Wednesday links

How To Win At Rock Paper Scissors.

Did Ancient Greeks Sail to Canada?

What Happened When an Airliner Crashed in Sadie Burkhalter’s Front Yard.

Nothing says Spring like creepy photos of Easter Bunnies with kids.

The Evolution of the Microscope.

Photos of the building of the James Webb Space Telescope, the successor to the Hubble. (View full screen)

ICYMI, Monday's links are here, and include why we cross our fingers. how cheese, wheat and alcohol shaped human evolution, dangerous toys from the old days, and in honor of Robert Frost's birthday ("Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice..."), a 1939 PopSci article on How The World Will End.

Friday links

August 12 is Erwin Schrödinger's (he of the famous half-dead cat) birthday: explanation, quotes, jokes, video.

12 Plane Crashes That Changed Aviation.

Browse the British Library’s online copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s 570-page notebook.

Roman roads of Britain.

The Tiny Island in New York That Nobody’s Allowed to Visit.

ICYMI, Wednesday's links are here, and include directly streaming music to your cochlear implant, the anniversary of the battle of Thermopylae, the 1814 beer flood that killed eight people, village sin-eaters, and Glen Campbell's Alzheimer's-related song.

Monday links

Six ways to modify your baseball bat into a zombie-killing weapon: real versions and an infographic.

The Origins of 10 Nicknames

Back When Your Thanksgiving Dinner Walked Hundreds of Miles to Market: The forgotten history of turkey drives.

What not to watch just before flying: this airplane crash supercut.

In World War I, man-lifting kites were developed for aerial reconnaissance. 

Bringing Ancient Meals to Life.

ICYMI, Friday's links are here, and include the history of mirrors, a video compilation of every gadget from every James Bond film, in chronological order, why eating boogers may be good for your health, and kids re-enacting the first Black Friday.

Airplane Crash Supercut

What not to watch just before flying: this airplane crash supercut. The movies included here are listed below the video.

Watch full screen!



World War Z
Fight Club
Hook
Final Destination
LOST
Planes, Trains, & Automobiles
Flight
The Grey
Almost Famous
Final Destination 5
Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus
Donnie Darko
Snakes on a Plane
Air Force One
Turbulence
Iron Man 3
Passenger 57
Home Alone
Twilight Zone, The Movie
Breaking Bad
Superman Returns
Executive Decision
Cast Away
Wayne's World
Airplane!
Die Hard 2
Con Air
Knowing
Alive

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