Imagine pole-vaulting across dangerous terrain, down steep slopes and ravines. "Salto del pastor"—translated from Spanish as "the shepherd's leap"—is just that. Now a folk sport and hobby, it was once... continue reading
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YouTube description: In 1958, scientists from Russia left a plastic bust of Vladimir Lenin at the Southern Pole of Inaccessibility, and as of 2007 it was still there. What does it mean? Guest host John... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 97 views • 8:10YT: I built an A frame hut as a large work space for projects. First I made a celt hatchet to cut timber for the hut. The axe head was made of amphibolite and the handle was made of a species of wattle.... continue reading
posted by nanrod 6 years 3 months ago • 524 views • 9:05"Why Russia wants to own the North Pole..."
posted by ant 6 years 6 months ago • 178 views • 12:50YouTube description: In Calipatria, California, the town is below sea level -- but their flag pole isn't. But what does "sea level" mean? Is it just theory, or is there more behind it?... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 6 months ago • 495 views • 2:58YouTube description: Foraminifera – tiny, single-celled marine life forms – build gorgeous houses that record how much ice there is on the planet. Special thanks to Professor Lee Kump of Penn... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 489 views • 2:51Via YouTube: The Gaia space observatory released a detailed 3d map of the Milky Way, and scientists have to figure out why Charon's north pole is red!
posted by Gratefulmom 7 years 7 months ago • 21 views • 4:21YouTube Description: Jellyfish don’t have a heart, or blood, or even a brain. They’ve survived five mass extinctions. And you can find them in every ocean, from pole to pole. What’s their secret?... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 6 months 1 week ago • 170 views • 2:56YouTube Description: Although widely thought to hail from the North Pole, Santa Claus is in fact originally from Turkey. The BBC's Mark Lowen visited the southern Turkish town of Demre to trace the... continue reading
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