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Wow!
An SI Board Since April 2024
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Emcee:  Sun Tzu Type:  Moderated
Introduction Compact
This is a place to keep all things that made you go "Wow!'. I've been meaning to keep a collection of clips and bits that I've found fascinating, and this is the place for it.

I think it lends itself well to photos and videos. A key difference between here and the photography board is that I think of that thread as place for fine beautiful photos and discussion of cameras and technics. But here is more about impact. It doesn't have to be pretty (though beauty is always appreciated).

There is only one limitation: nothing that would turn off a big chunk of people. So nothing morbid, regardless of how spectacular you think that head chopping scene from Shogun was. And nothing about politics or religious views.

Beyond this, anything scientific from heart surgery to space travel is great. Any amazing videos (e.g. people rushing to save a driver out of a burning car) is fine. Showing Churches as architecture or Lenin's giant statue is fine so long the point is the art and not advocation for a religion or a political opinion.

In short, if it made you think, "Wow, look at that!" and it can be shared with anyone, then this is the place for it.

Cheers,
ST

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PS Whenever possible, please embed your content within your post so that nobody has to go to another site to see it.

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791Quite the imagination>>> Secrets Inside the Viral Vegas Fun House fSavant2Thursday
790Nature vs Nurture: How much of our personalities is determined at birth? TL;DR Sun Tzu-Monday
789I saw that. But I still enjoyed the videos. BTW, I don't know zip about meteSun Tzu-May 1
788Fun fact, the visible lightning bolt is going up from the ground. <G>Qone0-May 1
787The video explains why lightening never strikes the same place twice. Because thSun Tzu-May 1
786Wow AI is good.jazzlover2-April 30
785Rice grain-sized solid-state battery could power next-gen smart lenses, wearableSavant-April 30
784Welcome to Pandora. Don't hurt the tulkun.Sun Tzu-April 29
783Scientists tried to talk to whales – and something answered back Scientists stuSavant1April 29
782What also wowed me is that bacteria can generate these incredibly complex proteiS. maltophilia-April 25
781And so we now know the source of mind-gut connection. A number of studies had spSun Tzu-April 25
780Qualia What Physical ‘Life Force’ Turns Biology’s Wheels? The baS. maltophilia2April 25
779That's because massive objects bend the fabric of the spacetime. Light is stSun Tzu-April 23
778a nickel if you can tell me how many times he said....hence....Savant-April 23
777Susskind says light does not have mass. Why then does light bend while passing tSirWalterRalegh-April 23
776Speed of light explained. This is neat. Not super Wow-worthy, but the shift in pSun Tzu3April 23
775[X] Wow! These are some of the wildest lightning strikes ever caught on camera.J.B.C.6April 22
774Astronomy has come a long way since there were 9 planets: ...It also spotted 38S. maltophilia-April 20
773Blind boy can "see". [youtube video] [youtube video] [youtube videojazzlover21April 18
772 a small wow...but fun..and bucket list worthy He paid $18,000 to sleep under tSavant-April 17
771a small wow...but fun..and bucket list worthy He paid $18,000 to sleep under thSavant-April 17
770Rogue Waves... one officially 95 ft high, recorded by a scientific vessel>>Savant-April 16
769Watch this whale grow a 3-meter tooth out of its head – and no one knows why DeSavant-April 10
768Not only WOW..but #*($%&$y^^>>>> First part is conjecture...theSavant1April 8
767500 people built a temple 100 feet underground - and kept it secret for 16 yearsSavant1April 6
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