What Time Was Like Before Time Zones
November 18, 1883 is when railroads across the United States adopted a uniform system of time, more or less getting all of us in sync with each other. But what was time like before then?
The Train Station With No Entrances Or Exits
There's an unusual train station in southwest Japan to which you can take a train, but you can’t enter the platform from outside; nor can you leave.
Lashing Out At the Ball-on-a-Thing Guy
I was trying to say "that was very good for a first try" and all of a sudden I started pummeling you.
Ronald McDonald At Budokan
If you thought Ronald McDonald was going the way of Joe Camel or other corporate mascots, think again.
Counting On A Japanese Game Show Is A Whole Thing
I can't imagine what release forms must look like for contestants on this show.
The Coming War With Robots: Robokiyu the Rescue Robot
As you lay in the rubble, cataloging which of your organs has been crushed beyond repair and which are probably still ok, if they can just be tucked back into your body, pray that you're not in Tokyo, because a government-sanctioned robot will pull you out and eat you.
I Should Only Watch TV From Other Countries
Last time we were talking about a brilliant video in which video game baseball players reenact a real life World Series game. But it can work the other way, too - real people can reenact video game moments. Like my new favorite game show, Human Tetris!