Zermatt, in Switzerland, bans all private cars and all gasoline cars. But if you run a business, you might be able to buy one of the special, tiny ones that are built right there. ■ Zermatt: https://zermatt.ch ■ Stimbo: https://stimbo.ch/ Camera: Martin Bäbler Editor: Julian Domanski Local production by Viven […]
The Honiton Hot Pennies ceremony is the result of 800 years of tradition: from when rich people would entertain themselves by throwing scalding-hot pennies onto the poor people below. These days, it’s a bit less dangerous… but only a bit. DoP: Dave Mackie https://davemackie.co.uk Camera; Jared Zwarts Editor: Julian Domanski […]
Long barrows are Neolithic constructions that might have been churches, or graveyards, or landmarks. And some are being built again: for the first time in recorded history. ■ Soulton Long Barrow: https://www.soultonhall.co.uk/page/322/soulton-long-barrow.htm ■ Sacred Stones: https://www.sacredstones.co.uk/our-locations/soulton-long-barrow/ Camera: Ryan Priestnall https://www.ryanpriestnall.com/ Editor: Julian Domanski 🟥 MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/ (you can […]
The Baťa Skyscraper, in Zlín, Czechia, is a landmark of architecture. And the office of Jan Antonín Baťa… is an elevator. [Correction: Jan Antonín Baťa’s birth year is 1898; the graphic is a typo.] Thanks to the museum staff for fact-checking and translation! Camera and local production: Otto Beck, HayotFilms […]
The British Library is one of the six legal deposit libraries for the UK — and the only one that doesn’t pick and choose, or have to ask for copies. That’s a lot of books to store, and the internet’s only making it worse. ■ The BL: https://bl.uk ■ UK […]
This is the only pirate reference you’re getting from me. • Written with Molly Ruhl and Gretchen McCulloch. Gretchen’s podcast has an episode all about this: https://lingthusiasm.com/post/684727483493384192/episode-68-tea-and-skyscrapers-when-words-get • More Language Files: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL96C35uN7xGLDEnHuhD7CTZES3KXFnwm0 Gretchen’s book BECAUSE INTERNET, all about the evolution of internet language, is available: 🇺🇸 US: https://amzn.to/30tLpjT 🇨🇦 CA: […]
The Bolwoningen, in Den Bosch, in the Netherlands, are experimental architecture: the surprising part is that people still live there. Local producer: Jasper Deelen Camera: Jeroen Simons Thanks to @NotJustBikes for the Rotterdam cube house footage A lot of my history research for this video is based on the 2019 […]
At the New Town Hall, the Neues Rathaus, in Hanover, there’s a strange elevator where the track curves unevenly. For years, people from Germany have been emailing me about it: well, I finally visited. ■ More about the Hall: https://www.visit-hannover.com/en/Sightseeing-City-Tours/Tourist-Highlights/The-New-Town-Hall Camera: Maximilian Unger Producer: Viktor Sramo at Klein Aber 🟥 […]
This script was a nightmare to pronounce. • Written with Molly Ruhl and Gretchen McCulloch. Gretchen’s podcast has an episode all about this: https://lingthusiasm.com/post/662535562508517376/lingthusiasm-episode-60-thats-the-kind-of • More Language Files: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL96C35uN7xGLDEnHuhD7CTZES3KXFnwm0 Gretchen’s book BECAUSE INTERNET, all about the evolution of internet language, is available: 🇺🇸 US: https://amzn.to/30tLpjT 🇨🇦 CA: https://amzn.to/2JsTYWH 🇬🇧 UK: […]
AMZ Racing’s “mythen” holds the world record for electric vehicle acceleration: 0-100km/h in 0.956 seconds. And they let me drive it. ■ AMZ: https://www.amzracing.ch/en https://www.instagram.com/amzracing/ ■ Their world record video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88cVs5zZFTE Main camera op: Juan Pablo Salazar Additional cam op: Tobias Binder Drone camera ops: Felix Kunz, Marco Odermatt 🟥 […]
