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In 1930 the Indiana Bell building was rotated 90°

Posted on 2021/03/24 by Carl Robitaille

In 1930 the Indiana Bell building was rotated 90°. Over a month, the structure was moved 15 inch/hr, all while 600 employees still worked there. There was no interruption to gas, heat, electricity, water, sewage, or the telephone service they provided. No one inside felt it move. pic.twitter.com/07lf2hsgGT
— Stefan Plattner 💙✌ (@splattne) March 21, 2021

Christopher Zeeman tried for 7 years to prove that one cannot untie a knot on a 4-sphere. Then one day he decided to try to prove the opposite, and he succeeded in a few hours.

Posted on 2021/03/24 by Carl Robitaille

Christopher Zeeman tried for 7 years to prove that one cannot untie a knot on a 4-sphere. Then one day he decided to try to prove the opposite, and he succeeded in a few hours. pic.twitter.com/4t6iJ3zp9h
— Fermat's Library (@fermatslibrary) March 20, 2021

Premier prototype d’un appareil photo numérique Kodak, 1975

Posted on 2021/03/24 by Carl Robitaille

Premier prototype d'un appareil photo numérique #Kodak, 1975 #histoire https://t.co/9vQNqqqBz5
— Photos Histoires (@PhotosHistos) March 12, 2021

Changing distribution of annual average temperature anomalies due to global warming

Posted on 2021/03/24 by Carl Robitaille

Changing distribution of annual average temperature anomalies due to global warming

Animation shows the distribution of annual average temperature anomalies due to global warming from 1850 until today. Well animated climate data. Source: https://t.co/y8gLynjsiK pic.twitter.com/tWelXvl4sw
— Simon Kuestenmacher (@simongerman600) March 30, 2019

Place of origin of Roman Emperors BCE 27 – CE 518

Posted on 2021/03/24 by Carl Robitaille

Place of origin of Roman Emperors BCE 27 – CE 518

They don’t make goalies like Palmateer anymore

Posted on 2021/03/24 by Carl Robitaille

Used to love watching these..

This is Reed Larson, Denis Potvin, Robert Picard, Barry Beck, Ron Greschner, Behn Wilson.

They don't make goalies like Palmateer anymore..#HockeyTwitter #hockey #nhl #showdown #hockeyvideos pic.twitter.com/PczrCjtNQS
— Old Hockey Cards (@oldhockeycards) February 24, 2021

Un instrument résonne pour la première fois en 18 000 ans

Posted on 2021/03/24 by Carl Robitaille

Un instrument résonne pour la première fois en 18 000 ans

The Country That Used to Exist Between the US and Canada

Posted on 2021/03/24 by Carl Robitaille

Écoutez cette Française née en 1880

Posted on 2021/02/03 by Carl Robitaille

Écoutez cette Française née en 1880.

Son accent, sa façon de prononcer certaines voyelles…
Est-ce que ça vous semble familier? https://t.co/FRKjTEUaFW
— Isabelle Laporte (@ilaporte) January 31, 2021

“Cauchy is mad and there is nothing that can be done about him, although, right now, he is the only one who knows how mathematics should be done.” —Niels Abel

Posted on 2021/01/13 by Carl Robitaille

"Cauchy is mad and there is nothing that can be done about him, although, right now, he is the only one who knows how mathematics should be done."
—Niels Abel
— Dave Richeson (@divbyzero) January 2, 2021