The Catesby Tunnel, in the UK, is an old Victorian railway tunnel that has a new use: a secretive car testing facility, like a wind tunnel but in reverse. So rather than just show it to the world, I thought I’d answer a question: if you stick a camera on […]
In an old mill in a remote corner of Italy, sits the Bathysphere Project at Explorandia: a submarine simulator that explores an actual, small pond. It might be the best homemade project I’ve ever seen. ■ More: https://www.explorandia.it/page/bathysphere Edited by Julian Domanski 🟥 MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/ (you can find […]
Through the mountains of Slovenia, there are manual cable cars: some historic, some more modern. There aren’t many left. I was able to try one, and to talk to the person who still maintains it. Just to be clear, there are a few of these in other places in the […]
Well before the first climbing frame was patented as “jungle gym”, mathematician Charles Hinton thought they might be able to teach kids four-dimensional thinking. ■ Thanks to the Winnetka Historical Society! More from them: https://www.winnetkahistory.org/gazette/j-is-for-jungle-gym/ Original patents referenced: https://patents.google.com/patent/US1471465A/ https://patents.google.com/patent/US1488244A/ https://patents.google.com/patent/US1488245A/ https://patents.google.com/patent/US1488246A/ Also referenced is “Winnetka: The history and significance […]
Near Dayton, Ohio there’s a lookalike of the Wright Brothers’ Model B: a 1910 aircraft with no cockpit. It’s a modern plane with a very old design, and I went for a ride. ■ The Museum: https://www.wright-b-flyer.org/ Edited by Julian Domanski 🟥 MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/ (you can find contact […]
Near San Diego, California, there’s a rotating house: and somehow, all the utilities, the electricity, gas and water, work even on the rotating part. How’s that possible? ■ Al’s site: https://rotatinghome.com ■ The real estate listing: http://navrealestate.co/4903-mount-helix-dr This is not an advert; I received no payment other than access and […]
At the Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center in West Yellowstone, Montana, you can get a product certified as bear-resistant… by actual bears. ■ The Center: https://www.grizzlydiscoveryctr.org/ ■ Certified bear-resistant products: https://www.igbconline.org/programs/bear-resistant-products Camera by Erik Resel at Backcountry Media https://backcountrymedia.com Edited by Julian Domanski 🟥 MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/ (you can […]
This footage is public domain, and the raw files are available at https://archive.org/details/grizzly-bear-selfie ■ An explanation, which is not public domain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq4ZkfojSis ■ Two videos taken by grizzly bears at the Grizzy & Wolf Discovery Center, West Yellowstone, Montana. The bears found a previously-lost GoPro Hero 11 in a protective […]
An unexpected update! Thanks to @KarenPuzzles for handling the GoPro ■ The Center: https://www.grizzlydiscoveryctr.org/ ■ Certified bear-resistant products: https://www.igbconline.org/programs/bear-resistant-products ■ The raw footage, public domain: https://archive.org/details/grizzly-bear-selfie or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oarf76MCrss — note that the rest of this video and my voiceover is not public domain! Previously: If this survives for an hour, […]
In Switzerland, there’s a new cryonics company: and they invited me to have a look around. I had questions: legal, practical, and ethical, and I want to be clear: this is not an endorsement. I just wasn’t going to turn down that invitation. ■ Tomorrow Bio: https://www.tomorrow.bio/ Camera: Martin Bäbler […]
