In 1979 John Cleese informed the world of how Norwegians live. One important point was how much they love skiing, a feature I share with them but not quite to this extent.
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World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen is put to the test by English Grandmaster David Howell! How many games can Magnus recognise?
posted by eric3579 2 years 12 months ago • 614 views • 3:48Doesn't matter It just doesn't matter to me That this here isn't the standard That I'm not "in" Because I just don't feel any desire to be I'm not going to stay in the same place Pretty much... continue reading
posted by newtboy 3 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 90 views • 4:42253.5m. Stefan Kraft of Austria in 2017.
posted by nock 3 years 3 months ago • 1,338 views • 1:13Flying over the hauntingly beautiful and other worldly landscapes of Iceland with a jetsuit.
posted by newtboy 3 years 7 months 4 weeks ago • 168 views • 1:47It’s illegal to be buried in Longyearbyen, Norway, the northernmost town in the world, where a melting permafrost threatens to uncover bodies and revive ancient diseases. Read more: https://www.theatlantic.com/video/in... continue reading
posted by newtboy 5 years 2 months ago • 451 views • 9:07Measuring time is a complicated thing. Computers, banks, and stock markets in Denmark all use UTC, the international standard: but according to the law, they shouldn't.
posted by Mordhaus 5 years 2 months 1 week ago • 316 views • 6:30Here you can se the 8 final jumps in this years World Championships in Death Diving. ( 2018) This year more than 130 jumpers where fighting for the World Champion title and the level was higher than... continue reading
posted by newtboy 5 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 1,530 views • 5:23The FIA/NEZ Formula Offroad Cup was held at Egilsstadir from June 30th to July 1st. 24 competitors from Iceland and Norway competed over two days to become the next World Champion! For more information... continue reading
posted by newtboy 5 years 8 months ago • 154 views • 47:57Between 1950 and 1970 the number of deaths on Sweden's roads more than doubled. Today though, it has one of the world’s lowest rates of traffic fatalities. This is the story of how the Swedish Government... continue reading
posted by b4rringt0n 5 years 11 months 1 week ago • 1,871 views • 3:31The weather on this zone is harsh and highly unpredictable and it does not take much time for the bright sun shine to change over to moderate to heavy snow fall. The biggest fear is the wind, which often... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 5 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 2,241 views • 3:52YT: Sean Evans and Chili Klaus have joined forces to eat the world's hottest pepper, the Carolina Reaper, not once but twice in their storied history. So you knew that when the Danish thrill-seeker finally... continue reading
posted by Zawash 6 years 3 months 4 weeks ago • 593 views • 20:24Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort is a unique vacation destination located in Finnish Lapland, 250 km / 155 miles north of the Arctic Circle. Our accommodation offering includes our world-famous glass igloos... continue reading
posted by BSR 6 years 5 months ago • 914 views • 3:28All nuclear waste is currently in temporary storage. Finland is building the first long term permanent storage site in the world. How do you convey a warning not to tamper with such a place tens of... continue reading
posted by eric3579 6 years 5 months ago • 777 views • 11:09I'm lazy...YT : In which society is it easiest to get rich? Contrary to common belief, it is not countries like the US or the UK that create the highest number of rich people per capita, but Nordic social... continue reading
posted by ravioli 6 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 1,227 views • 15:42In Helsingborg, Sweden, the Museum of Failure has just opened. It's just one room, but inside, curator Samuel West has assembled some of the world's greatest commercial disasters - and also a few things... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 1,040 views • 2:18YouTube 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) 6 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 785 views • 7:10Near 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 6 years 11 months 1 week ago • 241 views • 2:32YT: Created by Grim Berge, Produced by Sven Erik Knoff. Grim Berge has made films from over 100 destinations across the world, yet Trondheim is one of his all time favourite cities. A magical city of... continue reading
posted by Zawash 7 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 22 views • 2:59Near the town of Herning in Denmark sits Elia, a giant metal dome sculpture by Ingvar Cronhammar that occasionally spouts flame. I reckon it's the world's most frustrating piece of art, and here's why.
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