Cast some 3,000 years ago (~1450 BC) in the Middle Bronze Age likely near what’s now Nördlingen, Germany, this bronze sword was recently unearthed in exceptional quality. Shoot, I’d still quest with it. Its preservation is due in part to the naturally antimicrobial copper salts in the sword, and the
This is a 16mm film featuring a tour of Disney World in 1972 that’s been remastered in high definition so you can fully appreciate just how scary those old costumes really were. I assume this was before they adopted ‘The Happiest Place On Earth’ as their slogan. “They’ve been using
Performed by bardcore musician Hildegard von Blingin’, this is a cover of Johnny Cash’s heartfelt cover of Nine Inch Nails’ ‘Hurt’, complete with slightly altered lyrics to make it more medieval. Man, that song — it’s a doozy. My girlfriend knows if she hears me playing it in the basement
In wayback news (my favorite kind, all new news is bad news), this is a video from the Australian Public Broadcast service on August 31st, 1962 asking Sydney residents if they think there’s life on other planets. The answers range from “no” to one guy having seen a UFO. Most
This is a clip from Antiques Roadshow where a woman brought a full base set of original Pokemon cards her mom bought her in 1999 for $35. Their estimated value now? Between $5,000 and $10,000. That’s quite an appreciation, and I regret putting so many of those Pokemons between my
This is a video of guitarist Andrea Boma Boccarusso providing a history of rock from 1965 – 2022, playing one popular song riff for each year. Man, there were a LOT of tasty jams in there. So many if you could preserve and jar them you could make a fortune
This is a short video from Youtuber Rescue & Restore, demonstrating the functionality of a 19th century candle snuffer, a device that automatically extinguishes a candle after it’s burned down to a certain point. Pretty clever. And here I thought the only way to extinguish candles was to wait for
This is a video of San Francisco from the 1940’s that’s been remastered (including a boost to 60FPS, enhanced to HD, improved sharpness and brightness, stabilized, denoised, and deblurred) and had color and ambient sound added. What a trip down memory lane this must be if you’re like 120 now.