I'd be interested - could someone provide a justification for this belonging on Hacker News? How is it something that "... gratifies one's intellectual curiosi

I'd be interested - could someone provide a justification for this belonging on Hacker News? How is it something that "... gratifies one's intellectual curiosity." OK, it's a fun read, but in what way is it specific to Hackers as opposed to a general, generic audience. This is something I can easily see covered on TV news, and so according to the guidelines, it's probably off-topic. I haven't flagged it. Sunday is a slow day, so I'm not all that surprised to see it here. But I'm a little disappointed. What have I missed? Why is it here? ADDED IN EDIT (when the votes stood at -3): Oh, c'mon peeps. It's completely your right to downvote, I have no problems with that, but at least give some justification, some rationale. As far as I can see this submission is, according to the guidelines, off-topic. Please, please, help me understand why you think it's on-topic.