Snail Eyes and Jelly Ice: Shroud of Turin Nerdathon 2024
In what might be the most enthusiastically bizarre science squad meetup of 2024, researchers rolled out a 3D reconstruction of the Shroud of Turin – yes, THAT ancient religious cloth now geekier than your grandma’s puzzles. Meanwhile, 'jelly ice,' which sounds like a trendy vegan dessert but is actually a cool new material, is making waves, presumably chilling out physics labs everywhere. Not to be outdone, a regeneration study gave snail eyes a comeback tour that Hollywood wishes it had – apparently snails will be the true MVPs of ocular regrowth although their name recognition is slimier. From sacred relics to slippery sea creatures, 2024’s science parade welcomed everyone, no neuroscientist left behind!
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If you thought your 2024 was weird, remember scientists took a holy cloth, frozen jelly, and snail eyes and mashed them into a sci-fi gang no one asked for but the universe absolutely needed.
Nothing screams 'cutting-edge science' like mixing holy relics with jelly ice and giving snails Lasik. The Shroud of Turin called; it wants its 3D scan back... or maybe a Netflix doc?
Forget Avengers, 2024's real heroes are the snails regenerating eyeballs and a 3D Shroud like your grandma’s haunted sheet collection got high-tech.
Source: Arstechnica | Published: 8/31/2025 | Author: Jennifer Ouellette
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