BlogHide Resteemstomscott (42)in pulfrich-effect • 7 years ago*tomscott (42)in citation-needed • 7 years ago*tomscott (42)in thingsyoumightnotknow • 7 years ago*tomscott (42)in podcasts • 7 years agoThe Flip Flap Railroad and Marshmallow Bearings [ Citation Needed 7x04 ]In the second of two shows with guest Matt Parker, we're covering some hair-raising history, and also imagining some little ears flapping in the breeze. Featuring: Matt Gray: -…tomscott (42)in zero-g • 7 years agoHow Zero-G Planes WorkThe European Space Agency offered me a seat on their zero-g plane: it's an Airbus A310 that flies parabolic maneuvers, pulling up into the sky and then arcing back down, giving its passengers about…tomscott (42)in facts • 7 years agoWhy California's Musical Road Sounds TerribleIn Lancaster, California, there's a musical road. When you drive over it, it plays the William Tell Overture. Unfortunately, it's out of tune. Here's why. Thanks to David Simmons-Duffin, who…tomscott (42)in podcasts • 7 years agoTurra Coo and Four-Legged Juggling [ Citation Needed 7x03 ]Matt Parker joins the team this week, in which there's talk of the great cream seams and a surprisingly in-depth discussion of how quadrupeds might juggle. Featuring: Matt Parker: -…tomscott (42)in history • 7 years agoThe Centuries-Old Debt That's Still Paying InterestIn the archives of Yale University, there's a 367-year-old bond from the water authority of Lekdijk Bovendams, in the Netherlands. And it's still paying interest. Thanks to: Prof. Geert…tomscott (42)in cryptography • 7 years agoThe Lava Lamps That Help Keep The Internet SecureAt the headquarters of Cloudflare, in San Francisco, there's a wall of lava lamps: the Entropy Wall. They're used to generate random numbers and keep a good bit of the internet secure: here's…tomscott (42)in news • 7 years agoBatman's Village of Fools: Gotham, EnglandThere's a link from a 13th century legend, to a 16th century insult book, to a 19th century writer, to a 20th century comic book hero. And it starts in a small village near Nottingham, in the time…tomscott (42)in facts • 7 years agoThe German Town That's Literally Breaking ApartThe town of Staufen, in the south-west of Germany, has a problem: a drilling operation in 2007 that went very wrong. Half a metre of movement might not sound like much, but in this town, that's…tomscott (42)in podcasts • 7 years agoThe Sark Football Team and Hovercraft Enthusiasm [ Citation Needed 7x02 ]This week, Gary's on home turf, Matt's hoping to float on air, and we all set a new record for longest time to get to the actual subject of the article. Are you part of the Sark Football…
