This is the first linkdump since last December, and I'm starting with the oldest of the hundreds I've saved; some may need to be unmuted (or muted). Most of these come from Reddit, so I'll include this helpful comment from a reader: "The new Reddit layout excludes the video... [if the video is not visible], either you or they can replace "www.reddit.com" with "old.reddit.com" in the URL to see the video (until Reddit removes that option, at least).
Another way to tie a tie
Preserving the memories (and bodies) of your ancestors
Anti-termite advertisement from Thailand
Snake removal in Malaysia
Spreading gravel on a driveway
How century eggs are made
Plush toy contributions for Turkish earthquake victim children
Quality control in the manufacture of shuttlecocks
Motorcycle rider described as a "human crayon"
Traditional dance with a heavy flaming headdress
Repairing a water main without shutting off the water
Animals
Why does this bear straighten up a traffic cone?
A painted wolf and her puppies
Lineus fuscoviridis, a type of ribbon worm
A cat's reaction time is faster than a snake
Acorn stockpile is vandalized (post says squirrel; I suspect woodpecker)
Crocodiles can gallop (for short distances)
Shoebill stork clatters its beak
Gorilla walking upright
Goat enjoys inhaling smoke
Scorpions (presumably at a farm - not an "abandoned house")
Bearded vultures eat bones whole
Newly discovered "spikey" crab
Nature and Science
How the human radius twists over the ulna
Full rotation of the moon via from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
The sludge that collects in the bottom of an acquarium is called mulm
Fossilized dinosaur egg with embryo in situ
An example of cauliflory
Tidal vortex in British Columbia
A "persistence of vision" display
Impressive or clever
Narnia wardrobe leads to a hidden room
London New Year's fireworks (deserves full-screen view)
An interesting way to serve butter
Starting a fire with a hammer
LED drone used for nighttime rescue operations
A "knight's tour" on a chessboard, nicely animated
Creating laser-engraved wooden maps of cities
A beach marble race must be fun to set up
Young man solves three Rubik cubes while juggling them
Using a liver crab to retrieve a shirt
French bulldog is amazingly good on a skateboard
Sports and athleticism
Child spins vigorously without getting dizzy
Seven-ball active-bounced cascade juggling
Water polo viewed from below
1958 NFL championship halftime show
Two young girls with impressive jump rope skills
Parkour jump between buildings
Fails and wtf
Real-life human version of the Frogger game
Woman attacked by tiger in drive-thru animal park
Broken ski lift creates mayhem (but no deaths)
What could go wrong filming yourself for likes
Booby trap in a meth house
Hold my beer while I pour gasoline on this firepit
Auto insurance may not cover this shitty behavior
If you wonder why U.S. trains sometimes derail...
Law enforcement officer steals property while on duty
Passenger punches a flight attendant
Car accident with wheel returning to finish the job
A demonstration "proving" that meat has been injected with COVID vaccine
CEO cancels all her employees' bonuses, but keeps her own $6+ million one
Humorous or cheerful [for more, see the MadeMeSmile subreddit]
Young boy sews a shirt for his dad
Mystery of a toddler's haircut solved
Two young people, madly in love [French original, with audio]
Teacher gives student a drum set
Another elderly lady gets turquoise hair. Read the blurb below the video
Saving the best for last: three glorious minutes of happy dogs
The embedded photos are selections from a gallery of images of an abandoned palace, created by Levaronne Lourens, a photographer from the Netherlands who specializes in imaging historical and architectural remains. His website is here. I just sampled one of his many galleries. There are some extraordinary photos at the link.
Spreading gravel is listed as "Sorry, this post has been removed by the moderators"
ReplyDeletecat reaction time is "Sorry, this post was removed by Reddit’s spam filters."
ReplyDeleteAnon, that phrase is present on the posts, but in both cases for my viewing this morning (Chrome on iMac) the gifs are still viewable.
ReplyDeleteIt consistently amazes me that, with the number of links you're keeping track of, that there aren't more mistakes. I would have many anyway. That said, the juggling link seems broken.
ReplyDeleteYup. I had copypasted the title rather than the url. Thanks for spotting that, Keith.
DeleteYou must have the 'spreading gravel' one in your browser cache? Reddit gives me that 'sorry' message.
ReplyDeleteSame cache thing with the 'cat reaction' one?
ReplyDeleteCould be (I don't know how that works). But these are months old, so they could be undergoing linkrot.
DeleteThe new Reddit layout excludes the video, you've been grandfathered into the older layout which doesn't (you can see what they see by opening the removed links in a Chrome private window). For links like this, either you or they can replace "www.reddit.com" with "old.reddit.com" in the URL to see the video (until Reddit removes that option, at least).
DeleteSo there's a thread about a particular, and the remove the video being discussed and actively make to harder to access? Why? Why would they do this? Copyright issues?
DeleteBearded vulture link goes to Australian road crayon ad.
DeleteIn case you want to update them, links to the gravel and the cat reaction:
ReplyDeletehttps://old.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/11910or/driver_using_the_truck_to_spread_gravel_this/?rdt=33459
https://old.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/10l9hkd/the_average_cats_reaction_time_is_approximately/
Updated. Thank you, anon.
DeleteThe 'son sews shirt for dad' is the best!
ReplyDeleteThe first dog in the video is named Stella and she loves jumping into leaf piles.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu3HN-MmJc4
Blogworthy. Thanks, Marc.
DeleteThe A "bullet ant glove" generates the "world's worst pain" link actually goes to a video of a woman whose land, where she grew food to give to the hungry, was salted by vandals.
ReplyDelete