YouTube description: The Dolly Zoom is a bizarre cinematic effect, and it can do a lot more than just make you dizzy. Let's take a look at some famous instances of the dolly zoom, see what they accomplish,... continue reading
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"We're all familiar with Pomp & Circumstance, the graduation song that's the official soundtrack of almost every commencement. But how did it get so big? In this episode of Vox's Almanac, Phil Edwards... continue reading
posted by ant 6 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 132 views • 5:34YouTube description: In 1971, sushi was not widely consumed in North America. In fact, it wasn't popular at all. Chef Hidekazu Tojo, a Japanese chef new to Vancouver, British Columbia, needed to find... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 1 week ago • 460 views • 2:18Dialect coach Erik Singer analyzes some of the most famous "constructed languages" in movie and television history. Which real-life languages inspired "conlangs" like Klingon and Dothraki? Check out... continue reading
posted by Mekanikal 7 years 3 weeks ago • 306 views • 20:33At the Computer History Museum, in Mountain View, California, there sits a small teapot. It's the world's most famous teapot.
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 921 views • 2:34"... You think you know Alfred Hitchcock’s most famous thriller? Test your knowledge with the latest episode of ‘You Think You Know Movies’! ..."
posted by ant 7 years 6 months ago • 10 views • 5:55YouTube description: It’s probably the most well known peacetime battle between the USA and the Soviet Union, in both technological and ideological terms of the 20th century. Although the USA won... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 811 views • 14:23From YT- The issue of mobility in armour is addressed there with striking images of actual armour pieces to demonstrate the range of movement allowed when worn. Today, our contribution follows the same... continue reading
posted by SDGundamX 7 years 10 months 1 week ago • 281 views • 3:36The Coexist logo is famous on bumper stickers and around the world — but it's also at the center of quite a few battles. When Piotr Mlodozeniec designed the first Coexist logo, he had no idea how... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 11 months ago • 504 views • 5:33The Most Dangerous Stretch of Water in the World: The Strid at Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire I know, I know, it's a clickbait title^. But I stand by it, because the water is so deceptive, and so pretty, and... continue reading
posted by eric3579 7 years 12 months ago • 3,374 views • 2:17... as told by Kevin Spacey. YouTube: How a famed photo of Elvis Presley shaking hands with Richard Nixon inspired Kevin Spacey's newest film.
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 2 weeks ago • 317 views • 2:28Vimeo: A visual remix of the famous 2003 Harvard Dialect Survey, which maps out the various dialects of American speech. Read the full article on the film here: theatlantic.com/video/archive/2013/11/soda-vs-pop-vs-coke-... continue reading
posted by Janine V. (Lilithia) 1 decade 5 months 1 week ago • 555 views • 4:04(YT description via Vice) You might not know who Arjan Roskam is, but you've probably smoked his weed. Arjan's been breeding some of the most famous marijuana strains in the world—like White Widow,... continue reading
posted by Procrastinatron 1 decade 8 months 4 weeks ago • 595 views • 26:58YouTube Description: 10 Reasons To Love ScienceDon't like science? Not a fan of Brainiac Day on Geek Week? Then let world-famous astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson try and convince you otherwise with these... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 1 decade 9 months ago • 136 views • 5:17Fafa explains Joseph Campbell's famous theory. Visit us on facebook! http://www.facebook.com/gloveandboots [/yt]
posted by not_blankfist 1 decade 9 months 3 weeks ago • 1,257 views • 5:47YouTube Description: Light is so common that we rarely think about what it really is. But just over two hundred years ago, a groundbreaking experiment answered the question that had occupied physicists... continue reading
posted by aaronfr 1 decade 1 year 2 months 1 week ago • 1,437 views • 7:40I just received a package from France! Containing a few of my favorite famous French cakes called Madeleines. So here is a video to celebrate my luck if you ever have the chance give them a try. ;) ... continue reading
posted by ctrlalt bleach (ctrlaltbleach) 1 decade 1 year 3 months ago • 51 views • 3:35YouTube Description: Stephen Hawking just scooped a $3 million Fundamental Physics Prize. Our very own Dr Tony Padilla (who missed out on a prize this year) discusses three of Professor Hawking's... continue reading
posted by Zifnab 1 decade 1 year 4 months 3 weeks ago • 362 views • 9:30From YT: A lecture theatre at Trinity College, Dublin, is named in honour of Erwin Schrödinger. It was in Dublin that the physicist gave his famous lectures: "What is Life?"
posted by Skeeve 1 decade 2 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 827 views • 9:04From YT: It's the most famous science equation in history... but E=mc² is not technically correct.
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