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

posted by newtboy 1 month 1 week ago • 195 views • 2:27

From Youtube, "NERC's Space Geodesy Facility, hidden away in the English countryside, fires lasers at satellites. Because it turns out that knowing a satellite's position exactly is really, really difficult.... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 8 months 3 weeks ago • 611 views • 3:17

"Ricky Gervais tests his knowledge of British slang. From 'dishy' to 'cheesed off,' the comedian takes you through some 'bog-standard' British words and phrases..." From http://www.cannotunsee.net/post/618953626171375... continue reading

posted by ant 2 years ago • 16 views • 6:59

YouTube description: Aerosparx are a British aerobatics team that perform displays with fireworks attached to their wings. This is how they do it. More about Aerosparx: http://www.aerosparx.com/ ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 9 months 1 week ago • 296 views • 6:32

YouTube description: A decade ago, engineers found the Humber Bridge had the same problem as many of the world's suspension bridges: unexpectedly fast corrosion. Here's how they fixed it, and how they're... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 10 months ago • 938 views • 5:05

YouTube description: You can make a movable hole in soap film with a loop of thread. It's surprising when you first see and it's fun to think about why it behaves the way it does. It's also a useful... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 2 months 1 week ago • 509 views • 6:03

YouTube description: The Yucatan peninsula is one of the busiest tourist destinations in the world and every year just offshore from Cancun, the largest fish in the ocean aggregates in vast numbers to feed. ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 3 months ago • 757 views • 5:26

A game of swingball in a pubic space that teaches you how to say iambic Pentameter. A famous Shakespearian text is on the lamp-post, people say two words each, hitting the ball on the accent only.

n Porthcurno, Cornwall, there's an old telegraph cable landing station. It's how Britain talked to the Empire -- and it's now a museum. But the technology here isn't quite as obsolete as you might think.

posted by nanrod 3 years 9 months 1 week ago • 328 views • 3:57

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 3 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 623 views • 2:50

Police in West Midlands, UK have released footage of criminals stealing a car by relaying a signal from the key inside the home, to the car in the driveway. Source: CNNMoney I've always wondered... continue reading

posted by b4rringt0n 4 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 958 views • 1:30

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 4 years 2 months 1 week ago • 492 views • 4:12

YouTube description: Featuring Tadashi Tokieda - more Tadashi videos at: http://bit.ly/tadashi_vids Tadashi Tokieda is a Professor of Mathematics at Stanford University (though this was filmed when... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 278 views • 3:24

YouTube description: We look at some super rare anatomical models at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Featuring Bethany Palumbo from The Oxford University Museum of Natural History... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 3 months ago • 403 views • 6:02

YouTube description: Hold on tight, because with a stabilised camera shot and a pair of sunglasses, you're about to see a video that works in both 2D and 3D at the same time. The technique's called... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 4 months 4 weeks ago • 1,800 views • 3:31

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) 4 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 509 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) 4 years 5 months 4 weeks ago • 408 views • 3:36

A game based on Rock Paper Scissors, using new elements.

Believe it or not, off-roading is actually illegal in Iceland - they'll lock you up. There is an exception, though, in the form of the outrageous Icelandic Formula Offroad Championship. Strapped into home-built... continue reading

posted by newtboy 4 years 8 months 1 week ago • 248 views • 7:24

"... Do you think you know everything about kittens? Watch this video to find out! Simon’s Cat Care is a series where we speak to a Cat Behaviour Expert Nicky Trevorrow at Cats Protection (http://www.cats.org.uk)... continue reading

posted by ant 4 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 7 views • 4:01