"Grover tires himself out while demonstrating the difference between near and far in this classic Sesame Street clip! ..." From http://www.savagechickens.com/2020/11/the-competition.html#comment-1198190.

posted by ant 4 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 98 views • 2:45

From Youtube, "What started as a simple desire for a better arc lighter got carried away and I ended up making the scariest device I've ever built. In this video I tested a plasma lighter and attempted... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 4 years 7 months 1 week ago • 60 views • 26:02

Back in the 1920s, wingwalking claimed lives. Daredevils would move around on the top of a plane's wings, in mid-flight, often without any harness or any safety line. Maybe they'd be able to clip onto... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 6 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 75 views • 4:09

Why did soldiers in World War Two get issued with clips of ammunition instead of magazines? The reasons are quite practical.

posted by Mordhaus 6 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 24 views • 6:44

Go back in time with these NBC News archive clips from 1994 and 1995 when the "World Wide Web" and Internet were mere mysteries. Source: Today

posted by b4rringt0n 6 years 12 months ago • 17 views • 2:12

"Simpsons S04E12 - Marge Vs. The Monorail..." From http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=11253859&cid=55401861 ...

posted by ant 7 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 122 views • 22 secs

YouTube description: Osaka's Gate Tower Building is an amazing sight to see because ... well, how should I put this? A highway goes through the building. It literally does, and there is a story behind it. ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 12 months ago • 1,611 views • 5:48

Via Open Culture: Not long ago we posted the only known recording of Sigmund Freud’s voice. Today we present rare home movies of the founder of modern psychology, captured during the last decade of his life. ... continue reading

posted by Trancecoach 1 decade 1 year 3 months 2 weeks ago • 133 views • 2:03

"... These silver ants have ten minutes to retrieve their food under the African sun before time is up." From http://myrmecos.net/2013/02/24/sunday-night-movie-cataglyphis-brave-the-heat/ ... Longer... continue reading

posted by ant 1 decade 2 years 1 week ago • 755 views • 2:55