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Friday, December 30, 2011
The Science Behind Santa
“This of course doesn’t take into account the fact that it is totally possible that Santa distributes the gifts in advance and they are just invisible or phased out of our dimension until Christmas time at which point they become visible or phase in to our dimension.”
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The Artists
The Artists is a short film by Sean Mullen about two rival painters who fail to see the bigger picture.
The Artists from Giant Creative on Vimeo.
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Lavatory Lovestory
A single middle aged lady working as receptionist and cleaner in a public lavatory for men spends her time between chores reading 'Happy Woman' and daydreaming about a loving partner. When an unknown man starts leaving flowers at her desk, she gets excited but also increasingly stressed out trying to figure out who is her secret admirer or, perhaps, the prankster.
Lavatory Lovestory from Bellerofonte on Vimeo.
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25 Dangerous Situations & How To Escape Them
Here at List25 we love our readers and are very adamant about their safety. Nothing would break our hearts more than having to find out that one of you drowned in an ice hole or got ripped to shreds by a pack of wild, rabid dogs. So, we came up with a solution: train you in the art of disaster survival. From the mundane to the monumental, here are 25 dangerous situations and how to escape them.
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Zooming In On The Centre Of The Milky Way
We start with a view of the Milky Way. We zoom in towards the crowded central region, in the constellation of Sagittarius. By shifting to an infrared red view we see through the dusty clouds in this direction and get a close up view of the objects orbiting the supermassive black hole that lies at the centre of the Milky Way.
The final views show the motion of a newly-discovered gas cloud that is falling rapidly towards the central black hole.
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Thursday, December 15, 2011
The Defense
It was Christmas and the judge was in a merry mood as he asked the defendant, "What are you being charged with?"
"Doing my Christmas shopping early sir," replied the defendant.
"Well, that's not a crime," said the judge. "How early were you doing this shopping?"
"Before the store opened," answered the prisoner.
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"Doing my Christmas shopping early sir," replied the defendant.
"Well, that's not a crime," said the judge. "How early were you doing this shopping?"
"Before the store opened," answered the prisoner.
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Monday, December 12, 2011
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Monday, December 5, 2011
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Friday, November 25, 2011
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Why lead used to be added to gasoline
Today I found out why lead used to be added to gasoline.
“Tetraethyl lead” was used in early model cars to help reduce engine knocking, boost octane ratings, and help with wear and tear on valve seats within the motor. Due to concerns over air pollution and health risks, this type of gas was slowly phased out starting in the late 1970′s and banned altogether in all on-road vehicles in the U.S. in 1995.
Read the rest here.
“Tetraethyl lead” was used in early model cars to help reduce engine knocking, boost octane ratings, and help with wear and tear on valve seats within the motor. Due to concerns over air pollution and health risks, this type of gas was slowly phased out starting in the late 1970′s and banned altogether in all on-road vehicles in the U.S. in 1995.
Read the rest here.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Friday, November 18, 2011
Land temperature anomaly over 200+ years
For more information about this study visit http://berkeleyearth.org. Berkeley Earth video representation of the land surface temperature anomaly, 1800 to the present. The map of the world shows the temperature anomaly by location over time. The chart at the bottom, shows the global land-surface temperature anomaly. The Berkeley Earth analysis shows 0.911 degrees Centigrade of land warming (+/- 0.042 C) since the 1950s.
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Run With Ryan Hall
For the 2011 New York City Marathon, Asics wanted fans to truly experience a champion marathoner's 26.2 mile pace. They challenged anyone to take on Olympic marathoneryan Hall for just 60 feet.
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
The future for kids
In 20-30 years, one of the hardest things our kids will have to do will be finding a screen name that hasn't already been taken.
I suppose our given names were already taken and re-used
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Friday, November 11, 2011
Optical illusion: stare at this picture and watch it disappear
You might need to click on the picture to enlarge it for the illusion to work. If it still doesn't work, try staring at it nearer.
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011
TGIF
A business man got on an elevator in a building.
When he entered the elevator,
there was a blonde already inside and she greeted him by saying,
“T-G-I-F” (letters only).
He smiled at her and replied,
“S-H-I-T” (letters only).”
She looked at him, puzzled, and said,
“T-G-I-F” again.
He acknowledged her remark again by answering,
“S-H-I-T.”
The blond was trying to be friendly,
so she smiled her biggest smile and said as sweetly as possibly
“T-G-I-F” another time.
The man smiled back to her and once again replied with a quizzical expression,
“S-H-I-T.”
The blond finally decided to explain things, and this time she said,
“T-G-I-F, Thank Goodness It’s Friday, get it?”
The man answered,
“Sorry, Honey, It’s Thursday.”
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When he entered the elevator,
there was a blonde already inside and she greeted him by saying,
“T-G-I-F” (letters only).
He smiled at her and replied,
“S-H-I-T” (letters only).”
She looked at him, puzzled, and said,
“T-G-I-F” again.
He acknowledged her remark again by answering,
“S-H-I-T.”
The blond was trying to be friendly,
so she smiled her biggest smile and said as sweetly as possibly
“T-G-I-F” another time.
The man smiled back to her and once again replied with a quizzical expression,
“S-H-I-T.”
The blond finally decided to explain things, and this time she said,
“T-G-I-F, Thank Goodness It’s Friday, get it?”
The man answered,
“Sorry, Honey, It’s Thursday.”
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Sunday, November 6, 2011
Friday, November 4, 2011
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Spooky Deep-Sea Creatures
Monday, October 31, 2011
Beautiful Snapshots Of Animals Reflected In Water
Reflection photography is not as easy as some might imagine. It takes creativity and skill to both see the possibilities and then end up with a fantastic photograph - particularly if your subject is something that's not likely to keep still and behave.
Then again, sometimes animals seem perfectly content to sit quietly in front of their reflections in water; in fact, if these images are anything to go by, they're as vain as the rest of us! They may not be looking into actual mirrors, but many have been caught apparently looking at their own mirror images.
Read more here
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