Professors John Kemeny and Tom Kurtz along with a band of Dartmouth undergraduates invent the Basic computer language.

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YouTube description: It sounds ridiculous, but it's true. At the Cooper Union Foundation Building in New York, there's the world's first elevator shaft: constructed four years before the safety elevator... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 727 views • 5:10

YouTube description: There’s no telling what you can do when you put your mind to it. Take Richard Hull, he built a small-scale fusion reactor—in a shed, in his backyard. A retired electronics engineer,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 9 months 1 week ago • 1,460 views • 3:32

One key ingredient in the cuisine of Puglia is cheese, and there is a great variety to choose from. One cheese that stands out from the crowd is Burrata, a cheese created only about 50 years ago.

posted by Mordhaus 3 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 15 views • 3:13

"... I love coffee. Like, a lot. You know who else loves coffee? Astronauts! And also the people who help them do awesome things in space (I think NASA might be powered by coffee). But how do astronauts... continue reading

posted by ant 3 years 3 months 1 week ago • 122 views • 11:39

Polyphonic explores the start of Metal rock, to several individual songs that could be considered the start, and one point where it couldn't be any later than.

posted by RFlagg 3 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 489 views • 11:39

Bill Gates introduces the Indigo, the remarkable invention that uses no electricity, no ice, and no batteries to store vaccines at the precise temperature required to remain effective.

posted by newtboy 4 years 2 months ago • 857 views • 2:22

YouTube description: Ferrofluid is a bizarre, NASA-engineered material that was created for spaceships but never used. In this “lab practical” video, we’ll put ferrofluid through its paces, and... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 2 months ago • 674 views • 4:26

I'd never heard of moiré effect beacons until I got an email asking me about them. It seemed like a really clever idea - but it was really hard to research. Or at least it was, until I stumbled upon one... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 4 years 5 months 1 week ago • 1,221 views • 3:54

Bill nominates, perhaps only provocatively, James Bosnack's cigarette machine as the invention with the greatest economic impact on the 20th century. Cigarettes, as compared to pipes and cigars, are and... continue reading

posted by bobknight33 4 years 6 months ago • 90 views • 2:41

A few Scottish friends go snowboarding for the first time and have a bit of trouble with the surface lifts. Eventually invents a new way to go up the ski slope. Source: Scottish Craic facebook page.

posted by b4rringt0n 4 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 359 views • 2:32

During the evacuation of Gallipoli by the Allies, which started in December 1915, an ingenious invention was constructed on the battlefield by ANZAC forces to deceive the ottoman enemy into thinking a... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 4 years 7 months 1 week ago • 99 views • 2:08

and how this led to the invention of the Vibrator...

posted by Mordhaus 4 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 30 views • 10:06

In Crawfordsville, Indiana, there's a rotary jail: an invention that, with hindsight, should probably never have been built. But it was, here and in other towns across the United States. It might have... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 4 years 10 months 4 weeks ago • 752 views • 3:17

YouTube description: The Park-Car was invented by Brooks Walker in the 1930s and patented in the 1950s. The car included a fifth wheel that allowed it to rotate in and out of parking spaces, as well... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 500 views • 1:31

YouTube description: Why so many languages invented words for colors in the same order. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO In 1969, two Berkeley researchers, Paul Kay and Brent Berlin,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 2 months 4 weeks ago • 632 views • 6:45

RUSH: Federal Judge Orrick Had To 'INVENT A VIOLATION' To Make Trump Look Like A Tyrannical Dictator. Published on Apr 26, 2017 Find More @ http://www.DailyRushbo.com

posted by bobknight33 5 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 18 views • 10:10

YouTube description: In 1971, sushi was not widely consumed in North America. In fact, it wasn't popular at all. Chef Hidekazu Tojo, a Japanese chef new to Vancouver, British Columbia, needed to find... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 460 views • 2:18

YouTube description: We're pretty good at inventing things, but stealing from nature is a great way to solve some problems! Hosted by: Michael Aranda (H/T @eric3579)... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 4 months ago • 367 views • 8:47