I raised Tower Bridge, and found some magic.
9th August 2021
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Hello!
In this week's video, I got to pull the lever to raise Tower Bridge! (And talked about the logistics of it all, too.)
In this week's video, I got to pull the lever to raise Tower Bridge! (And talked about the logistics of it all, too.)
And while researching this week, I stumbled on several things about the holy grail of card tricks: "any card at any number". Here's a New York Times article explaining its history and its greatest performer; an astonishing performance by Boris Wild on Penn and Teller: Fool Us; and Matt Parker using maths to create the same effect.
Some other videos I've enjoyed this week:
- Chris from Abroad in Japan takes a road trip to the most northern point of Japan.
- Over on TikTok, a wonderful, swift breakdown of the harmony in Mika's Grace Kelly. I'm envious of the voice and skill here!
Other interesting links and articles I've found this week:
- The Gravity Mine is a Hugo-nominated short story by Steven Baxter from 2000, and I have no idea how I've never read it until now: it's ultimate-big-picture fiction in the vein of Asimov's Last Question.
- Australian telco Telstra has made public payphone calls free. They're legally required to maintain the network, and while they're saying it's "not a big deal", I have a suspicion that it'll have cost them almost as much to run the payment system than they got in
revenue, but either way, it's a good thing.
- And finally, the CIA once kidnapped a Soviet spacecraft, photographed it, and returned it without the Russians noticing. This feels like it should be a heist movie. (This article's by Amy from The Vintage Space; I'd recommend that YouTube channel if this is your sort of thing!)
All the best,
— Tom
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