Two Teenagers Drown Off Brooklyn Beach The girls, ages 17 and 18, went into the water near the Coney Island boardwalk as thunderstorms rolled in. It was the second pair of drownings off city beaches in two weeks.

LPT: Want someone to turn the music down? Speak to them at a normal volume and let the music drown you out. submitted by /u/crimsoncomplainer

Drown Your Potted Plants Over my life, I’ve heard a million different recommendations about how to water plants, ranging from “once a week, weakly” to “water until it runs out the bottom” to my favorite, “water when things start to look sad.” I’ve spent the last month nervously plant-sitting fifty or so rare plants for a friend—a master… Read more…