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Making a sword from liquid metal

May 8, 2011 @ 9:34 pm

Dang, look at this short preview segment from the BBC on how ancient British swordsmiths made super-hard bronze swords out of liquid metal.

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Ancient and mysterious stone wall found underneath Times Square building

December 24, 2009 @ 9:42 pm

Photo: Ruth Fremson/The New York Times Construction workers on 41st Street between 7th and 8th Avenues uncovered a mysterious stone wall lying underneath 11 Times Square. The stone wall’s history isn’t known for sure, but it could date back to … Continue reading →

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Internet archeologist discovers Friendster

December 16, 2009 @ 7:06 pm

Internet Archaeologists Find Ruins Of ‘Friendster’ Civilization Big news coming out of North America today as an internet archeologist has discovered the remnants of a social network site called Friendster. Not much is known about the site or what happened … Continue reading →

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Street View now available in the ancient city ruins of Pompeii

December 7, 2009 @ 12:27 am

Street View isn’t just for highways and streets! The Google Maps team and the people taking care of the ruins of Pompeii have allowed Google to do a Street View tour of the entire city ruins. If you can’t afford … Continue reading →

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Kluge Letter Press

May 26, 2009 @ 5:31 pm

KLUGE from Northern Lights on Vimeo. This is a Kluge Letter Press, a 2000-pound cast-iron electric powered machine that has its roots in technology that is about 550 years old! In an age of digital printing techniques, the Kluge is … Continue reading →

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