MetaFilter posts tagged with pole

Polin' on the River

Miko — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:26:33 -0800

Since 1870, the Hatton Ferry in Hatton, VA, has been helping people and vehicles cross the James River - under pole power [ferry is cable-assisted, and poling starts at 3:42]. Before the nation was connected by a network of bridges, pole barges like this were a common means of transportation across smaller waterways. Hatton Ferry is thought to be the very last working survivor of those thousands of the pole-driven ferries; but today, due to DOT budget constraints, it may go out of existence. I wouldn't have known about this without having received an interesting ListServ email from Dr. Jurretta Jordan Heckscher, Research Specialist, Digital Reference Section of The Library of Congress, who provided many of the news and LOC links. Also, best part of the video is when the raft of tubers drifts along, 12-packs cooling in the water and all.

Walking On The Moon

Marisa Stole the Precious Thing — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:25:17 -0800

Australian Duncan Chessell (autoloading video) plans to spend four months trekking across Antarctica's frozen wasteland to reach the South Pole. Currently, he's leading a team of seven to the peak of Mt Vinson, Antarctica's highest point. He intends to make his trip to the pole 100 years after a similar feat was attempted by the great British explorer Robert Falcon Scott (previously). Meanwhile, another team aims to "become the youngest, fastest team in the world to reach the South Pole unsupported and unguided."

I wish my commute was this fun...

allkindsoftime — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:59:57 -0800

Happy birthday, firehouse pole.

Searching for Dark Matter

Burhanistan — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:55:02 -0800

Scientists at Amundsen-Scott Station at the South Pole have begun searching for the elusive dark matter using the South Pole Telescope. The Station has been visited here before, but not in this context.

Texas Taxes Titties

aerotive — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:35:17 -0800

The poll tax caused massive rioting in the UK. Will the pole tax move Texans to do the same? There's an interesting class-war aspect to the story. The bill specifies that the revenue generated will support sexual assault prevention programs, though the bill's legality is being litigated.

Kadath in the Cold Waste

Artw — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:13:02 -0800

Landsat Image Mosaic Of Antarctica UK and US researchers peice together the most detailed map of Antarctica yet, searching through years of data to find cloud free images.

PolevaultFilter!

UbuRoivas — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 21:23:55 -0800

PolevaultFilter! Those who like to read about successful female athletes reaching great heights & being admired for their athletic achievements will be happy to know that Aussie World Youth Polevault Champion Vicky Parnov - niece of respected Olympic Silver Medallist Tatiana Grigorieva - will become the youngest ever Australian to take part in the world titles, in Osaka later this month.

What it feels like for a girl.

aerotive — Wed, 30 May 2007 18:54:33 -0800

This photo has launched high school pole vaulter Allison Stokke into Internet memedom. Her reaction: "I worked so hard for pole vaulting and all this other stuff, and it's almost like that doesn't matter. Nobody sees that. Nobody really sees me."

Goat on a Pole

mr_crash_davis — Sun, 09 Apr 2006 09:37:38 -0800

Goat on a pole: Institute for the study of The Goat, The Pole, Their Relative Positions

Colder than a brass ...

yhbc — Mon, 01 Aug 2005 08:45:00 -0800

It is the dead of winter at the bottom of the Earth.
Therefore, it's a great day for some ~~lucky~~ ~~intrepid~~ foolhardy souls to join The 300 Club! Those wishing to join in the future are advised to hurry, though.