A Gorgeous Kurzgesagt Animation of the Profound Short Story ‘The Egg’ by ‘The Martian’ Author Andy Weir
In a wonderful departure from their insightful scientific series, the very talented animators at Munich design house Kurzgesagt brought the rather profound (and timely) short…
Sailing the Earth’s Longest Straight Line Across Water
Joseph Pisenti of RealLifeLore takes a look at the longest straight line that can be sailed without touching land.
How the International Phonetic Alphabet Chart Organizes Natural Sounds Within the Latin Alphabet
In an uncial episode of The Language Files (previously), host Tom Scott takes an interactive look at the International Phonetic Alphabet Chart. Scott explains how…
Lucas the Spider Tries to Make Friends With Harried Cuckoo Who Lives Inside a Clock House on the Wall
Ever in search of new friends, the very affable Lucas the Spider (previously) tentatively knocked on the door of an attractive little bungalow hanging upon…
Flying Inside the Eye of Hurricane Dorian
The eye of #Dorian pic.twitter.com/XN29zC46IP — Garrett Black (@GBlack22wx) September 1, 2019 Lieutenant Garrett Black, a meteorologist with the US Air Force’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance…
Puff-N-Fluff, An Inflatable Full Body Dryer for Wet Dogs
The Puff-N-Fluff Dog Dryer is a clever inflatable body bag for wet dogs with an attached hose that easily connects to a standard hair dryer.…
A Beautiful Wooden Hurdy-Gurdy Mechanical Model
UGears is featuring a really beautiful functioning Hurdy-Gurdy mechanical model that neither requires external tools nor musical talent to build. The kit includes pop-out wooden…
A Giant Inflatable Version of the Classic Twister Game
Hammacher Schlemmer has added a new twist to the classic game of Twister by increasing the size of the game board and making it inflatable…
How Fake ‘Camouflage Passports’ Helped to Protect Residents of the United States During the 1980s
John Swan of SideNote explains the history of the appropriately-named “camouflage passports” — fake travel documents made in the name of countries that no longer…
The World’s Only One Handed Concert Pianist
Nicholas McCarthy is a pianist who was born without a right hand. Despite this perceived shortcoming by music teachers and coaches, McCarthy has gone on…