Tom Scott's illegitimate son goes to Boston to look into the engineering obstacles behind an intercontinental tunnel.

posted by w1ndex 9 months 1 week ago • 117 views • 10:04

"Olympic sports are contested in the Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games. They are Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics. Besides, there are two more Olympics. They are Special Olympics and Paralympics.... continue reading

posted by ant 10 months 2 weeks ago • 15 views • 2:40

I highly recommend listening to the song first, or at least the first half. As a drummer for 32 years (8 formally on actual drums / in public, the rest on available surfaces and arguably in rhythm games),... continue reading

posted by moonsammy 1 year 2 months 2 weeks ago • 496 views • 10:15

From Youtube, "By the end of the 21st century, humanity is becoming desperate. Decades of heatwaves and droughts have led to unusually poor harvests, while the warming oceans yield fewer fish each year.... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 1 year 8 months 1 week ago • 506 views • 9:10

YouTube description: Delta Technical Operations in Atlanta fixes commercial jets for Delta and 150 customers, including the military and other airlines. The bustling operation runs 24-7, repairing everything... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 10 months 1 week ago • 950 views • 8:15

The historian Allan Lichtman was the lonely forecaster who predicted Mr. Trump’s victory in 2016 — and also prophesied the president would be impeached. That’s two for two. But Professor Lichtman’s... continue reading

posted by mxxcon 1 year 11 months ago • 12 views • 7:14

An excavation of a rare dinosaur fossil goes horribly wrong. It’s left to paleo technicians to try and salvage what they can.

posted by newtboy 2 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 1,354 views • 4:17

YouTube description: The story of Apollo 13 goes beyond a tale of survival. The mission also successfully completed a science investigation that is still helping to inform our understanding of the Moon... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 2 months 4 weeks ago • 68 views • 2:46

As the saying goes, you get what you pay for. (via digg.com)

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 7 months ago • 1,016 views • 7:10

From Youtube, "Who FILES A LAWSUIT UNDER THE SEA? A depressed Plankton wakes up and goes to the Krusty Krab one morning without a plan to steal the Krabby Patty secret formula, telling Karen that... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 2 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 43 views • 23:21

If you irritate Godzilla by talking or texting while he's telling his stories, you get the Atomic Breath. Got it? That goes for you too, Minilla. This magnificent stop-motion masterpiece was created... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 years 1 month ago • 1,465 views • 1:48

Both beautiful and terrifying, this is a quick look at fungi, with a focus on their reproduction. It goes beyond terrifying if you happen to be an @ant, or similar cordyceps-susceptible life form.

posted by noims 3 years 2 months 1 week ago • 365 views • 4:44

YouTube description: Thierry Coursier had a good life as a logistics worker. His salary was great, his work was comfortable and he sat at a desk all day. But, Thierry wasn’t happy. He gave up his... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 484 views • 2:43

‘Let’s play a game,’ congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says to a panel of government watchdogs. Ocasio-Cortez goes on to dissect US campaign finance laws to make her point about the ‘fundamentally... continue reading

posted by BSR 3 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 1,168 views • 3:19

YouTube description: Kakigori is a traditional Japanese shaved ice dessert dating back to the late 1800s. Originally meant for Japan’s elite, today it’s become a summer staple for everyone. Some,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 163 views • 2:48

"... Simon talks of Teddy disappearing, while Nicky shares advice on what to do. Has your cat ever gone missing? ..."

posted by ant 4 years 3 weeks ago • 165 views • 6:01

"What goes on inside that cremation machine? ..."

posted by ant 4 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 62 views • 6:43

California Taxing authority goes after man even after he moves out of state-- The man fights back.

posted by bobknight33 4 years 8 months ago • 213 views • 7:07

In this classic Sesame Street clip, we take a visit to the saxophone factory to see how the horn is made. Throughout, a delightful free jazz soundtrack acts as foley sound, instead of us hearing the (probably... continue reading

posted by BSR 4 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 68 views • 2:06

Terry Crews has more strength in one bicep than most humans have in their entire being. But how is he with spicy food? Find out as the Brooklyn Nine-Nine star enters the Hot Ones terrordome and goes beastmode... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 4 years 9 months ago • 500 views • 21:54