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17

All The Deaths From 'Total Recall' -- Hint: There's A Lot

tags: all, deaths, from, Total Recall, movie, violence, kills, murders, shot, dead, bloody, fight

Mirror: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYNA1Cr4WUo From http://www.heatvisionblog.com/2009/11/total-recall-death-scenes.html and http://digg.com/movies/All_The_Deaths_From_Total_Recall_Hint_There_s_A_Lot_vid ...
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posted by ant  2 days 7 hours 58 minutes ago • 5 comments • 341 views

 
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Visualizing Empires Decline

tags: visualization, soft bodies, modern history, Britain, Portugal, Spain, France, Europe

Wait for it... A brilliant visualization of the four great european maritime empires' evolution from 1800 until today, using soft bodies.
posted by Ornthoron  14 hours 19 minutes 15 seconds ago • 3 comments • 439 views
 
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posted by spiker  3 days 7 hours 43 minutes ago • 2 comments • 329 views
 
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18

Why Did The Church Cross The Street?

tags: mega movers, church, move, street, rivet, building, 1928

I'm just amused at the fact that while the building suffered no damage during the move, it still ended up in two pieces.
posted by demon_ix  3 days 14 hours 45 minutes ago • 3 comments • 372 views
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19

Video Toaster - computer magic anno 1990

tags: video toaster, amiga, computer chronicles, 90s

A fun look at the Video Toaster for the Amiga computer, amazing in 1990 :) And if I read my history books correctly, this program was behind CGI magic in the first season of Babylon 5.
posted by lavoll  5 days 5 hours 44 minutes ago • 5 comments • 478 views
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12

Nostradamus 2012 End Time

tags: Nostradamus, 2012, end time, History Channel, dark rift, Maya

"The program is actually a sequel to "The Lost Book of Nostradamus," and claims that it will separate long standing historical predictions, and actual facts."
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posted by MrFisk  1 month 2 weeks ago • 6 comments • 657 views
 
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23

Largest non-nuclear explosion in history (for a while)

tags: ripple, rock, 1958, explosion, canada, Nitramex 2H, water

On April 5, 1958 an underwater mountain, Ripple Rock, was decapitated by the explosion of 1,375 tonnes of Nitramex 2H (an ammonium nitrate based explosive). The destruction of Ripple Rock was a brilliant... more inside
posted by nomino  1 week ago • 3 comments • 564 views
 
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18

Don't you just love her accent? There's something about it

tags: accent, canadian, subtle, sexy, ripple, rock, skye, ryan, chek, news

She had me at "An explosive anniversary-". I love how subtle her accent is while still being evident. The rest of the broadcast is not bad either. "Ripple Rock was an underwater, twin-peaked mountain... more inside
posted by nomino  1 week ago • 11 comments • 771 views
 
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86

Dock Ellis and the LSD No-No

tags: dock ellis, lsd, pitcher, no hitter, pittsburgh pirates, no mas

Awesome animation of an awesome true story. The funk accompaniment alone is worth price of admission.
posted by KnivesOut  1 week ago • 15 comments • 2121 views
 
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89

Germans in the Woods

tags: wwii, ww2, battle of the bulge, nazi, war, death, haunted, joseph robertson

86-year-old World War II veteran Joseph Robertson fought at the Battle of the Bulge. Over 60 years later, he still can't forget one soldier he killed there.
posted by SpaceOddity  1 week ago • 15 comments • 2045 views
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10

The History of Western Philosophy in Under Nine Minutes

tags: western philoshophy, Socrates, under nine minutes

This video presents 2500 years of philosophy in under 9 minutes. It is the most cursory overview imaginable:Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Saint Augustine, Saint Thomas Acquinas, Descartes, Locke, Berkeley,... more inside
posted by MrFisk  1 week 5 days ago • 0 comments • 348 views
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12

Eskimo Hunters - 1949 Film

tags: Inuit, Alaska, Arctic, Hunting, Dog Sled, Trade, Inuktitut, Family

A film from 1949 featuring an Eskimo family from Alaska. (Canadian Inuit prefer to be called 'Inuit' - Alaskan Inuit prefer being called 'Eskimos'). My father was born in 1950, and grew up in a way... more inside
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posted by Throbbin  7 months ago • 10 comments • 776 views
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posted by peggedbea  2 months 2 weeks ago • 4 comments • 398 views
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15

The last Calligraphers

tags: hand, printed, calligraphy, newspaper, tradition, in, india

Trailer for a documentary about the last hand-printed newspaper in Asia. Printed with the art of Urdu calligraphy Found at http://musalman.100hands.net
posted by notarobot  1 year 9 months 2 weeks ago • 2 comments • 635 views
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16

Broadway by Day (1930)

tags: new york city, history, dancing, horse trough, hotcha boys, nice hats

seems to be a promotional film for the great white way. quite a charming look back on NYC.
posted by vinovin  11 months 1 week ago • 6 comments • 577 views
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26

In Flanders Fields

tags: poetry, remembrance, veterans, war, ww1

On Wikipedia In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. ... more inside
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posted by Fedquip  2 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 9 comments • 1204 views
 
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21

London in 1927 - Early Colour Silent Film

tags: london, 1927, tour, sights, colour film, vintage, pre ww2, silent film, nostalgia

London is the last stop in an epic trip across Britain filmed in remarkable early colour. London was the final stop in a marathon journey around Britain filmed as a series of cinema travelogues. Pioneering... more inside
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posted by EndAll  1 week 4 days ago • 8 comments • 480 views
 
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The Decade in Seven Minutes

tags: 00s, decade, review, 21st, century, newsweek

Newsweek reviews the first decade of the 21st Century in seven minutes.
posted by dotdude  1 week 3 days ago • 16 comments • 2121 views
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10

"Puttin' On The Ritz" / Protect and Survive mashup

tags: fred astaire, nuclear fear, cold war, protect and survive, trident, missile

Clever: clips of the (in)famous, scary "Protect and Survive" British civil defence films neatly edited in with an old-timey toe-tapper of a song.
posted by calvados  1 year 8 months 1 week ago • 2 comments • 935 views
 
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posted by NetRunner  2 weeks ago • 8 comments • 716 views
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