I am in Scotland this week, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Ayr, for work so my life contains a lot of motorway driving. That reminded me of this BBC archive video, from Blue Peter in 1965, of what motorways were like when they were first built. How many of you used to …
Because It’s Friday on a Thursday!
No Because It’s Friday tomorrow – here is something to amuse you today. It is especially for those of you who have to deal with people at work, or at home, or at work and at home, who take a more relaxed approach to their handwriting: xkcd: Cursive Letters Smart Thinking will …
Because It’s Friday – Where’s Santa?
Here is a seasonal “Because It’s Friday” care of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) – the people who watch the skies over the continental United States and Canda for missiles, UFOs, aircraft, flying cars, etc., also track Santa. Official NORAD Tracks Santa (noradsanta.org) They have offered this public …
Because It’s Friday – Cars, Cars, Cars…
Are you old enough to have been told, when you were at school, that everyone would have flying cars in the 21st Century? I am. So, articles on flying cars have been quite popular here on Smart Thinking and Octagon Technology. Swimming Cars When I saw this article about cars …
Because It’s Friday – “The Origins of Human Precision is in Rubbing”
Have you ever wondered how the first straight edge was made, without a straight edge? Let Adam Savage (of Myth Busters fame) offer up an explanation using rocks. You should watch up until 6:18 for the full explanation of how to rub, but feel free to watch the whole video …
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Because It’s Friday – Thunderbirds
I do not remember these adverts from the 1960s but I do remember getting Thunderbird models from cereal packets and watching Thunderbirds on a Saturday morning with my Grandfather. (For those of you who do not know what Thunderbirds was back in the 1960s, there is a primer video at …
Because It’s Friday – Tomorrow’s World
Last week we looked at the internet of 1994, this week we are looking at an “internet” of the 1970s as shown on Tomorrow’s World. For those younger readers; Tomorrow’s World was a popular TV programme on BBC looking at science and technology – it ran for 38 years. It …