Known as the ‘Hollywood Glacier,’ Europe’s largest ice cap has been the picturesque and otherworldly scene of movies and TV shows for decades. But the real drama lies underneath; Vatnajökull glacier... continue reading
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From Youtube, "The Brünnlisau shooting range in Switzerland has its targets on the other side of a major road. And it's safe. Here's how and why. Thanks to everyone at the Schiessanlage Brünnlisau!"
posted by w1ndex 2 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 364 views • 5:19Doesn't matter It just doesn't matter to me That this here isn't the standard That I'm not "in" Because I just don't feel any desire to be I'm not going to stay in the same place Pretty much... continue reading
posted by newtboy 3 years 4 months ago • 90 views • 4:42About once a year, on the Oosterscheldekering barrier in the south of the Netherlands, there is NK Tegenwindfietsen: a bicycle race cycling into a headwind. This year it was 120km/h: this is why it's so... continue reading
posted by newtboy 3 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 1,057 views • 2:44RC Formula Offroad - 1.round was held in Egilsstaðir on a friday night before Formula Offroad on Saturday When I was in Iceland a local told me that the real Formula Offroad tried for years to get... continue reading
posted by newtboy 3 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 25 views • 12:23From "Distant Sky - Live in Copenhagen" It was back in '32 when times were hard He had a Colt forty-five and a deck of cards Stagger Lee He wore rat-drawn shoes and an old stetson hat Had a... continue reading
posted by Zawash 4 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 31 views • 7:23Measuring time is a complicated thing. Computers, banks, and stock markets in Denmark all use UTC, the international standard: but according to the law, they shouldn't.
posted by Mordhaus 5 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 316 views • 6:30Kims: Why can't we be friends?
posted by ForgedReality 6 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 717 views • 1:31YouTube description: Oslo is the Tesla capital of the world. I spent a day in Oslo before traveling to Svalbard, and noticed that there were Teslas everywhere. Upon further investigation, I learned... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 11 months 4 weeks ago • 785 views • 7:10Near the town of Herning in Denmark sits Elia, a giant metal dome sculpture by Ingvar Cronhammar that occasionally spouts flame. I reckon it's the world's most frustrating piece of art, and here's why.
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 4 months ago • 700 views • 2:32From YT: The Jelling Stones, thousand-year-old Viking runestones, sit in the town of Jelling in Denmark. They tell the tale of Harald Bluetooth: one of the first kings of Denmark. Here's why his name is... continue reading
posted by Nephelimdream 7 years 4 months 1 week ago • 930 views • 2:39YouTube description: Siggi Rafn Hilmarsson is an Icelandic baker with an interesting technique. He buries his dough 16 inches underground where it actually bakes from the natural heat generated by Iceland's... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 5 months ago • 461 views • 2:38Great Norwegian rock music. Translation (via YouTube comment by tmr): "All rise! Yes, it's me! Thank you! Thank you! Yes, it's me. It's no longer about beliving. It's rather time to realize a couple... continue reading
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