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 6 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 249 views • 7:24Videos (56) | Sift Talk (0) | Blogs (0) | Comments (1000) |
YouTube description: When dancer David Chanishvili is on stage, he believes that he can fly. Indeed, he appears to glide through the air with ease while performing for the traditional Sukhishvili Georgian... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 9 months 4 weeks ago • 1,315 views • 2:33This atheist painted his truck with a bible verse, hoping to get people to actually READ the book they believe and see what it actually says. His message is a bit confusing and usually misunderstood.
posted by newtboy 6 years 12 months ago • 2,205 views • 2:20The Lahti L-39 is a Finnish 20 mm anti-tank rifle used during the Second World War. It had excellent accuracy, penetration and range, but its size made transportation difficult. It was nicknamed "Norsupyssy"... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years ago • 140 views • 10:14YouTube description: In a dusty, crowded shop in Milan, Italy, artist Osvaldo Menegazzi toils, as he has for decades, designing intricate decks of tarot cards. Every card a handmade work of art, Mengazzi... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 1 month 1 week ago • 304 views • 2:11YouTube: I once received a lot of blowback for an Upshot article in which I showed (with evidence) that exercise is not the key to weight loss. Diet is. Many, many readers cannot wrap their head around... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 57 views • 5:53Hot and cold water sound different when you pour them. When Steve pitched this to me, I didn't believe it, and then he sent me a couple of sound files, at which point I knew this was going to be the first... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 496 views • 2:38Some of these are hard to believe.
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 4 months ago • 44 views • 10:14YouTube: Many people have to wait too long to see a doctor. And it could get worse. If, as many people believe, we have a shortage of doctors in the United States, then it follows that we can fix this... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 4 months 4 weeks ago • 460 views • 6:02Crooked Hillary Clinton's new ad "She always" will have you believe she's always fought for the poor and the middle class. Well if empty words could make changes, that would be true! However no one can... continue reading
posted by bobknight33 7 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 53 views • 2:11Are you? From YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqN_2jDVbOU "Geordie Rose, Founder of D-Wave (recent clients are Google and NASA) believes that the power of quantum computing is that we can... continue reading
posted by chicchorea 7 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 850 views • 19:38When Dr. John Reid, Chairman of the Trimontium Trust, contacted us and asked for our help in order to shed some light on an ancient mystery, we immediately agreed! Dr. Reid and his team did some excavations... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 344 views • 29:38Learn how cognitive ease distorts what we believe to be true. I find this especially fascinating.
posted by eric3579 7 years 10 months 1 week ago • 1,622 views • 8:26Published on Apr 1, 2015 Why is it that so many people think they can’t draw? Where did we learn to believe that? Graham Shaw will shatter this illusion – quite literally - in a very practical way.... continue reading
posted by bobknight33 8 years 1 month 1 week ago • 29 views • 15:04A fun activity to help you figure out if your beliefs are well-grounded.
posted by Magicpants 8 years 3 months 1 week ago • 2,513 views • 4:17The fascinating video above tells the story of MIT Professor Ioannis Yannas, who was recently inducted into the National Inventor’s Hall of Fame alongside such luminaries as the Wright brothers and Steve... continue reading
posted by enoch 8 years 4 months ago • 1,844 views • 16:57He ain't whistlin' Dixie that's for sure! YouTube: Four-time national and international whistling champion Christopher Ullman believes whistling is an art form. Using his lips, tongue, and teeth, he... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 5 months ago • 38 views • 1:42... ever again! It's all in the brain.
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 7 months 4 weeks ago • 1,985 views • 10:33Just like you can't distinguish between Homeopathy and Placebo, scientists find that Sarcasm and Conspiracy Theories may be indistinguishable. Transcript at http://skepchick.org/2015/05/no-shit-study-scientists-show-... continue reading
posted by Zawash 8 years 12 months ago • 7,224 views • 3:32