Blood and Ice - videos you didn't know you needed in your life.

What it looks like when a drop of blood falls on a variety of different surfaces. Fascinating and hypnotising at the same time!

"How Surface Texture Affects Bloodstain Patterns" (Watch on YouTube)

via lorenzoandthellamas

What it's like to walk on crystal clear ice (terrifying)

"Walking on beautiful clean ice in Slovakian Mountains" (Watch on YouTube)

via wallofdis

Interesting Links for 10-12-2014

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• Raising the minimum wage _does_ have an effect on unemployment levels
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• Parable of the Polygons - how even the slightest bias can push society out of shape
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• Christmas has been won!
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• 16 absolutely outrageous abuses detailed in the CIA torture report
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• Diana Wynne Jones failed attempt to prevent The Lord Of The Rings
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• Can people tell the difference between 16 and 24 bit music? No, they can not.
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• The rise of the Swedish cyborgs
  Did Kevin Warwick die in vain?
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• The CIA's torture program was based on methods used to force false confessions
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