YouTube description: Huttese, Klingon, Dothraki—it’s all Greek to me. Just a bunch of sounds. Right? Not if you listen closely. Some of these constructed languages, or “conlangs,” pass as real... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 5 months ago • 551 views • 4:32Videos (125) | Sift Talk (1) | Blogs (0) | Comments (1000) |
"We've all seen TV snow. Whether because the TV is detuned, or just because we're trying to tune our Mega Drive into a new channel. But why, on a colour TV is this static still presented in a monochrome... continue reading
posted by ant 6 years 5 months ago • 148 views • 7:20They're not the only ones. YouTube: On the 4th of July, Americans like to celebrate the things that make the United States unique, and a lot of those things have to do with our geography. That remarkable... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 6 years 5 months 1 week ago • 561 views • 3:49Mr. Samuel J. Seymour, the last living eyewitness to the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C. was the mystery guest on the February 8, 1956 episode of the I've... continue reading
posted by bobknight33 6 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 14 views • 7:18"... Learn about how your cat defends their territory and what you can do to help more vulnerable cats stay safe and happy in this special episode featuring Simon's Cat's nemesis -Jazz! ..."
posted by ant 6 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 17 views • 10:48"... Read more about the concept of non-state spaces: https://goo.gl/UsgDDy For thousands of years, humans have drawn lines on the earth, dividing the planet into nations. But there are some parts of... continue reading
posted by ant 6 years 11 months 1 week ago • 22 views • 13:27YT: Time to step away from viral videos and discuss some historically epic VFX work. In this episode, Captain Disillusion dives into the tech Industrial Light & Magic used to create the diverse visuals... continue reading
posted by Fantomas 6 years 12 months ago • 382 views • 10:45YouTube description: Frances Glessner Lee created dollhouses with dead dolls. In this episode of Vox Almanac, Vox's Phil Edwards explains why. Frances Glessner Lee's "Nutshell Studies of Unexplained... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years ago • 717 views • 8:16YouTube description: What do all those bodies of water really mean? In this episode of Vox Almanac, Phil Edwards travels through the map to define bodies of water. Find Phil Edwards on Facebook... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 1 week ago • 1,336 views • 5:15On this episode of How'd They Do That, we take a look at how a top fuel dragster makes all its power and barrels down the 1,000-ft race track.
posted by bobknight33 7 years 2 weeks ago • 197 views • 13:49"... In this episode of Overrated, Vox's Phil Edwards investigates the largely unheralded business reason behind the success of Harper Lee's 'To Kill A Mockingbird.' Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird... continue reading
posted by ant 7 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 142 views • 5:28The key to making a juicy chicken breast is to not use powdered chicken. The trick is to use dry chicken, then dunk it in water. Mmmm.
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 98 views • 3:18A more light hearted episode. On that solar eclipse hype train. I've never been so excited to literally not see something. Btw before someone's who's played aged of mythology chimes in, Mercury is a Roman... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 306 views • 3:20This 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 2 months 3 weeks ago • 1,191 views • 7:52https://youtu.be/Zm6X77ShHa8 Beavers have done more to shape North American landscapes than any animal beside humans. We don’t notice them much today because there aren’t many left, but before colonization,... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 3 months 1 week ago • 1,121 views • 5:19"In this episode of GREEN PORNO, Isabella Rossellini explores the reproductive miracles of starfish. Subscribe to SundanceTV: http://goo.gl/GTzxOZ Isabella Rossellini's critically acclaimed and provocative... continue reading
posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 7 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 67 views • 2:34"Isabella Rossellini explores the special reproductive talents of the barnacle in this episode of GREEN PORNO. Subscribe to SundanceTV: http://goo.gl/GTzxOZ Isabella Rossellini's critically acclaimed... continue reading
posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 7 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 205 views • 3:04"In this episode of GREEN PORNO, Isabella Rossellini explores the sexy and dangerous life of the shrimp. Subscribe to SundanceTV: http://goo.gl/GTzxOZ Isabella Rossellini's critically acclaimed and... continue reading
posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 7 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 232 views • 4:21"... Watch this Simon's Cat Logic episode to find out how cats communicate using body language. Simon’s Cat Logic is a fun new series where we speak to a Cat Behaviour Expert at Cats Protection (http://www.cats.org.... continue reading
posted by ant 7 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 230 views • 7:45