A Radar That Works With Traffic Lights To Warn Drivers of Incoming Rockfalls Near a Swiss Village in the Alps
Tom Scott visited the small Swiss town of Brienz/Brinzauls where the threat of rockfall is monitored by a traffic warning radar.
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Why Traffic Roundabouts Aren’t Popular in the US
Context spoke with Kevin Beresford of the Roundabouts Appreciation Society who wondered why the United States has so few traffic roundabouts.
How Common Items Became the Iconic Colors They Are
Weird History explains how common items took on specific hues that have lived on, whether by accident or by what was available at the time.
The Mystery of ‘The Phantom Wiggle’ With Car Lights
Peter Veto explained "The Phantom Wiggle", a visual anomaly that makes it look like car lights are moving separately from the car itself.
An Incredible Holiday Home Light Show Featuring Christmas Trees in the Windows Singing ‘Take On Me’
Tom BetGeorge of Magical Light Shows decorated
An Incredible Halloween Light Show With a Spooky Pumpkin Singing the Metallica Song ‘Enter Sandman’
Despite the effect that the pandemic is having on Halloween 2020, Tom BetGeorge of Magical Light Shows has decorated his home on 15 Phillips Court…
A One-Lane Bridge in Hindon, New Zealand That Is Shared by Cars and Trains Without Any Traffic Lights
While exploring the world’s steepest street in Dunedin, New Zealand, the adventuring Tom Scott discovered another transportation anomaly nearby. In the town of Hindon, there…
The Incredible Engineering Behind ‘Edge’, The Highest Outdoor Observation Deck in the Western Hemisphere
In 2015, we wrote about how the massive New York City development Hudson Yards will be building an observation deck that will be attached to…
Cutting Open a Stop Light to Find Out What’s Inside
Father and son team Dan and Lincoln Markham of What’s Inside examined an actual stop light and then cut it open to find out exactly…
A Town in Norway Installs Auto Dimming Street Lights to Cut Down on Energy Costs
Tesla enthusiast Bjørn Nyland traveled to a special spot on highway 155 in Hole, Norway to take a look at how they installed a series…