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Indiscriminate laziness

World’s Population in 2000 by Longitude and Latitude

Posted on 2020/08/02 by Carl Robitaille

The majority of humanity lives within a relatively small bandwidth of latitude. This #map is one of my all time favourites. It was created by https://t.co/cmsbuqqQkQ in 2008: https://t.co/Z6qCK50Gfs pic.twitter.com/RxQGs0jBsA
— Simon Kuestenmacher (@simongerman600) January 18, 2018

5 Reasons the Modern World Is so Ugly

Posted on 2020/07/30 by Carl Robitaille

Berlin, 75 years ago

Posted on 2020/07/29 by Carl Robitaille

Berlin, 75 years ago.
pic.twitter.com/aM4UF3wTtG
— Xavi Ruiz (@xruiztru) July 29, 2020

Why China Banned Skyscrapers

Posted on 2020/07/18 by Carl Robitaille

Piazza Navona – Stadium of Domitian, 90 AD and now

Posted on 2020/06/30 by Carl Robitaille

Piazza Navona – Stadium of Domitian, 90 AD and now pic.twitter.com/ZbCThp51ZA
— Xavi Ruiz (@xruiztru) June 30, 2020

Posted on 2020/06/13 by Carl Robitaille

https://twitter.com/tom_username_/status/1271780256752365568?s=20

Replace all racist monuments with air dancers

Posted on 2020/06/11 by Carl Robitaille

Retweet if we should temporarily replace all racist monuments with air dancers while we build new non-racist monuments! pic.twitter.com/ln6xkLeO93
— Jack (@GayLaVie) June 10, 2020

Evolution of Piazza del Duomo in Milan, Italy

Posted on 2020/06/07 by Carl Robitaille

Cool animation of the evolution of Piazza del Duomo in Milan, Italy. The source (in Italian only but there is google translate) has more cool pictures to look at. Source: https://t.co/HjwtgHFtR8 pic.twitter.com/NKK7zA3sv6
— Simon Kuestenmacher (@simongerman600) June 7, 2020

Statue of slave trader Edward Colston is pulled down in Bristol city centre

Posted on 2020/06/07 by Carl Robitaille

Watch the moment a statue of slave trader Edward Colston is pulled down in Bristol city centre during #BLMbristol pic.twitter.com/B5JuwoN4u6
— ITV News West Country (@itvwestcountry) June 7, 2020

Now pull down all the statues of Cromwell. The dude that attempted to wipe out the Irish and you voted him in as the 10 top greatest Brits ever. https://t.co/SB8NME1eKw
— Brian McManus (@TheBrianMcManus) June 7, 2020

The Race to Build the World’s First Hyperloop

Posted on 2020/05/28 by Carl Robitaille