Smarter Every Day Episode 285: Prince Rupert’s Drop VS MOLTEN GLASS. Destin Sandlin visits glass artist Cal Breed who snaps a Prince Rupert’s Drop inside molten glass. There also is a playlist of seven videos at Smarter Every Day if you’d like to learn more about Prince Rupert’s Drops.
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UK’s South West Coast by Tandem
Ed Pratt: I Took My Girlfriend On Her Longest Ride Ever! [Full Film] 1000km Cycling England’s Hilliest Coast. (YouTube, 2:11 hours)
“This film follows our self-supported attempt to cycle 1000km (600 miles) around England’s hilliest coastline – the South West Coast! Join us on our seaside cycle tour and see if we survive pedalling through Somerset, Devon, Cornwall and Dorset on our 65kg touring tandem!”
I posted about this series earlier when the first episode was released. This ist the whole series in one fell swoop.
It’s still one wheel per person
Ed Pratt: 1000km on a Tandem Bicycle! | Ep.1 | Cycling England’s Hilliest Coastline. (YouTube, 25:22min) “In this episode my girlfriend Aishola and I travel to the UK to begin preparations for a new two wheeled cycling adventure…”
I wrote about Ed’s unicycle world tour before, and he has since released the last video series of his world tour: Unicycling Across America Ep.1 // 6000km Cycle Through The USA.
During the lockdowns I used his videos as a way to travel around the world in my imagination while it was impossible to do so in real life, and I re-watched the whole series via this handy playlist of all 131 episodes.
“I once again completely underestimated my adversary.”
Mark Rober: Backyard Squirrel Maze 2.0- The Walnut Heist. (YouTube, 19min)
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“Together in the chrysalis” 6
OK Go Sandbox: Art Together Now (Praxinoscope Version). (YouTube, 4:31min)
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