solidly mediocre video guy and science communicator in DC. won an award once for something. he/him andrewsobey.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewsobey.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewsobey.com/post/3mly5osxhoc2sAfter 5 years my coffee plants are flowering for the first time. Hoping to harvest 3 coffee beans soon.16 May 2026 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:ebtg6vbw2nwzfpbvnebfmtzh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mly5osxhoc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewsobey.com/post/3mlqwbwwvr22atesting pykrete (ice + sawdust) with a pellet gun and it's nearly unbreakable, so what role does hydrogen bonding play in this composite? Turns out, basically none. 🧪 https://youtu.be/C6y2Xuz3_HE13 May 2026 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:ebtg6vbw2nwzfpbvnebfmtzh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqwbwwvr22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewsobey.com/post/3mlgqhmjopc23shocked to learn that public transit is publicly funded why did no one tell me this what's next taxpayers on the hook for public roads? [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 May 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:ebtg6vbw2nwzfpbvnebfmtzh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgqhmjopc23https://bsky.app/profile/andrewsobey.com/post/3mkyds7u7a22uMy in-laws live in an Osaka/Kobe exurb that was growing quickly in the 80s/90s but now is ~50% over 65 y.o. The children have all long since graduated from college and moved to big cities. We walk around with our toddler and the whole neighborhood melts.03 May 2026 23:47 +0000at://did:plc:ebtg6vbw2nwzfpbvnebfmtzh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkyds7u7a22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewsobey.com/post/3mku7rosj3k22Eating at a nice restaurant in Kobe and as the lunch rush winds down the head chef comes out from behind the counter to twist up a balloon sword for our toddler. This is considered normal because Kobe is a strange and magical place.02 May 2026 08:25 +0000at://did:plc:ebtg6vbw2nwzfpbvnebfmtzh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mku7rosj3k22https://bsky.app/profile/andrewsobey.com/post/3mklvu245o22vLearned about some research yesterday that involved a grad student spending 3 years measuring aphid anuses. Isn't science amazing?29 Apr 2026 01:06 +0000at://did:plc:ebtg6vbw2nwzfpbvnebfmtzh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklvu245o22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewsobey.com/post/3mkaiqwr6uk2oWorth staying overnight at Miyajima just to get this shot24 Apr 2026 12:12 +0000at://did:plc:ebtg6vbw2nwzfpbvnebfmtzh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkaiqwr6uk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewsobey.com/post/3mjxc4ssst22wIt's a beautiful afternoon to be waiting for my wife to get home to let me back into our house after I accidentally locked myself into the porch roof while cleaning gutters20 Apr 2026 20:19 +0000at://did:plc:ebtg6vbw2nwzfpbvnebfmtzh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjxc4ssst22whttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewsobey.com/post/3mjubm22ajs2aThe NYC subway with a 1 year old in a backpack is the kindest, friendliest place I've ever been. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Apr 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:ebtg6vbw2nwzfpbvnebfmtzh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjubm22ajs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewsobey.com/post/3mj5npjbgnk2aSometimes science communication means throwing chunks of ice off an 8 story building 4 blocks from the White House10 Apr 2026 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:ebtg6vbw2nwzfpbvnebfmtzh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5npjbgnk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewsobey.com/post/3miz3s5cwgc22you know if the US just switched to the metric system right now gas prices would drop from $4 to like $1.08 Apr 2026 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:ebtg6vbw2nwzfpbvnebfmtzh/app.bsky.feed.post/3miz3s5cwgc22https://bsky.app/profile/andrewsobey.com/post/3mitic4sekc24When Banff installed wildlife crossings over the freeways, roadkill went down by over 97%. That also means a lot of human injuries and deaths prevented. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Apr 2026 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:ebtg6vbw2nwzfpbvnebfmtzh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitic4sekc24https://bsky.app/profile/andrewsobey.com/post/3mhvorjju7k2nthe teriyaki chicken and gyoza combo that you can get on any block in Seattle but is nowhere to be found on the east coast [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Mar 2026 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:ebtg6vbw2nwzfpbvnebfmtzh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvorjju7k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewsobey.com/post/3mhofrwy7os2cMy first ever attempt at making pitas worked out pretty well22 Mar 2026 20:41 +0000at://did:plc:ebtg6vbw2nwzfpbvnebfmtzh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhofrwy7os2chttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewsobey.com/post/3mgcwa4fil22kHow do I unsubscribe a second time?05 Mar 2026 13:38 +0000at://did:plc:ebtg6vbw2nwzfpbvnebfmtzh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgcwa4fil22khttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewsobey.com/post/3metezibc7k2gA cyclist was killed yesterday a few blocks from my house. Bike lanes are a culture war thing now that cuts across parties. The Trump-Bowser side of that war removes bike lanes even if it doesn't create parking or improve traffic. They think no one should bike, cyclists getting hurt is the goal. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Feb 2026 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:ebtg6vbw2nwzfpbvnebfmtzh/app.bsky.feed.post/3metezibc7k2g