Why are hyperlinks blue? You ever think about that before? Plus, a look at the tech behind the wheelchairs and prostheses used by Paralympians. And what the heck is Grimace, the big purple McDonald’s mascot? A manager at a Canadian McDonald’s dropped a bombshell on the internet, but is he correct?

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Links:

• Why are hyperlinks blue? (Mozilla Distilled)
• How Paralympic Wheelchairs and Prostheses Are Optimized for Speed and Performance (Scientific American)
• Specialized Sports Chairs and the People Who Use Them (New Mobility)
• Para sport explained: Wheelchairs in wheelchair sports (International Paralympic Committee)
• Award-winning manager opens up about life at McDonald's during pandemic (CBC)
• McDonald's manager explains that Grimace is "a taste bud" (Boing Boing)
• Is Grimace a taste bud? One McDonald's manager says yes (The Takeout)
• "Grimace is the embodiment of a milkshake" (McDonald’s Corporate, Twitter)
• Archivist weighs in (McDonald’s Corporate, Twitter)
• What the hell is McDonald's Grimace? (Mashable)
• Kottke.Org
• Jackson Bird on Twitter

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