Building a Baseball Backstop: A Step-by-Step Guide

How do you build a baseball backstop? The backstop should have three faces: a long one about 15 feet wide that will be perpendicular to the line created by the pitcher’s mound and home plate. Two more on either side should be at least 10 feet wide, and should be angled toward the basepaths at … Read more

The Animal that Poops Out Coffee Beans: The Civet Cat

What animal poops out coffee beans? civets Kopi luwak is made from coffee beans plucked from civets’ feces. This is bad news for civets. It’s the world’s most expensive coffee, and it’s made from poop. Or rather, it’s made from coffee beans that are partially digested and then pooped out by the civet, a catlike … Read more