Ipley Cross, in the middle of the New Forest, is one of the most dangerous road junctions in Britain. Why? • Thanks to Bez, whoever you are: their definitive article on this junction is here: https://singletrackworld.c... continue reading
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YouTube description: 50 Years Ago Apollo 13 was preparing to launch on a mission that would become famous for the wrong reasons, 56 Hours into the mission an oxygen tank would explode, blowing the side... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 1 month 1 week ago • 29 views • 12:18One for the ages - Samuel L Jackson revisits an old classic with an important message - and reads "Stay the F*** at Home". YT: While Jimmy is in quarantine, he checks in with the great Samuel L. Jackson... continue reading
posted by Zawash 4 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 281 views • 8:35After being exposed to the virus that causes COVID-19, it can take as few as two and as many as 14 days for symptoms to develop. Cases range from mild to critical. The average timeline from the first symptom... continue reading
posted by eric3579 4 years 2 months ago • 529 views • 5:19YouTube description: Kea, a type of parrot from New Zealand, have been surprising scientists with their smart predictions. Researchers set them a series of intelligence tests based around probabilities... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 2 months 1 week ago • 599 views • 4:21Convenience stores around the world always have a large variety of sandwiches in stock. Here's how they're made in mass quantities.
posted by newtboy 4 years 3 months 1 week ago • 3,018 views • 5:57YouTube description: It sounds ridiculous, but it's true. At the Cooper Union Foundation Building in New York, there's the world's first elevator shaft: constructed four years before the safety elevator... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 5 months 4 weeks ago • 731 views • 5:10So you want to visit a black hole? Before you do, here's one piece of advice from NASA.
posted by noims 4 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 110 views • 2:40YouTube description: Robert Moehling has a passion for fruit. Weird tropical fruit. Ever tried canistel? How about mamey sapote or guanabana? Robert is happy to introduce these fresh delights to you.... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 8 months ago • 538 views • 2:23YouTube description: As a quadriplegic, Álvaro Silberstein spent years believing he would never be able to visit Chile’s Torres del Paine National Park. Then, he discovered a wheelchair designed... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 9 months ago • 181 views • 2:57YouTube description: After landing on the Moon, what ever happened to the Lunar Ascent Modules? Turns out they were crashed onto the moon for Science! Here are all the known crash sites of the LM... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 273 views • 12:58YouTube description: To prepare him for landing the lunar module, Neil Armstrong practiced on a training vehicle, right here on Earth. It was designed to replicate flying within a gravitational pull... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 9 months 4 weeks ago • 462 views • 2:14YouTube 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) 4 years 10 months ago • 942 views • 5:05A lot of things happen on Earth, but there are still some things that just don't ever happen here. But, that doesn't mean that what's impossible here is impossible everywhere else in the universe. ... continue reading
posted by BSR 4 years 10 months ago • 486 views • 7:24YouTube description: I got to see an Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola) up close and personal at the Monterey Bay Aquarium recently and I fell in love. These things are the superlative of superlatives. They... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 1,838 views • 3:58YouTube description: Thanks to all the Dunedin Railways team! You can find out more about them here: https://www.dunedinrailways.co.nz/ Edited by Michelle Martin (@mrsmmartin) I'm at http://tomscott.com ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 11 months 1 week ago • 338 views • 2:27Onion Senior Political Reporter Eliza Hayes provides a definitive breakdown of why you're wrong.
posted by newtboy 5 years 3 weeks ago • 44 views • 51 secsThe Coffee Break video that started the uproar with Kurzgesagt. -Popular Science is science for the masses. The stock in trade is nifty insights and suprising facts, conclusions that amaze and astound.... continue reading
posted by newtboy 5 years 1 month ago • 914 views • 17:49YouTube description: Rising to a height of 1.3 kilometres, Dubai Creek Tower is set to become the tallest man-made structure in history. For more by The B1M subscribe now: http://ow.ly/GxW7y Read... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 693 views • 4:56YouTube description: Micco and his older brother Samsoche (Seneca and Muscogee Creek), who perform together as the Sampson Brothers (https://sampsonbrosarts.com) are well known on powwow grounds and... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 202 views • 4:21