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Pope Francis repeatedly withdraws his right hand as worshippers bow and try to kiss the ring on it during visit to Catholic shrine in Loreto, Italy. https://t.co/4PsdTxNmCg pic.twitter.com/03MkhfiLPo
— ABC News (@ABC) March 27, 2019
Troll level: infalliible.
Conservative Catholics, who routinely accuse the current Pope of straying from church doctrine and tradition, now suspect that he has an end to ring-kissing in his sights.
They point to video taken on Monday in the Italian town of Loreto, which shows the Pope withdrawing his hand from Catholics trying to kiss his ring.
…During a 53-second period, Francis snapped his hand away from 19 people trying to bow and kiss his ring. One particularly unfortunate man ended up kissing his own hand after the pope suddenly withdrew from the greeting.
And this is the section which has been widely shared online.
It may be that the Pope was in a hurry to get to the end of the receiving line – and it’s notable that, afterwards, he went on to spend more time greeting people, many in wheelchairs, at the front of the church.
Francis may not enjoy his ring being kissed, but it’s inaccurate to say that he rejected all those that day who attempted the gesture….
Robo Sumo
atThe wickedly fast Japanese sport of ‘pepe-sumo’, or miniature robot sumo wrestling, filmed here in real time and compiled (from several years of footage) by Robert McGregor.
Bouts don’t last long. Refs wear shin pads.
Handscaping
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A series of mix-n-match handmade birch plywood rings by Etsy seller Clive Roddy.
Houses, trees, mountains – the full gamut of landscape types right there.
Solar Us
atSpin Doctor
atArcus Motion Analyzer – currently in development and funding on Kickstarter – is a ring-sized, water resistant motion tracking device that also recognises gestures.
Feeding back in real time via a Bluetooth connection, multiple devices can be worn to generate complex data and metrics.
Galaxy Class
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Available from €446 (Sterling silver and topaz) to €2921 (platinum and diamond) from PaulMichaelDesign.