The magnificent Azorella compacta may look odd as hell, but this matter Seussian "rug" form is actually quite common among Alpine plants - plants from very high elevations or very high latitudes. It is... continue reading

posted by eric3579 2 years 7 months ago • 362 views • 2:59

YouTube description: It sounds ridiculous, but it's true. At the Cooper Union Foundation Building in New York, there's the world's first elevator shaft: constructed four years before the safety elevator... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 731 views • 5:10

"NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover has already descended from Vera Rubin Ridge, a region of Mount Sharp that it has been exploring for more than a year. But before it left, the rover took a 360-degree panorama... continue reading

posted by ant 6 years 3 weeks ago • 10 views • 1:31

"Elevator. It’s a fascination and a fear for many. Countless action movies and TV shows feature stuck elevators, fights in elevators, and, of course falling elevators. How many times when an elevator... continue reading

posted by ant 6 years 4 months ago • 219 views • 7:36

I've filmed a paternoster lift; I've filmed the strange Genoa elevator that sort-of goes sideways. So when I got an email from Thyssenkrupp, an elevator company, saying "come and see our Multi elevator... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 1,308 views • 4:21

Chef is holy ground for film foodies, and as demonstrated in a previous episode, has some real culinary chops behind it (courtesy of Roy Choi). I love a good Cubano as much as the next guy, but can some... continue reading

posted by Mekanikal 7 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 43 views • 3:48

YouTube description: Osaka's Gate Tower Building is an amazing sight to see because ... well, how should I put this? A highway goes through the building. It literally does, and there is a story behind it. ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 12 months ago • 1,611 views • 5:48

Tom Scott: "Continuing the occasional Weird European Infrastructure Tour: an Italian lift that switches direction from horizontal to vertical. And honestly, until someone pointed it out to me, I could... continue reading

posted by blacklotus90 8 years 9 months 4 weeks ago • 704 views • 2:29

YouTube:The gravity of the situation is clear – and yes, it’s going to hurt. But what are a few broken bones when the alternative is plummeting to your doom?

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 1,195 views • 1:10