"Enjoy counting to 12 with every pinball animation short in this compilation! ..."

posted by ant 4 months 1 week ago • 17 views • 12:33

YouTube description: What do you do if you're lost in Central Park? How to always find your way out with the secret code in New York City 1800s street lights. (via laughingsquid)... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 3 weeks ago • 1,851 views • 2:20

Rue Canusa (or Canusa Avenue) is a street that's split in two by a border: the northern part is in Stanstead, Canada, and the southern part is in Derby Line, USA — and border crossings here aren't as... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 1 year 4 weeks ago • 1,373 views • 2:55

"Ernie counts zero cookies and that means there are zero cookies in Cookie Monster's tummy! How will Cookie Monster get his cookies now? ..."

posted by ant 1 year 7 months 3 weeks ago • 12 views • 4:14

In this classic Sesame Street clip, we take a visit to the saxophone factory to see how the horn is made. Throughout, a delightful free jazz soundtrack acts as foley sound, instead of us hearing the (probably... continue reading

posted by BSR 1 year 8 months ago • 60 views • 2:06

YouTube description: With a population of over 18 million people, Mumbai is one of the world’s largest megalopolises. To put it mildly, the city can be unpredictable. But amid the chaos, Mumbai has... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 11 months ago • 645 views • 2:48

Miss Info investigates how the Jamaican beef patty became a NYC icon. As the flaky meat turnover has infiltrated all aspects of city life—found in mom-and-pop bakeries, bodegas, pizza shops, and even... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 1 month ago • 249 views • 12:06

"... Christopher and Rubber Duckie say the alphabet..."

posted by ant 2 years 1 month 1 week ago • 11 views • 1:20

YouTube description: How the race organizers allow crowds to pass over Beacon Street during the marathon. (H/T @eric3579)

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 2 months 1 week ago • 723 views • 1:29

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) 2 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 1,718 views • 3:13

(via digg, H/T @eric3579)

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 637 views • 13:27

YouTube description: Lost for decades beneath the streets of Naples, Italy, the Galleria Borbonica is a time capsule of the city's history. The system of tunnels and caverns was originally created in... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 135 views • 1:28

Though this be madness, yet there is method in't.

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 7 months 1 week ago • 73 views • 4:03

Doctors prescribe drugs just as addictive as street drugs all the time.

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 7 months 1 week ago • 1,339 views • 2:20

Youtube: Modern cities are designed for cars. But the city of Barcelona is testing out an urban design trick that can give cities back to pedestrians.

posted by RedSky 2 years 9 months ago • 804 views • 5:31

"Marshal Grover is on horseback backwards!"

posted by ant 2 years 10 months ago • 111 views • 2:39

"Elmo wants to learn all about cats. That's why Elmo's visiting his good friend and cat, Simon's cat! Let's watch Simon's cat and see what cat things he does! ..." I need a nap too. :P

posted by ant 2 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 14 views • 2:57