tomscott (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…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…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.…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…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…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…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…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.…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…
