Mon. 12/19 - The Story Behind Those Wooden Castle Playgrounds

Everything you never wondered about those wooden castle-like playgrounds of Gen X and Millennials’ youths. Plus, how a nano-thin layer of gold could finally be the cure to the dreaded glasses fog of our COVID masking era.

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Links:

• If you remember this playground, your childhood was awesome (Hopes and Fears)
• The dangerous playgrounds of 1900s through vintage photographs (Rare Historical Photos)
• Playground Architect Insists On Principle Of 'User Design' (The Buffalo News)
• Playground Divides Adults in Westport (The New York Times)
• An Invisible Layer of Gold Could Be the Secret to Glasses That Never Fog Up (Gizmodo)
• A nano-thin layer of gold could prevent fogged-up glasses (Engadget)
• Jackson Bird on Twitter

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