What is the Difference Between British Isles, United Kingdom, Great Britain and England? This explains it simply.

posted by newtboy 2 years 11 months ago • 198 views • 2:27

Global Warming is taking a rare back seat in the news right now, as we deal with the more immediate existential crisis afflicting our civilisation and way of life. But as entire countries are getting shut... continue reading

posted by newtboy 4 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 347 views • 13:56

https://youtu.be/cECsj2Bznig The Global Vehicle Target is the new standard for testing autonomous driving and crash test systems. To cameras and radar, it looks like a car: but if you hit it, it'll... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 6 months ago • 846 views • 4:33

YouTube description: What happens when you fire a Civil War mortar at a caravan? We invited YouTuber Tom Scott to find out. The mortar used is a replica of Roaring Meg, which destroyed large parts... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 545 views • 7:11

The White Horse, in Uffington, is one of the oldest surviving works of art in Britain: carved into a hillside in Oxfordshire 3,000 years ago. Every year, it's rechalked by volunteers co-ordinated through... continue reading

posted by nanrod 6 years 7 months ago • 625 views • 2:50

YouTube description: There's a link from a 13th century legend, to a 16th century insult book, to a 19th century writer, to a 20th century comic book hero. And it starts in a small village near Nottingham,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 3 months 1 week ago • 512 views • 2:46

YouTube description: It's not your imagination; hold music on phones really did sound better in the old days. Here's why, as we talk about old telephone exchanges and audio compression. Thanks to... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 410 views • 3:36

This is very much not how I remember it being reported around the time of the repair mission. I'm sure that at the time it was incorrectly reported as being due to the effect of grinding the mirror under... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 7 months 1 week ago • 1,191 views • 7:52

The future of train transportation might be pneumatic tubes and magnets. Meet the 89-year old entrepreneur who wants to disrupt the railroad with a modern twist on a very old train idea.

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 8 months ago • 591 views • 4:35

YouTube description: At the University of Manchester's High Voltage Laboratory, we see what happens when a DJI Phantom 3 drone gets hit with an electrical impulse of 1.4MV - basically, a lightning strike.... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 11 months ago • 339 views • 5:31

From NYT: "...a really big drain called a spillway. And once you see it full of spiraling water, it is hard to take your eyes off it. For the first time in a decade, January and February have brought... continue reading

posted by chicchorea 8 years 2 weeks ago • 1,904 views • 1:31

YouTube description: I thought about saying "secret patterns" or "mysterious patterns" in the title, but that'd be a lie: they're just mostly unknown! So let's talk about tactile paving, about design,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 2 months ago • 1,728 views • 3:13

In a cemetery in Huelva, in Spain, is the grave of Major William Martin, of the British Royal Marines. Or rather, it's the grave of a man called Glyndwr Michael, who served his country during World War... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 4 months ago • 484 views • 3:17

In this MUNCHIES special, we meet owner Joe Cooke, great-grandson of Robert Cooke, who opened London’s first pie shop in 1862. Joe shows us how to prepare a proper plate of pie and mash, complete with... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 348 views • 7:50

I'm posting this because i have no clue about the subject and was hoping sifters with some knowledge and opinion might chime in and enlighten me with their knowing goodness.

posted by eric3579 8 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 511 views • 4:54

Oh, so much confusion!

posted by brycewi19 9 years 6 months ago • 633 views • 8:59

For nearly all of human history, most people were very, very poor. But something happened after 1800. Average wages began to rise. For example, in the past 200 years, the average wage in the United States... continue reading

posted by Trancecoach 1 decade 10 months 2 weeks ago • 1,001 views • 3:19

Here in the US, you can get a solid C average and become President. YT - The day I passed maths. Hey there everyone the man in the video is my dad :) I year before this video I was at a grade F in... continue reading

posted by nock 1 decade 1 year 4 months 3 weeks ago • 949 views • 2:37