• tomscott (42)in #pulfrich-effect • 7 years ago

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• tomscott (42)in #citation-needed • 7 years ago

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• tomscott (42)in #thingsyoumightnotknow • 7 years ago

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• tomscott (42)in #podcasts • 7 years ago

  The 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…

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• tomscott (42)in #zero-g • 7 years ago

  How Zero-G Planes Work

  The 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…

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• tomscott (42)in #facts • 7 years ago

  Why California's Musical Road Sounds Terrible

  In 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…

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• tomscott (42)in #podcasts • 7 years ago

  Turra 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:…

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• tomscott (42)in #history • 7 years ago

  The Centuries-Old Debt That's Still Paying Interest

  In 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…

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• tomscott (42)in #cryptography • 7 years ago

  The Lava Lamps That Help Keep The Internet Secure

  At 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…

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• tomscott (42)in #news • 7 years ago

  Batman's Village of Fools: Gotham, England

  There'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…

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• tomscott (42)in #facts • 7 years ago

  The German Town That's Literally Breaking Apart

  The 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…

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• tomscott (42)in #podcasts • 7 years ago

  The 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…

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