Glen Tickle
Amelia's dad. Steph's husband. Writer, comedian, gentleman. Good at juggling, bad at chess.
China Opens the World’s Largest Ship Elevator at Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River
China has opened the world’s largest ship elevator at the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River. The elevator can carry large ships up to…
How Relay Stations Get the Internet to Remote Locations in the Arctic
In the last few minutes of his trip to the Arctic, Tom Scott took a tour of a relay station to learn how the internet…
How Blind People Find Braille Signs in Unfamiliar Surroundings
Film critic Tommy Edison, who has been blind since birth, demonstrated how blind people find Braille signs in unfamiliar surroundings. Edison shot a portion of…
A Simple and Shocking Demonstration of the Science Behind Railguns
ElectroBOOM host Mehdi Sadaghdar gave a simple shocking demonstration of a railgun as he tried to build one himself.
Mike Phirman Uses His Two Hands to Create Snake That Performs ‘Trust in Me’ From ‘The Jungle Book’
Musician Mike Phirman (Hard ‘N Firm) used only his two hands to create a Kaa snake puppet to perform “Trust in Me” from The Jungle…
Dizzying Video Shot From the Center of a Spinning Helicopter Rotor
Dizzying video shot from the center of a helicopter rotor causes the world to spin as the blades get up to speed. Another video from…
How Large a City Would Need to Be to Hold All 7.4 Billion People in the World
Real Life Lore looked at the population density of cities around the world to calculate how large a city would need to be to hold…
A Critical Debunking of the Cicret Bracelet Wearable Display
Captain Disillusion provided a critical debunking of the Cicret Bracelet wearable display’s 2014 viral product video. The Captain pointed out a number of inconsistencies in…
The Barnacle, A Simplified Parking Enforcement Device That Attaches to a Vehicle’s Windshield
The Barnacle by Ideas That Stick is a new simplified parking enforcement device that attaches to a vehicle’s windshield with powerful suction cups. Violators can…
Steve Burns Tells a Funny and Moving Story About How Hosting Blue’s Clues Changed His Life
Steve Burns, the former host of Nickelodeon‘s Blue’s Clues, told a story for The Moth about how hosting a popular children’s show changed his life.…