IF you can get SOME Trump supporters to think their own arguments through, you can change SOME minds. Watch how, in 60 seconds, this man realizes how poorly thought out his anti Ukraine position was... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 3 months ago • 214 views • 1:54

Known as the ‘Hollywood Glacier,’ Europe’s largest ice cap has been the picturesque and otherworldly scene of movies and TV shows for decades. But the real drama lies underneath; Vatnajökull glacier... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 66 views • 16:43

Droughts in Italy's river Po Delta in the northern region of the country is affecting farmers and their crops as the climate emergency ravages Europe. CNN's Ben Wedeman reports.

posted by newtboy 2 years 9 months ago • 47 views • 3:20

Most poisonous mushrooms won’t kill you—they’ll simply cause a severe headache or vomiting. Death-cap mushrooms are not like the others. As little as half an Amanita phalloides contains enough toxin... continue reading

posted by BSR 5 years 10 months 4 weeks ago • 687 views • 2:34

YouTube description: Follow along as Julian Baumgartner of Baumgartner Fine Art Restoration in Chicago works to conserve and restore this icon of Ave Maria. This piece was likely created in a workshop... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 417 views • 11:31

"Brexit Britain is fed up with experts. These days we only listen to the bloke down the pub. So in this controlled experiment, we put three experts in a pub and recorded the results for your viewing pleasure. ... continue reading

posted by radx 6 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 72 views • 58:34

YouTube description: For thousands of years, the people of Hungary have soaked in the rich, thermal waters that lie below the country’s surface. From Roman emperors to Turkish kings, Budapest’s... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 10 months ago • 422 views • 2:45

Youtube: Many people sent me this story: it covers my favourite topics of power grids and temporal anomalies. But when the mainstream press have already covered it, how could I add something more? The... continue reading

posted by nanrod 7 years 1 month 1 week ago • 493 views • 4:12

YouTube description: Standing nearly 300 feet tall, Europe’s largest monument is a dedication to the army that defeated Napoleon. Named after the battle that took place in 1813, The Monument to the... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 529 views • 1:48

YouTube description: Should we double down or give up and go our separate ways? This video will probably not make everybody happy. Probably for completely opposite reasons. Some people want less... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 1 week ago • 458 views • 7:42

This goblet is made using filigrana, a style of blown glass made with colorless, white, and sometimes colored canes that originated on the island of Murano in the 16th century. The canemaking and glassblowing... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 262 views • 10:27

The Ulfberht swords were made during a brief period of the MIddle Ages, roughly around 200 years. The quality of the steel and forging techniques were not rediscovered in Europe until the industrial age... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 2 months 1 week ago • 473 views • 19:15

Not sure how this fits in and not very topical but I found it interesting.

posted by vil 8 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 191 views • 10:05

Published on Aug 13, 2016 Islamic school in UK teaches Europe is the land of Evil

posted by bobknight33 8 years 7 months 4 weeks ago • 9 views • 3:36

I invented the Bow Blower, a combination of the bow drill and forge blower to make a device that can force air into a fire while being easy to construct from commonly occurring natural materials using... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 1,388 views • 4:32

This week, TV star Noel Edmonds endorsed the "EMP Pad". He said it could help with cancer -- and the company behind that claim denied it right away. Here's why.

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 10 months ago • 628 views • 3:07

To quote her own presentation: - Our fears about debt and deficits are driven by an outdated gold standard ideology - Money is not a finite "thing" - Deficits can be too big or too small - The goal... continue reading

posted by radx 9 years 2 months ago • 278 views • 1:18:38