The Thatcher effect, named after the notorious former premiere, whose photograph was first used to demonstrate the effect, refers to the odd way the human brain perceives an upside-down face. The best way to explain is to demonstrate. Have a look at this video, which is a wee bit creepy… embedded by Embedded VideoYouTube Link: OU video demonstration So the Thatcher effect means that on an upside-down face, we do …Read the Rest
How differential gears work
A great video from the 1930s explaining how differential gears in cars work. embedded by Embedded VideoYouTube Link: Did you …Read the Rest
Blue Moon – 31 August 2012
Today, the moon is blue! This month is a blue moon month! Commonly speaking, we call a moon ‘blue’ when …Read the Rest
An Optical Illusion…
The squares, A and B, are the same shade of grey! Did you like this? Share it:
The average person walks the equivalent twice around the world in a lifetime!
The average person walks the equivalent of twice around the world in a lifetime!!! Contributed By: Samiksha Singh Actually , …Read the Rest
The Ancient Greeks had no word for ‘blue’
The sky, according to Ancient Greeks, was bronze. They really had no word for the colour blue, and it may …Read the Rest
Stuff you didn’t know you didn’t know
This is an email that’s doing the rounds, we cannot vouch for it’s veracity, although some of these “facts” are …Read the Rest
Football referees used to signal with handkerchiefs, not whistles! Red / yellow cards even more recent!
Before the introduction of the whistle, football (soccer) referees indicated their decisions by waving a handkerchief. Whistles were not introduced …Read the Rest
All matter is mostly empty space!
The world feels very solid around us, but in reality almost all of the size of each of the atoms …Read the Rest
Happy St. Patrick’s Day
Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all our readers. You might not be aware that the patron saint of Ireland was …Read the Rest
When was the last Ice Age? It’s now!
We tend to think of the Ice Age as being in the distant past, millions of years ago when glaciers …Read the Rest
One Thousand
From 0 to 1,000, the letter “A” only appears in 1,000 (“one thousand”). By: Roy Did you like this? Share …Read the Rest
Think you know about “Robbie Burns”? Er, who’s that?
Happy Burns’ Day! (Jan 25th) The famous Scottish bard, the Ayrshire ploughman, the people’s poet – Robert Burns was called …Read the Rest








