Coloring Outside The Mind
By Joe and Heather
Coloring Outside The MindMay 27, 2021
A Dolphin Tall Tale
Two mischievous dolphins found themselves in trouble when they decided to munch on the plastic that made up the structure of their enclosure. When surgery proves to be ineffective for removing the plastic blockage, where would aquarium staff turn to for help? Join us to see how staff found a happy ending for their aquatic friends!
Phasing Out Pirates With Unusual Defenses
Piracy was in full swing off the coast of Somalia in 2011. Passing ships assembled an arsenal of defenses more closely resembling an obstacle course than a battlefield. However, one defense in particular had our ears burning! Join Joe and his good friend Ryan to find out the unexpected ways the war against piracy was fought and mostly won.
Seattle's Unsavory Sanitation Situation
What's a city to do when it's residents are literally being ejected from their toilets by sewage? And what modern day secret is Seattle hiding to cover up their grimy mistakes from the past? Join us to find out how Seattle solved it's unsavory sanitation situation!
Switch it Up With Nintendo's Crazy Solutions
Some companies aren't afraid to color outside the lines - enter Nintendo. With a roller coaster history of ideas, Nintendo has had some major successes but also some laughable misses. My guest and Nintendo enthusiast, Sam, share's some of Nintendo's best solutions, then we discuss some of their… well, stranger solutions, that proved more problematic than anything.
Going Off The Rails to Solve a Major Power Outage
It's 1998. You're mayor of a small town in Montreal when a major ice storm brings the power grid to it's knees. How do you organize your municipal staff to take care of your citizens and restore power to the town? Does it sound like every game of sim city you ever played? Learn how one mayor went off the beaten path with a wild idea to provide power to her workers in order to protect her citizens.
A Last "Stitch" Effort Spares a Man From Amputation
When several doctors all agree that amputation is the only option, it takes some out of the box thinking to find another way. What did Dr. Boris Brandao see that several others didn't? And how did his creative thinking save a man's hand?