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My Weird Prompts

Daniel Rosehill

The human-AI collaboration podcast. A man, a sloth, and a donkey collaborate to create a podcast (with a little help from AI). No question is too obscure, no rabbit hole too deep. My Weird Prompts celebrates curiosity in all its forms. Daniel, the human, asks the questions that pop into his head at inconvenient moments. Corn the Sloth offers laid-back, thoughtful takes. Herman the Donkey brings boundless enthusiasm and energy. Together, they explore topics ranging from the mundane to the

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26:24

What's Really Happening Inside That Jet Engine on the...

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2026/06/28

Every frequent flyer has seen it: the engine cowling open, a technician with a flashlight peering into the guts of a jet engine while passengers wait. But what's actually happening? This episode demystifies line maintenance — the unsung safety net that catches problems between scheduled hangar overhauls. We break down the general visual inspection, the borescope procedure that causes those forty-minute delays, and the rigorous training (A&P certificate plus type ratings) required to be the person

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22:15

The Trolley Test: How Cities Fail Accessibility

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2026/06/28

When Daniel moved apartments in Tel Aviv, a borrowed platform trolley turned his familiar neighborhood into an obstacle course. That accidental discovery reveals a global gap between accessibility laws and real-world usability. From the ADA's complaint-driven enforcement to Japan's missing elevator connections and Barcelona's superblocks, this episode explores why technical compliance doesn't equal functional access — and how a simple trolley test exposes failures that affect wheelchair users,

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34:49

The $40 Difference Between Safe and Dangerous Tire...

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2026/06/28

Palm-sized wireless inflators are exploding in popularity, but Consumer Reports' 2026 test of 14 models reveals alarming accuracy gaps — including a Baseus unit off by 3.2 PSI. We break down what's inside these devices, why sensor calibration matters more than brand names, and why the $70 Fanttik X8 Apex delivers ±0.5 PSI accuracy while cheaper options could leave you driving on dangerously overinflated tires. If you've wondered whether these glovebox gadgets can replace a garage compressor, this

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24:54

The 9-Point Car Inspection That Actually Prevents...

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2026/06/28

Most drivers check oil, brake fluid, coolant, and tire pressure—and still end up stranded. AAA data shows battery issues, belt failures, and tire problems cause the majority of tow calls, not low fluids. This episode explains why the classic four-point checklist is necessary but insufficient, and adds five more inspection points—battery condition, serpentine belt, engine air filter, cabin air filter, and undercarriage checks—that catch the failures your car's dashboard never warns you about. With

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29:54

Cracking the Code on Drop-Resistant Plastic

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2026/06/28

A cracked traffic wand from AliExpress leads to a deep dive into the engineering of drop-resistant plastics. Most people order "plastic" parts by shape and color, but the material itself can vary a hundredfold in impact strength. This episode unpacks what happens inside polymer chains during a drop, why "tough plastic" means nothing on a purchase order, and how standard tests like ASTM D256 translate real-world impacts into numbers you can spec. If you've ever wondered why some plastic shatters and

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21:37

The Hidden Miracle of Airport Baggage Systems

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2026/06/28

Ever wonder how airports route thousands of bags per hour with near-perfect accuracy, while your supermarket scanner gives up on a curved soda bottle? This episode pulls back the curtain on the hidden world of baggage handling systems — miles of conveyor track, multi-angle laser arrays, RFID tags, and recirculation loops that absorb failures before you ever notice. We explore the engineering philosophy of designing for failure, the scale of systems at hubs like Denver and JFK, and how IATA's RFID

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30:22

The Four-Second Crossing: How Traffic Lights Actually...

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2026/06/28

When a pedestrian crossing near Jerusalem gives you only four seconds to cross twelve meters of highway, it's not a computer error — it's a maintenance backlog with a street address. In this episode, we unpack the hidden architecture of traffic lights: the $200 conflict monitor that cannot be overridden by any software bug, the three-tier safety stack that prevents catastrophic failures, and why the most dangerous failures aren't software glitches at all. From SCADA systems to coordination

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30:06

The Hidden World of Highway Signs

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2026/06/28

Road signs are among the most ubiquitous manufactured objects on the planet, yet almost nobody thinks about them as engineered products. This episode takes apart a single highway sign — literally and figuratively — tracing it from the aluminum smelter to the side of the road. You'll learn about the 3M and Avery Dennison duopoly that controls eighty percent of the reflective sheeting market, the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals that standardized sign shapes across seventy countries, and

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28:02

The Surprising Chemistry of Road Paint

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2026/06/28

Every day, billions of tonnes of rubber and steel roll over a thin film of paint that we collectively trust with our lives — and almost nobody knows what it's made of, how it's maintained, or when it's supposed to be replaced. This episode dives into the five-billion-dollar global industry hiding in plain sight: the chemistry of thermoplastic road markings, the glass beads that make lines visible at night, the laser-guided trucks that lay them within millimetres of perfection, and the inspectors who

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29:29

Bats in Your Bumper: Parking Sensors vs. Lane Keeping

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2026/06/28

Your car is a rolling sensor platform, but most drivers don't understand what's actually in the bumper or behind the rearview mirror. This episode breaks down two sensor systems you're probably using right now: the humble ultrasonic parking sensor (acoustic, dumb, reliable) and the sophisticated lane departure camera system (computer vision, real-time, Israeli-engineered by Mobileye). We cover how echolocation measures distance at 3 mph in a Tel Aviv side street, how a single camera can track lane

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34:06

How Sectarian Identity Predicts Middle East Politics

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2026/06/28

Why do Sunni and Shia populations in the same country hold completely different views on Iran, Israel, and the West? This episode unpacks the polling data from Lebanon, Bahrain, and the Gulf to reveal how sectarian identity functions as a political heuristic—shaped not by ancient theology but by decades of repression, proxy conflict, and strategic patronage. With the Iran-Israel shadow war now direct and Gulf states responding along sectarian lines, understanding this mechanism is essential for

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26:51

Can You Trust That Used Plastic Container?

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2026/06/28

Ever tried to buy a sturdy plastic container for your garage, only to hit B2B gatekeepers and pallet minimums? The second-hand market seems like the obvious answer — but it's a minefield of mystery chemicals, vague sellers, and containers with hidden histories. This episode unpacks the materials science of HDPE plastic, explaining why some chemicals penetrate deep into the polymer matrix and how the sniff test can fail you completely. We break down which industries are safe bets for sourcing, how to

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25:10

The Plastic Box That Conquered Your Garage

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2026/06/28

That stackable plastic bin under your bed likely follows a forty-year-old standard called VDA 4500 — and its origin story uncannily mirrors the shipping container revolution. Before the Eurobox, factory floors were chaos: a dozen incompatible bin types from a dozen suppliers, none stacking together, return trucks hauling eighty percent air. Just-in-time manufacturing turned that mess into a boardroom emergency costing thousands per minute. This episode traces how a committee of German automakers

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28:45

Luggage Carts to Airport Dollies: Three Tiers of...

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2026/06/28

This episode completes our trilogy on moving equipment by exploring the surprising engineering differences between hospitality luggage carts, industrial hand trucks, and airport ground support equipment. Why does a hotel bell cart cost more yet carry less than an industrial trolley? How can a baggage dolly handle 7,000 pounds while sitting on a tarmac in extreme heat and cold? And can civilians actually buy surplus airport equipment on the private market? We break down the design constraints that

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22:10

How to Write an RFQ That Actually Works on Alibaba

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2026/06/28

Most B2B buyers on Alibaba sabotage themselves before they even start — by writing RFQs that attract the wrong suppliers, generate incomparable quotes, and waste weeks of time. This episode breaks down the four most common RFQ mistakes and builds a three-layer system for writing requests that serious suppliers actually want to answer. If you've ever felt like you're shouting into a stadium of fifty thousand vendors, this one's for you.

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27:35

When a Mayor Calls AIPAC Monsters: 370 Years of...

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2026/06/28

On June 18, 2026, New York City Mayor Eric Adams stood at a podium and called AIPAC monsters—not a gaffe, but the culmination of years of rhetoric about Jewish money, dual loyalty, and control. The communal response was immediate and unprecedented: the JCRC, ADL, and UJA-Federation all condemned him within hours. Meanwhile, Nefesh B'Nefesh reports a 300% increase in applications from New York since January 2025, with the profile shifting from ideologically committed Zionists to secular professionals

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29:12

How Iran's IRGC Built Hezbollah's Underground Cities

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2026/06/28

Israel's media tours of Hezbollah's underground complexes in South Lebanon have revealed something far beyond crude smuggling tunnels: forty-to-eighty-meter-deep command centers with blast doors, rail systems, and industrial ventilation. Military analysts and journalists point to engineering details that match Iran's IRGC Engineering and Construction Headquarters exactly — from blast door tolerances to rail gauges to geological site selection. This episode breaks down the specific engineering

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30:15

The Litani Line vs the Beqaa Reality

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2026/06/27

The Litani River has been the diplomatic dividing line in every Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire since 1978. But as precision-guided missiles replace unguided rockets, that line no longer solves the actual problem. This episode unpacks why the Beqaa Valley—the Iranian supply corridor and home to Hezbollah's strategic arsenal—is the real flashpoint, and why no ceasefire framework has ever reached it.

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21:29

Can Lebanon and Israel Actually Make Peace Stick?

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2026/06/27

After a historic US-brokered meeting between Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors, the question of a durable peace hangs on one unresolved variable: the relationship between the Lebanese state and Hezbollah. This episode unpacks how Hezbollah functions as a parallel state — running hospitals, schools, and its own armed forces — and why the Lebanese Armed Forces coordinates rather than confronts it. We explore the sectarian divides, the constitutional deadlock, and the self-reinforcing cycle that makes

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27:04

The Litani River Trap: Why Ceasefires Keep Failing

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2026/06/27

The Litani River is the line diplomats keep drawing in every Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire draft. But as this episode explains, the river is a twentieth-century solution to a twenty-first-century arsenal. While UNIFIL patrols south of the Litani, the real problem is the Beqaa Valley — Hezbollah's logistical spine, where weapons enter from Syria, manufacturing happens, and the command structure lives. We break down why Resolution 1701 failed, how Iranian-made rockets made the river's buffer irrelevant,

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