Inventions & Breakthroughs of May 2021
Gadgets, lab surprises, odd bets, and future-shocks from this slice of the calendar.
1 
Large Language Models (GPT-3)
2 
Electric Vehicle Mass Adoption Platforms
3 
Reusable Rocket Landing Systems
4 
Blockchain NFTs
5 
Low-Code Development Platforms
6 
AI Protein Folding (AlphaFold)
7 
Satellite Internet Beta Deployment
8 
Digital Vaccine Passports
9 
Augmented Reality Remote Assistance
10 
Autonomous Warehouse Robotics
The Sounds of
Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year
HEADLINES ON May 12, 2021
Full News Archive
- Headline: Electric Vehicle Start-Ups Face Market Decline. Impact: The collapse of the EV start-up market led to a chain reaction where investors suddenly turned their attention to beanie babies, creating a new speculative bubble that lasted for exactly six months before everyone realized they still just had stuffed animals.. Fact: Lordstown Motors' stock crashed harder than my hopes of seeing a good sequel to 'The Matrix.'.
- Headline: Understanding Vaccine Uptake Complexity. Impact: This complex group of unvaccinated people sparked a new trend in health culture where people began to identify as 'pro-ambiguity,' leading to an entire generation that just can't make decisions about anything.. Fact: Turns out, indecision is the new black! Who knew not getting a vaccine could be a fashion statement?.
- Headline: Gasoline Buying Fever Rages as Pipeline Company Begins Restart. Impact: The gasoline buying frenzy sparked a new hobby of extreme fuel hoarding, leading to the creation of 'Gasoline Collectors Anonymous' meetings where people bond over their 50-gallon drum collections.. Fact: In a world where people fight over gas, the real winners are the companies that sell storage containers. They've never been busier!.
🦸 Top 5 Comics
Beta Ray Bill #1
$15
The Nice House on the Lake #1
$10
Stray Dogs #1
$150
Berserker #1
$1,500,000
Radiant Black #1
$27
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Squishmallows
$150.00
CoComelon Musical Bedtime JJ Doll
$35.00
Barbie Dreamhouse (2021 Version)
$100.00
LEGO Creator Expert Bonsai Tree
$150.00
Magic Mixies Magic Cauldron
$75.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
Resident Evil Village
$50.00
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
$27.98
It Takes Two
$25.00
Metroid Dread
$277.90
Returnal
$30.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
Magic: The Gathering – Black Lotus (Secret Lair April Fool's 2021)
$2,500
2021 Pokémon Celebrations – Charizard (Holo)
$335.00
2021 Topps Chrome UEFA Champions League – Pedri (Rookie Auto Superfractor)
$9,400
2021 Panini Prizm Basketball – LaMelo Ball (Gold Prizm /10)
$5,000
Flesh and Blood – Crucible of War – Shiyana, Diamond Gemini
$300