SeaTube [via Metafilter] is a YouTube channel dedicated to time-lapse videos of ports. Enjoy the view from the boats themselves, gliding past landmarks and other vessels, while listening to relaxing yet squeaky music.
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Jan 30, 2019
Time-lapse footage of container ships coming and going from international ports
Nightmare footage of cruise ship emerging from fog in Venice near-collision
The Costa Deliziosa is a 92,700 tonne cruise ship, and holidaymakers along Venice’s Giardini della Bienna got an up-close look at all 294 meters of its length on a foggy, sodden weekend. Too close. Newsweek reports: The huge vessel was being pulled along the canal by other tug boats in order to straighten itself out, […]
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Enjoy this video featuring an enormous, nuclear-powered icebreaker
The Soviets built a bunch of nuclear icebreakers: overbearing, overpowered, faintly absurd, and completely awesome. This video was shot in the Arctic Ocean in March 2018. For 7 days the film crew passed through the Barents Sea to Karsky around the Novaya Zemlya archipelago on the nuclear icebreaker Yamal – we saw the northern lights […]
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Man, 71, successfully floated across the Atlantic in a motorless metal capsule
In December last year, Jean-Jacques Savin, 71, floated away from the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa in an orange capsule he’d built. Last week, he landed at the Dutch Caribbean island of St. Eustatius.
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Over those AirPods? Here are 10 pairs of earbuds that bring the noise
They might be the shiny new thing, but AirPods aren’t for everybody. Maybe you’re looking for a new sound or you understandably lost those tiny buds during a brisk run. If so, here’s 10 headphones and earbuds that break out of the Apple mode with a return to quality and wearability. Klipsch R5 Bluetooth Neckband […]
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This top-rated password manager helps keeps your logins secure
When it comes to passwords, there’s no such thing as paranoia. You want them secure and complex, and you definitely don’t want to repeat them on all your accounts. The trouble is, the internet seems to keep growing. And so do those accounts. Just one lockout from an important email or banking site is enough […]
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This personal AC cleans and dehumidifies the air as it cools
With the rising temperatures on tap this summer, the climate is going to be a frequent topic of conversation, and those conversations won’t be happy ones. Luckily, there’s a way to do a little climate change of your own – in a safe and sustainable way. When it comes to personal air conditioners, EvaPolar is […]
