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Okay, I'll grant you that this is a scrapyard on the beach, where the scrap-to-be is delivered to their sandy doorstep. But that's a few tens of thousands of tons of momentum coming their way, no doubt under full power to shove it as far up onto the beach as possible. Business-as-usual or not, ...

At our Christmas Eve service this year, while "passing the light" from candle to candle among the congregation, we will be singing this song with (and to) each other. The Apostle Paul wrote, "wherefore, comfort one another with these words," (1 Thess. 4:18) with regard to Christ's Second Coming,...

One of the funniest cartoons ever made. It's been around for about 60 years now, and it can STILL make people laugh out loud. Long before CGI, long before Homer Simpson, or SpongeBob, or Stewie, or any of the other current crop of zanies, these folks got it right. And these Looney Tunes might ...

I've never been an "opera guy," but I've now heard two songs from Les Miserables, and each of them has left me completely undone. I clicked on this video out of curiosity, and next thing I knew I was weeping in front of my computer. Maybe I'll have to BECOME an "opera guy."

As someone who used to railfan LAUPT and Mission Tower back in the 1960s, this video makes me feel right at home. The "real thing" was VERY MUCH just like this. No simulator, of course, can possibly re-create every last blade of grass, but I am genuinely impresed by this effort. Nicely done!!

The second tune almost sounds like it's from the John Rutter "Gloria"-- it's been awhile since I've heard that piece-- anybody know if this is correct?

@DanceordieHero one of the beautiful things about this song is that it is very easy to play-- I use a repeating sequence of C - F - Am - G (just those four chords, over and over again) and it works very well. I love singing this as a prayer.

As someone who remembers seeing (and riding) the real El Capitan, this is a superbly rendered virtual trainset. The people who created this version have obviously done their homework. An excellent train, and an excellent video. (P.S. Though by 1956 the usual power was EMD F7s, Santa Fe still ...

Not only a glimpse of one of the most aesthetically pleasing steam-hauled passenger trains in the world, but also a valuable glimpse into late-1930s culture, technology, and worldview. What looks "quaint" and "primitive" to us was cutting-edge and contemporary to audiences of 75 years ago. (No...

The first surge is interesting. The second surge is frightening.

@jurban1997 This is good documentation. The "wall of water" tsunami everyone expects to see is largely cinematic fiction. The fact that an earthquake over 5,000 miles away could cause the ocean to rise up like this, is awesome to contemplate. Thank you for keeping your camera running as long ...

This video is truly chilling. It's easy to make sarcastic comments from the safety of a stationary computer chair, but most of us would be weeping for our mommas after a half hour of this in real life. The nearest land is 200 miles away-- rescue by helicopter is impossible-- the seas are too ro...

Oh-kay, deep breath, everybody . . . Even if this were a "HAARP Ring," it is nowhere near the San Andreas Fault. The faultline (south to north) runs beneath the Imperial Valley, through San Bernardino, then along the northern edge of the San Gabriel Range, then along the Coast Ranges toward San...

The Saturn 1B rocket used for this launch was intended only to boost the payload into earth orbit. The CSM, LM housing, and SIVB (here used as a second stage) are all full-size. The first stage, however, was a money-saving compromise-- eight Redstone rockets lashed together . . .

Wow, what a memory flogger!! When I was a kid in the '60s, my family had a cabin tucked back in a side canyon about 2 miles above Coldbrook. It was wiped out in the floods of '68, but unless they've actively torn out the "human footprint,", you can still see the cement slab where it stood, and ...

This can happen whenever you get a large expanse of open water, high winds, and very cold temperatures. The lake water has not yet frozen, and high winds stir up large swells which crash into piers and retaining walls, throwing up spray that freezes on contact with the much colder objects on lan...

I am a worship leader for a church in the Twin Cities. Today, I came across the lyric for this song (never having heard the melody), and became convinced I HAD to learn it in time to teach it to the congregation this Sunday. Tonight, I sat down in front of my computer and listened, and I just c...

Arguments are worthless in the end. Either there is a resurrection (of the just and the unjust) or there is not. Whatever side of the "argument" you are on. ask yourself--what if you're mistaken? Ifyou believe in a final judgment, and there is none, what have you lost? If you believe there is...

I am in awe. This is about so much more than musical talent (and these are very talented singers). This was a gift, given freely. The time, the logistical challenges, and the effort by these singers, each of whom took hours out of their own day to make possible this five-minute act of blessing...

Amazing. Two guitar chords, and truth poured out from a heart torn open.

@miked9372-- Sorry, but "TrainlessRailfan" is correct. Cars numbered in the 700 series are cabless; the cab control cars are numbered in the 600s.