World · Technology
Inventor Builds Flying Skateboard; Perth Commuter Asks if It Can Go Over Broxden
10-motor electric platform tested over rivers and valleys; 'Could it do a roundabout?' asks Scone man.
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World · Science
Snake With Fake Spider on Its Tail Studied by Scientists; Perth Roadworks Sign ‘Similar Principle’
Iranian viper lures birds with a fake spider; A90 lures drivers with a fake 'road open'.
World · India
Bihar Festival Decorates With Giant Cockroaches; Perth Flat-Hunters Say ‘Feels Like Home’
Thermocol insects and spider webs draw selfie crowds; Perth letting agents take notes.
World · Europe
Europe Prepares to Change Clocks Again; Perth Asks to Be Moved Into ‘Whatever Time Zone Spain’s In’
Twice-yearly hour shift continues; Perth offers to swap an hour of October for 'an hour of somewhere nice'.
World · Science
Scientists Find 57 New Species in a Deep-Sea Canyon Off Argentina; Perth Notes It Finds 57 New Potholes a Week
Sea cucumber nicknamed 'Loki' hailed as 'the most charismatic thing found in a hole since Dunkeld Road'.
World · Canada
Alberta Votes on Leaving Canada; Kinross-shire Quietly Asks for a Copy of the Paperwork
Breakaway tendencies across Perthshire 'taking notes, just in case'.
World · Science
Physicists Say the Universe May Be in ‘Cosmic Lockdown’; Council Asks to Be Consulted
A simplified model of a universe that won't move is welcomed in Perth as 'very relatable'.
World · United States
Trump Announces 15-Month Overhaul of Washington Golf Course; Perthshire Clubhouses Brace in Case He Notices Them
Greenkeepers 'quietly mowing and hoping not to be noticed'.
World · Space
Japan Launches Mission to Bring Back Bits of a Martian Moon; Perth Asks If It Could Do the Same for a Bus
Spacecraft will scoop samples from Phobos and bring them home, 'which is more than some services manage on a Sunday'.
World · Travel
Gen Z Now ‘Lore-Tripping’ to Quirky Small Towns; Pitlochry Prepares by Becoming Slightly More Haunted
Global travel report says young people want 'local legends'; Perthshire towns rush to invent several.
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