Montana's Giant Springs State Park, and Lake Sumiainen in Finland, have very short rivers. Finding the shortest in the world, though: that could be trickier.
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The common wisdom is that, once an invasive species is truly established, it can't be eradicated — but I talked to the team from Predator Free Wellington, who think they can do just that. ■ Predator... continue reading
posted by newtboy 1 year 3 months ago • 84 views • 9:17The Wasserspiele of Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe are 300 years old, powered entirely by gravity, and entertaining tourists. https://museum-kassel.de/en/museums-parks-palaces/unesco-world-heritage-site-of-bergpark-wilhelmshoehe... continue reading
posted by eric3579 1 year 12 months ago • 377 views • 4:33From Youtube, "The Brünnlisau shooting range in Switzerland has its targets on the other side of a major road. And it's safe. Here's how and why. Thanks to everyone at the Schiessanlage Brünnlisau!"
posted by w1ndex 2 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 364 views • 5:19Tom Scott's illegitimate son goes to Boston to look into the engineering obstacles behind an intercontinental tunnel.
posted by w1ndex 2 years 8 months 1 week ago • 118 views • 10:04From Youtube, "NERC's Space Geodesy Facility, hidden away in the English countryside, fires lasers at satellites. Because it turns out that knowing a satellite's position exactly is really, really difficult.... continue reading
posted by w1ndex 2 years 9 months ago • 612 views • 3:17The flight between Papa Westray and Westray takes 80-90 seconds and covers about 2km. Why does it exist? And what's it like? On a rainy day in the Orkney Islands, I went to find out.
posted by newtboy 2 years 9 months 1 week ago • 384 views • 4:32From Youtube, "The Orkney Islands, off the northern tip of Scotland, have so much electricity that it's actually a problem. Here's why: and here's what they're doing about it."
posted by w1ndex 2 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 337 views • 5:29Presidential Historian Tom Naftali explains a CSPAN survey that asked 142 presidential historians and historical observers of the presidency to rate all the US presidents. Abraham Lincoln came in at the... continue reading
posted by newtboy 2 years 11 months 1 week ago • 11 views • 3:44Professors John Kemeny and Tom Kurtz along with a band of Dartmouth undergraduates invent the Basic computer language.
posted by bobknight33 3 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 9 views • 38:13The Broomway is surrounded on both sides by quicksand and deep, sucking mud. It has no markers and no guideposts. And if you mistime your walk, you won't outrun the tide. Oh, and it's in the middle of... continue reading
posted by eric3579 3 years 6 months ago • 1,130 views • 4:47YouTube description: The Roadmachines Mono-Rail may have been the only truly useful, fit-for-purpose monorail in the world. Of the hundreds that were built, most were never meant for passengers. But... continue reading
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