross Edgley, the British man who set the original World’s Strongest Marathon title while pulling a truck in 2016. He finished with a time of 19 hours and 36 minutes.

Phillpott, car or not, we’ll give you the gold.

Space Out

Need to get away from it all? We understand. Orbital Assembly Corporation (AOC) can help you with that.

The company says that it is in the process of opening a space hotel – the first of its kind.

The grand opening is schedule for 2027, so you may need to wait a while before packing your bags. It can accommodate 400 guests.

Heading to space won’t mean that you need to give up your Earthly amenities. The hotel will have restaurants, a movie theater and a spa, with added extras not usually needed, such as Earth-viewing lounges.

It will be built in the shape of a large ring with small pods attached to its exterior and will rotate to generate artificial gravity.

“People need gravity so their bodies won’t fall apart,” John Blincow of the Gateway Foundation which is behind OAC, explained.

We’re not holding our breaths about vacationing at this hotel. So far, JetBlue has yet to fly us there.

MARCH 2021

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THE BLIND INSPECTORS

e site buzzed with large cranes carting steel rods and building materials. Trucks came and went and workers climbed diligently, toiling to complete the inner structure. It was a regular day at a large construction site in Brooklyn.

Suddenly, the commotion came to an abrupt halt.

Inspectors arrived! Someone had snitched on them, claiming they were building illegally. e inspectors had come unannounced, prepared for a full checkup.

Suddenly, the frum contractor – who happens to be a longtime Tehillim Kollel member – realized that there were problems with his permits. He had taken out a permit when construction began, but it only covered the foundation. He had neglected to refresh it to include building the higher floors.

is spelled trouble! ey were deep in the middle of construction, without proper building rights!

e contractor felt lost and afraid. en, he remembered his precious membership. He let the calm feeling of being taken care of, the calm feeling that accompanies the powerful zechus of the sefer Tehillim, wash over him. He knew the minyan of chashuve talmidei chachamim davened for him daily – and he knew a miracle was not short on coming.

And the miracle did happen! e inspectors combed the site, turning right and left, unable to find any offense that would incriminate the construction team… Finally, they noticed that the fence around the area was a bit too tall. If the fence would be fixed, work on the site could continue.

It was an exact fulfillment of David Hamelech’s words – “Einayim lahem velo yiru…” Indeed they

had eyes, but they didn’t see.

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