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How the World’s First Subway Remains Relevant in the Age of Skytrain Extensions

(via) I was reading about the Broadway extension of the Skytrain this morning and got to thinking about how far technologies, construction methods and really just engineering overall have come since the first underground trains rolled, and how urban populations went from viewing subways with a great degree of skepticism to relying on them for transportation every day.

The 1863 launch of the London Underground changed so much: simplifying commutes, growing communities with new housing developments and attracting all sorts of speculative commerce to station hubs. And the system improved as it expanded over time, graduating from disruptive ‘cut and cover’ construction to boring tunnels much deeper underground.

Though there has been an amazing evolution of the mode, if you watch Christian Wolmar’s TedEd short (above) on how London’s subway system first came to be and how it permanently changed so much about city life, you will be struck by the similarities between it and the launch/expansion of the Skytrain over a 150 years later.

Proud Backyard Chef Shows Off Outstanding DIY Barbecue Set-Up

From his waterwheel-powered rotisserie to his four-storey filing cabinet full of spuds and corn, this guy is killing it.

This Might Be the Strangest TV Ad Ever Made for a Candy Bar

Everybody keeps secrets, even from their loved ones. This advertisement takes that theme to a bizarre extreme.

How Stainless Steel Knives, Forks and Spoons Are Made

From grinding serrations to spoon bowls, this short video details how our everyday eating implements are made.

Short Film Uses Beauty of International Banknotes to Tell Strange Story of Money

Corrie Francis Parks animates pieces of paper currency and grains of sand to create a visual poem on global economics.