A clock ruined by the internet, and a goose parade.
27th June 2022
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Hello!
In this week's video, I'm in the Netherlands, look at a famous clock that was ruined by the internet came along. And over on the Plus channel, there's kitchen chaos because I can't cook, but the person in my ear can.
In this week's video, I'm in the Netherlands, look at a famous clock that was ruined by the internet came along. And over on the Plus channel, there's kitchen chaos because I can't cook, but the person in my ear can.
I don't know why I wrote that introduction like I'm a 90s BBC continuity announcer, but I'm going to roll with it.
From the rest of the world of video this week:
- From 1966, The Pylon Men is a Pathé newsreel showing how the transmission towers for Britain's national electric grid were built. Safety harnesses weren't a thing back then.
- How Ridiculous are three Australian men who've nailed the genre of "drop things off high stuff and see what happens". A lot of their videos are cut far too fast for me, they're clearly aiming for a young audience: but catching a giant beach ball from a 165m dam is a little bit calmer than usual, has a lovely
element of competition to it, and was just fun to watch.
- There have been many videos over the years, old media and new that use nonsense English-sounding words to convey a sense of "this is what English sounds like to native speakers". Here's one from a new medium, and I found it really interesting to see how it's enhanced by modern visual grammar: like zooming in for dramatic moments, even if you don't know what the drama actually is.
And some interesting things from the rest of the internet:
- What life is like when corn is off the table. A perhaps slightly-too-brief introduction to the concept that corn is in literally almost everything in the US. What happens if you're allergic to it?
- Somehow, I wasn't aware that Britain had entirely privately-owned villages that charge entrance fees to non-residents.
- Weezer's Human Record Player is joyful. To hear the music, you need to hold your phone and slowly spin around at the right speed.
All the best,
— Tom
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