EPISODE · Oct 23, 2024 · 3 MIN
William Lyttle, The “Mole Man” Who Dug Tunnels Around His London Home
from Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson · host Brady Carlson
My chemistry teacher called today Mole Day, and while this story doesn't have much chemistry in it, it does have a mole: a Londoner called William Lyttle who dug huge tunnels around his place. Plus: ever wanted your clothes to act like a Theremin? A pair of researchers from the Intelligent Instruments develops sound-rich smart fabrics known as "e-textiles." Great London Eccentrics: The Mole Man Of Hackney (Londonist) e-textiles make sounds like electronic musical instruments when users touch or stretch them (designboom) We dig it when people back this show on Patreon
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My chemistry teacher called today Mole Day, and while this story doesn't have much chemistry in it, it does have a mole: a Londoner called William Lyttle who dug huge tunnels around his place. Plus: ever wanted your clothes to act like a Theremin? A pair of researchers from the Intelligent Instruments develops sound-rich smart fabrics known as "e-textiles." Great London Eccentrics: The Mole Man Of Hackney (Londonist) e-textiles make sounds like electronic musical instruments when users touch or stretch them (designboom) We dig it when people back this show on Patreon
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