YouTube description: People get nervous when they see Märten Ajne ice skating. He intentionally skates on extremely thin ice. Ajne has pursued this dangerous hobby for 40 years and has skated on more... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 9 months 1 week ago • 861 views • 2:34

YouTube description: Oslo is the Tesla capital of the world. I spent a day in Oslo before traveling to Svalbard, and noticed that there were Teslas everywhere. Upon further investigation, I learned... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 785 views • 7:10

Near Bodø in Norway, there's the strongest tidal current in the world: Saltstraumen Maelstrom, a constantly-changing rush of whirlpools, boils and vortices. It might not be quite the whirlpools of myth... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 11 months ago • 241 views • 2:32

This is a recent construction from old schematics, in Holland Massachusetts. It took two years to build. The same type of saw could also be powered by water (in Norway they'd call it oppgangs sag). ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 11 months 1 week ago • 1,011 views • 8:59

"Can we go launch one?" YouTube: What was the procedure to launch a nuclear missile? Uranium premieres: July 28 & 29 on PBS at 10pm ET/ 9pm Central France and Germany: July 31 at 10pm on ZDF/arte ... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 8 months 4 weeks ago • 576 views • 7:42

YouTube 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 1 year 2 months 2 weeks ago • 176 views • 3:39

Single cells with TV and private bathroom. No bars on windows. Daily life spent between work and school. Even a cottage where inmates can spend weekends with their families. Welcome to new Halden Prison,... continue reading

posted by truth-is-the-nemesis 1 decade 1 year 10 months ago • 564 views • 8:05