Hi Res by adding &fmt=18 at the end of Youtube URLs. Is there a way for non-UK users to get a mpeg file off the BBC website?

This is great. Thank you.
posted to MetaFilter by stereo at 8:13 AM on April 21, 2008

And here's a torrent.
posted to MetaFilter by stereo at 8:15 AM on April 21, 2008

Pseudo-polls from The Sun and The Daily Mail? That's what passes off as FPP material these days?
posted to MetaFilter by stereo at 2:59 AM on February 4, 2008

The Woody Allen clip cuts off at 9:06, is that normal or is a part missing?
posted to MetaFilter by stereo at 8:52 PM on September 26, 2007

So swallowing liquids that are taken from humans is fine, but drinking cow's milk isn't?

What about the mythondria, the "domesticated" bacteria that power the sperm cells?

The little worlds these people build in their minds must be astonishing.
posted to MetaFilter by stereo at 5:35 AM on August 2, 2007

All those posters are extremely low resolution .bmp files. They're from different wars, badly sorted, and badly scanned.

Instead, try the World War II Poster Collection from Northwestern University Library or flickr.
posted to MetaFilter by stereo at 11:53 PM on August 1, 2007

Miss lynster, that is a gorgeous tribute. Thank you.
posted to MetaFilter by stereo at 11:31 AM on July 30, 2007

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posted to MetaFilter by stereo at 2:36 AM on July 30, 2007

Oddman, I would like to ask whether this counts as a correct question without a question mark.
posted to MetaFilter by stereo at 5:47 AM on June 24, 2007

The Carrotbox also has a shop, from which I've bought beautiful glass and jade bands. My girlfriend loves them, the prices were reasonable and Alice was very friendly, went out of her way to quickly send the rings across an ocean, and even added free rings (very pretty, and at the perfect size) when we re-ordered.

So do explore the shop, because Alice is awesome.
posted to MetaFilter by stereo at 6:24 PM on June 18, 2007

So, how much more energy does producing one cotton bag take anyway?
posted to MetaFilter by stereo at 1:47 PM on April 27, 2007

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posted to MetaFilter by stereo at 6:56 PM on April 18, 2007

If you were wondering, 574.8km/h is 357.2 mph. Yes, the bbc got their maths wrong.

It is also almost 160 metres/s, or 175 yards/s.
posted to MetaFilter by stereo at 8:02 AM on April 3, 2007

MDI's air car has been "coming soon" for a decade. Every once in a while, they appear in the media, claiming that a launch is imminent. Bah.
posted to MetaFilter by stereo at 10:16 PM on March 19, 2007