Cracking jokes
Gorgik had a question about a joke Tina Fey made and peppercorn slid into Ask MetaFilter to give a fuller context to the answer, thank you!
Photo by Stephen Bowler via Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/50826080@N00/)
How would you define the concept of 'tomorrow'? Even better, how would you define it to a six year old? If you have an answer, chime in on kitcat's question or see what others are saying!
climate change by stockcatalog (cc by)
"... in this video you're going to go from understanding more than like, 80 or 90% of people, to understanding this more than 99% of people. And it's only going to take you like 15 minutes."
Landeron 48 calibre by wolf4max (cc by-nc-nd)
With creative use of miniature gears, levers, and springs, a mechanical watch rises from its dormant components to become truly alive. Devils Rancher posts a great link to Bartosz Ciechanowski's in-depth illustrated guide to the inner workings of the mechanical watch.
ARE You Fine.....Mr. Reyes? by Cayusa (cc by-nc)
In case you, too, have ever felt a little bewildered regarding the roundup of events surrounding a certain group of passengers from Oceanic Flight 815: "what exactly happened in Lost? Please tell me in UNDER 400 WORDS. What happened in that show" now in Ask Me.
trombone by evoo73 (cc by)
Lokheed explains how playing a trombone works, in layman's terms.
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