* How Underwater Tunnels Are Built
Watch Time: 1 min.
Cleo Abrams explains how the Chunnel was built.
* An Elevator Expert Explains How to Move People Up 118 Floors, Fast
Watch Time: 8 min.
A breakdown of what’s involved in designing an elevator system that meets people’s expectations while also balancing cost and space.
* String Theory Explained in One Minute
Watch Time: 60 seconds
This got me halfway there.
* Brain Challenge: Extrapolating Patterns Without Proof
Watch Time: about 1 min.
I couldn’t figure this out. Maybe you can.
Five Serious/Edifying Videos Stories You Should Watch
* What Is Going on with Those Mysterious Drones?
Watch Time: 16 min.
Gordon Chang tells Forbes what he thinks
* She Survived an Attempted Honor Killing
Watch Time: 30 min.
If you don’t think culture is everything, watch this testimony by Nina Aouilk, whose father and brothers forced her into an abusive marriage she didn’t want, to have a baby against her will, and then attempted to murder her with an “honor killing.”
* The JFK Assassination: Three Interviews
1. Watch Time: 1 hr. 20 min.
A 1994 interview with former mobster James E. Files, who confessed to being the man on the grassy knoll that shot JFK.
2. Watch Time: close to 3 hrs.
If you are up for it, compare Files’s 1994 interview to this 2003 interview and see how consistent the story remains after nine years.
3. Watch Time: 15.5 min.
Roger Stone tells the story of how he came to know that LBJ was behind the Kennedy assassination.
Four Short but Cool Video Clips That Will Make You Smile
Watch Time: 1 min.
Meet Zhang Sixuan, a remarkable 9-year-old who just became the 2024 World Shaolin Kung Fu star!
Afroman presents Hunter Got High
Watch Time: about 4 min.
If you’ve never seen an Afroman music production before, you will appreciate his wit with this take on Hunter Biden.
Elle Cordova: Battle of the Fonts
Watch Time: about 2 min.
I’ve featured Elle Cordova before. Her sense of humor is so smart and unusual.
Dancing Marionette Paints Portraits
Watch Time: 1 min.
The person manipulating this marionette is amazingly skillful.
