YT: In which John Green teaches you about nation building and nationalism in Latin America. Sometimes, the nations of Latin America get compared to the nations of Europe, and are found wanting. This is... continue reading
posted by RedSky 9 years 3 months ago • 207 views • 12:14Videos (50) | Sift Talk (0) | Blogs (0) | Comments (1000) |
There was something deeply satisfying about watching a true craftsman doing their thing. This was artisanal beyond my reckoning. I had no good ideas myself on how you'd find and reuse the same hidden... continue reading
posted by SFOGuy 9 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 1,045 views • 6:52YouTube: Take it from an expert: It’s weird to hear how your voice really sounds. But why does it sound different to you than everyone else. Hank explains -- in a deep, resonant voice.
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 215 views • 2:24Neatorama: DIY fanatics like myself consider Adam Savage (of Mythbusters fame) to be one of the gods of DIY. The man can build really cool stuff out of a pile of random stuff, and his diverse skillset,... continue reading
posted by Zawash 9 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 255 views • 43:41YouTube Description: Thanks to a couple of Norwegian musicians, a lot of people have become obsessed with one question: What does the fox say? It turns out that foxes "say" lots of different things depending... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 1 decade 3 months 2 weeks ago • 176 views • 3:39http://videosift.com/video/Insane-woman-thinks-all-postal-workers-are-after-her Following the discussion which took place in the comment section of a video (linked above) posted by @pumkinandstorm,... continue reading
posted by Procrastinatron 1 decade 9 months 1 week ago • 923 views • 14:18They use Thermite to form the weld because standard welding does not give 100% weld penetration. If you listen carefully, you can hear the ping sound when the rails fully join.
posted by Mordhaus 1 decade 11 months 3 weeks ago • 1,623 views • 3:49Vimeo description: A paper-letter animation about the history of fonts and typography. 291 Paper Letters. 2,454 Photographs. 140 hours of work. Created by Ben Barrett-Forrest © Forrest Media - 2013 ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 decade 1 year 1 week ago • 879 views • 5:09From YouTube: With hundreds of unique dialects of English, there's a reason we have our own dictionary. Hear Chris describe the word gut-foundered, and how it can turn the unappetizing into the irresistible. ... continue reading
posted by lullaby_lune 1 decade 1 year 2 weeks ago • 225 views • 1:05You often hear teams and drivers talk about setup, so what options are actually available in Formula 1 cars? BBC commentator and ex F1 racer Martin Brundle explains.
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