>> ^themogulman:

LOL it's called a Paternoster: [url redacted]
An olden day elevator from before the interwebs. Obviously wouldn't be allowed in a nanny state like the US or UK


There are in fact two operational Paternosters in the UK. One in the university library bulding in Essex and one (the highest Pater Noster in the world) in the Arts Tower of the University of Sheffield.

I just found that on wikipedia and I also found out the Germany seems to be the country with (by far) the most operational Paternosters in the wolrd (nearly 200) and that there are in fact ten operational ones in Cologne.

>> ^truth-is-the-nemesis:

“Which came first, the chicken or the egg?” finally has an answer: The chicken.
The research comes from British scientists out of Sheffield and Warwick universities. It all boils down to one protein—ovocledidin-17 (OC-17)—that is only found inside a chicken's ovaries, and is essential for eggshell formation.
Although the protein has been studied as part of eggshell development before, researchers used a super computer to ‘zoom-in' while a shell was forming, and found that it actually serves as a catalyst.

Source: http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/07/14/the-chicken-and-the-egg
-ancient-mystery-solved/



Ah. but was that protein present before the chicken was considered a chicken? I'd wager that actually, you know, eggs existed prior to chickens.

I do very much hope this is a parody.

“Which came first, the chicken or the egg?” finally has an answer: The chicken.

The research comes from British scientists out of Sheffield and Warwick universities. It all boils down to one protein—ovocledidin-17 (OC-17)—that is only found inside a chicken's ovaries, and is essential for eggshell formation.

Although the protein has been studied as part of eggshell development before, researchers used a super computer to ‘zoom-in' while a shell was forming, and found that it actually serves as a catalyst.



Source: http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/07/14/the-chicken-and-the-egg-ancient-mystery-solved/

You know, I actually considered putting this in vintage or history... >> ^Fusionaut:

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That riff really is an unsettling noise.

Have you seen Threads? It was brought out in 1984 and it's a terrifying movie about this scenario. Imagine watching it at the time.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090163/
Documentary style account of a nuclear holocaust and its effect on the working class city of Sheffield, England; and the eventual long run affects of nuclear war on civilization.