If Dutch does not equal Deutsch, then why do we call them “Pennsylvania Dutch”? Check out this video to learn this and other interesting facts like how people in the Gulf of Mexico can be born Europeans.
What is the Difference Between Holland and the Netherlands?
Returning from the Edge of Space, A Tribute to Felix Baumgartner
Felix Baumgartner is slated to do a 120,000 foot skydive from the edge of space on Sunday, through the Red Bull Stratos Program. An attempt on Tuesday was cancelled due to weather. It’s an inspiring feat– defying gravity to get to the edge of space and shirking common sense by jumping out of a perfectly good… balloon.
While Baumgartner is at it, he will be breaking the sound barrier, going mach speed– like Chuck Yeager without the X-1. Incidentally, Yeager broke the sound barrier October 14, 1947. Baumgartner may potentially be doing it again sans aircraft October 14, 2012. As Matt Scott puts it: “To infinity and beyond… and back again…”
How is the Trask Industries Ad Related to the X-Men: Days of Future Past Viral Campaign?
The Trask Industries website includes background information on the company that produces the Sentinel robots set to appear in the newest X-Men movie.
Nation Building: Craft and Contemporary American Culture
Livestreams on November 8 & 9. Thanks to our friend Tim for the heads up!
Major Lazer – Bubble Butt Video (feat. Bruno Mars, 2 Chainz, Tyga & Mystic)
Sometimes you hear a song that you know is going to be played to death all summer long. Sometimes you see a video that you know will invade your brain for the rest of the year. The Major Lazer video for Bubble Butt is not safe for work and straddles the line of tastelessness. I chose to share the video because it’s visually arresting and likely to get popular very fast. This track is ripe for remixing. You have been warned.
The First Doctor Is Who?
Timelords have two hearts. Maybe the reason Doc Brown survived the Libyans isn’t because of the bullet proof vest but because they only hit one heart…
Science Fiction Space Ship Comparison Chart
Have you ever wondered how big Star Destroyer from the Star Wars Universe is compared to size of Star Trek’s Enterprise? Deviantart user DirkLoechel answers that question and more. The chart shows the space ships from numerous science fiction universes at a scale of 1 pixel to 10 meters.
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