You know, sometimes you talk to someone, say goodbye after a meeting, and then that person just disappears. Just like that. And it’s unclear where they’ve gone. They’re not dead, and they didn’t leave home. Their relatives assure that the apartment is locked from the inside, but the person is Continue Reading
Fairy Tales
From a mosquito’s perspective
The world looks nothing like we see it. Imagine for a moment that you are a mosquito. You process signals from your sensory organs: “heat level,” “humidity level,” “carbon dioxide level.” All levels are at the right mark. You search for a landing surface using sonar. Remember the sound a Continue Reading
Sea of Blood
My acquaintance is a big fan of cold weapons. He loves them so much that he even cuts sausage with a double-edged hunting knife, which he has in his kitchen instead of a regular kitchen knife, and he fanatically sharpens it to the point where it can “cut hair.” You Continue Reading
Sterilization of males
Currently, there is an advanced method for combating insect pests through the mass release of sterile males into the area where pest control is desired. I have always been curious about why it is necessary to sterilize males rather than females. After all, it seems that just one fertile male Continue Reading
The power of the brand
Once, at a very large and prestigious advertising and marketing conference, I struck up a conversation with a well-known figure, the creator of many brands and an employee of a prominent marketing agency. Of course, I can’t disclose any names—it’s too delicate a matter. He was completely wasted. I jokingly Continue Reading
Moped.
Ah, rather… mini-moped I used it to go for a ride, and strangely enough, for a purpose. The reason was that the nearest grocery store to the Rusanivski Sady was the “Olimpiyskiy” supermarket, which was a good 6-7 kilometers from my summer house. I didn’t ride for long. When I Continue Reading
Jellyfish
Pioneer camp Laspi. Participants in the story: I am a seasoned camp counselor, which means I have developed a certain level of indifference, and there are two slackers, Denis and Lesha. Lesha and Denis are responsible for doing nothing and diligently avoiding any kind of work. Sometimes they are still Continue Reading
Cosmonaut
Sometimes, alternative gifted children end up in pioneer camps. If a child is not socially dangerous and is capable of taking care of themselves, parents should be praised for sending such children to camp. Without this experience, these children will never socialize. However, children can be cruel, and if a Continue Reading
Untouchable
A girl-counselor appeared at the camp. Smart and beautiful. A wonderful young lady, and it’s clear that she won’t give in to anyone. But Denis made a bet with Lesha (the самые. ), who would be able to sleep with her. For two weeks, he had been trying to win Continue Reading
Das ist kein Feuer!
Tolik was a clever and gifted boy who always tried to invent something new. He had varying degrees of success, but by a genetic principle, the good ideas stuck while the bad ones fell by the wayside. Tolik was fortunate that his inventiveness found a worthy target in the form Continue Reading