Monday Overnight Open Thread - February 10, 2025 [Doof]

Howdy Hordelings! How's your Monday? Hopefully you have just enough left in you to spend some time with us here on tonight's ONT. There's another mixed bag of fun and interesting stuff waiting for you. Come on in!

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The most obstructed seats at the Super Bowl at least comes with the perk of not sitting next to anyone😅#SuperBowlLIX pic.twitter.com/djQ9WR5xXF

— TSN (@TSN_Sports) February 9, 2025

Feel Good Story

Cat Is Rescued After Five Days Trapped Underground

Rescuers in Scotland saved an exhausted cat who was trapped underground during a storm for 5 days.

The SPCA was called to the site of a Dundee apartment building where the cries of 15-year-old Cleo the Bengal cat had gotten the attention of residents.

Cleo became trapped when she squeezed through a tiny hole to escape the chaos of Atlantic Storm Eowyn which recently battered the UK with winds and rain the likes of which haven’t been seen for 26 years.

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“After several attempts to lure Cleo out with food, planks of wood, and rope, we quickly realized she didn’t have enough energy to climb out on her own,” said Animal Rescue Officer Stephanie Smillie. “That’s when the incredible Scottish Fire and Rescue team stepped in.”

“After carefully tearing up some floorboards, they discovered a tiny trap door leading into the foundations from the building’s kitchen. With their help, we were finally able to reach Cleo and free her.”

Wholesome Content

Jim Henson had to ad lib when this sweetie decided to go rogue ♥️ pic.twitter.com/SUE2lS7E8e

— Deb 🌻 🟧 (@DontCallMeDebby) February 8, 2025

Mind = Blown

How does this work??

There is no horse drawn anywhere on the cup or saucer

pic.twitter.com/cY3hGnurRc

— Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) February 7, 2025

Strange Geography – "Wrong Way Overlap" Highways

Spend enough time driving and you may eventually find yourself on a road which can make you forget which way you're heading!

Overlapping highways with contradicting directional signs

It is common for two different US routes to overlap (meaning they are concurrent along the same highway for a certain distance before splitting apart again). It is less common for three (or even more) US routes to overlap. For example, traffic heading west from Cody, Wyoming, towards Yellowstone is on US 14, US 16, and US 20 (all at the same time).

Also, it is not uncommon for at least two concurrent routes to be signposted with different cardinal directions. For example, drivers heading east on Colfax Avenue in Denver will see signs for both "East US 40" and "South US 287".

Sometimes the two routes are signed in opposite directions. For example, heading east from Wytheville, Virginia, a short segment of interstate carries not only northbound I-81 and southbound I-77, but also northbound US 11 and southbound US 52. This arrangement is sometimes referred to as a "wrong-way overlap", or a "which-way overlap". These are a little more rare, but nothing to get too excited about.

However, there is a situation that is quite uncommon: three concurrent US routes, each with a different cardinal direction. Here are a few examples ...

Anyone aware of others not mentioned in the article?

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