Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his crew are buried in the Ross Ice Shelf, which is moving. Here's what will happen to their bodies in the next few hundred years.
(via Miss Cellania)
Wednesday, 19 October 2016
This Explorer's Corpse Has Been Trapped In Ice For More Than A Century
Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his crew are buried in the Ross Ice Shelf, which is moving. Here's what will happen to their bodies in the next few hundred years.
(via Miss Cellania)
How To Tell If You're Workaholic?
Everyone loves a hard worker. In fact, pulling long hours on the job and earning big is considered by many to be the modern mark of success. Being labelled a workaholic is, as often as not, seen as a badge of honour.
But for some, the obsessive need to work comes at the expense of everything else. Health, relationships and even work quality can suffer. It's a high price to pay. Workaholics are less productive than colleagues with a healthier attitude and approach to work.
Tuesday, 18 October 2016
Amazing Facts And Figures About The Evolution Of Hard Disk Drives
It took 51 years before hard disk drives reached the size of 1 TB (terabyte, i.e. 1,000 GB). This happened in 2007. In 2009, the first hard drive with 2 TB of storage arrived. So while it took 51 years to reach the first terabyte, it took just two years to reach the second.
Take a look back at how hard disk drives have evolved since they first burst onto the scene in 1956. Notice the radical changes over time for three different aspects of HDDs: Size, storage space, and price.
(via Reality Carnival)
Which Superhero Is The Best Project Manager?
Six Sigma has made an infographic that takes a fun look at which superhero would make the best project manager. See whether the Incredible Hulk, Iron Man or Captain America are capable of doing the job.
10 Horrifying Stories From The World Of Science
The approach of Halloween always gets us in the mood for scary stories. It takes us back to when we were children, huddled around a campfire or staring mesmerized at some forbidden movie, allowing ourselves to wonder if perhaps there were such things as ghosts, demons, and zombies.
But if ghost stories aren't enough to raise goose bumps or make your blood run cold, allow the wonderful world of science to remind you that real life can be even stranger - and creepier - than fiction.
The Guns And Goblins Of Hudson River Castle
A small island in the Hudson River is home to a replica Scottish castle built by Frank Bannerman. Bannerman wanted to escape modern life in New York City - and to house his expanding stockpile of arms. Its history is a long and strange catalogue of disaster.
(via Neatorama)
Monday, 17 October 2016
Dream
Dream is a powerful stop-motion short about wildlife conservation.
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(via Nag on the Lake)
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(via Nag on the Lake)
10 Less Than Heroic Stories Of Survival From The Titanic
Countless stories have been shared about people on the Titanic pulling together to save their shipmates or men stepping aside to let women and children escape on lifeboats.
But there are other stories from the Titanic that we usually don't talk about. Some of these stories are less than heroic, and some are downright ridiculous.
6 Vegetables That Are Healthier Cooked Than Raw
Most of us have all too many un-fond memories of vegetables cooked into a soggy gloppy mush. With their taste and texture and vibrancy cooked out of them, it's no wonder that so many of their nutrients are obliterated as well.
But for some of us, raw-everything all the time isn't that comforting; so it's good to know that not every vegetable is necessarily healthier when uncooked. Some vegetables actually gain in benefits when put to the heat.
Evolution Of Formula 1 Racing Games 1976-2015
In the beginning, F 1 racing games basically consisted of white dots on a black screen. They improved in the 80s and 90s, and today they're almost photorealistic.
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When Sound Creates Light
A mantis shrimp's claws are pretty strong... so strong that they can produce a bubble that's about as hot as the sun and collapses with a flash of light when they snap... and scientists aren't quite sure how they do it.
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The Enduring Mystery Of The Oreo Cookie Design
When the National Biscuit Company introduced the Oreo cookie in March of 1912, there was no mistaking its origins. It was a blatant knock-off of Sunshine Biscuits's Hydrox.
In 1952, possibly in an attempt to further distance themselves from the competition, Nabisco opted to change the Oreo design to a slightly more complex pattern that has invited comparisons to everything from the Knights Templar to the Freemasons. Were conspiracy theorists focusing too hard on the humble Oreo? Or has the cookie been trying to tell us something all along?
Sunday, 16 October 2016
Borrowed Time
A weathered Sheriff returns to the remains of an accident he has spent a lifetime trying to forget. With each step forward, the memories come flooding back. Faced with his mistake once again, he must find the strength to carry on.
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(thanks Cora)
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(thanks Cora)
The Old Man Of The Lake
Crater Lake in central Oregon, USA sits at the top of a 7,000-foot-high dormant volcano and fills its crater. What makes Crater Lake unique, though, is its most celebrated occupant: not a fish, not a bird, but a floating tree trunk known as the Old Man of the Lake.
And what makes this trunk so very remarkable is that it has been bobbing, absolutely vertically, in the water for as long as Crater Lake has been documented. The Old Man of the Lake has certainly been there for well over a hundred years, since the earliest known reference to it dates back to 1896.
34 Vintage Photos Of Creepy Clowns
We are finding ourselves in the middle of a so-called 'creepy clown epidemic.' All over the world, some people are dressing up as scary clowns. But scary clowns are nothing new. Here is a vintage photo collection of 34 creepy clowns that you might not want to meet at night.
Wild Hog In The Woods
Slightly sinister video for the lead track from the Furrow Collective's latest album, Wild Hog in the Woods.
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(thanks Cora)
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(thanks Cora)
Could This Be the Cutest Cat Species In the World?
The caracal is a caramel-coloured wild cat that lives in Africa, the Middle East and India. Known for its strong build, long legs, and tufted ears, these babies open their eyes around day 10 and progress quickly from there - by one to two months old, they are following their mother to learn life skills like hunting.
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