Podcastst@tomscottThe Flip Flap Railroad and Marshmallow Bearings [ Citation Needed 7x04 ]In the second of two shows with guest Matt Parker, we're covering some hair-raising history, and also imagining some little ears flapping in the breeze. Featuring: Matt…1550$1.06
Zero-gt@tomscottHow Zero-G Planes WorkThe European Space Agency offered me a seat on their zero-g plane: it's an Airbus A310 that flies parabolic maneuvers, pulling up into the sky and then arcing back down, giving…700$1.31
Factst@tomscottWhy California's Musical Road Sounds TerribleIn Lancaster, California, there's a musical road. When you drive over it, it plays the William Tell Overture. Unfortunately, it's out of tune. Here's why. Thanks to David…6410$17.23
Podcastst@tomscottTurra Coo and Four-Legged Juggling [ Citation Needed 7x03 ]Matt Parker joins the team this week, in which there's talk of the great cream seams and a surprisingly in-depth discussion of how quadrupeds might juggle. Featuring:…1400$1.30
Historyt@tomscottThe Centuries-Old Debt That's Still Paying InterestIn the archives of Yale University, there's a 367-year-old bond from the water authority of Lekdijk Bovendams, in the Netherlands. And it's still paying interest. Thanks…1800$1.35
Cryptographyt@tomscottThe Lava Lamps That Help Keep The Internet SecureAt the headquarters of Cloudflare, in San Francisco, there's a wall of lava lamps: the Entropy Wall. They're used to generate random numbers and keep a good bit of the internet…1710$1.40
Newst@tomscottBatman's Village of Fools: Gotham, EnglandThere's a link from a 13th century legend, to a 16th century insult book, to a 19th century writer, to a 20th century comic book hero. And it starts in a small village near…1810$1.51
Factst@tomscottThe German Town That's Literally Breaking ApartThe town of Staufen, in the south-west of Germany, has a problem: a drilling operation in 2007 that went very wrong. Half a metre of movement might not sound like much, but in…400$0.00
Podcastst@tomscottThe Sark Football Team and Hovercraft Enthusiasm [ Citation Needed 7x02 ]This week, Gary's on home turf, Matt's hoping to float on air, and we all set a new record for longest time to get to the actual subject of the article. Are you part of…310$0.00
