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How astronauts sleep in space and a fascinating look around the International Space Station
Posted on Monday, Apr 15, 2013 | No CommentsThese two fascinating videos show what life is like 220 miles above the Earth in the International Space Station – and also explains how astronauts get to sleep in space. -
April Fools on urban75: an attack of the Comic Sans
Posted on Monday, Apr 1, 2013 | 1 CommentThere was a short-lived but suitably outraged reaction from some members on the busy urban75 forums early this morning, when the site’s font switched to the monstrosity that is Comic Sans. -
Community website urban75 notches up 12,000,000 forum posts
Posted on Sunday, Feb 17, 2013 | 1 CommentJust eleven months after the urban75 forums registered its 11,000,000th post, the Brixton-based, community-funded bulletin board has now notched up its 12 millionth user post. -
Here’s why octopuses are some of the coolest creatures on the planet [video]
Posted on Thursday, Feb 14, 2013 | No CommentsTo start off, with octopuses are mighty weird things. They have two eyes and four pairs of arms and are bilaterally symmetric, with a hard beak around its mouth at the centre point... -
How to make your bike sound like a horse, GPS shoes and a crisp man balloonist
Posted on Thursday, Dec 6, 2012 | No CommentsI’m not going to get any work done today as I keep getting distracted by seeing fabulous, brilliantly clever and funny creations online. -
In response to the news of Will & Kate’s new baby: the greatest anti-royal rant ever
Posted on Tuesday, Dec 4, 2012 | 5 CommentsWhen this magnificent rant appeared on the urban75 forums, I felt duty bound to immediately share it with the world. So with thanks to the author ‘dylans’, here’s what I consider... -
November 25th – Happy St. Catherine’s Day
Posted on Sunday, Nov 25, 2012 | No CommentsToday is St. Catherine’s Day, which marks the arrival of winter and commemorates the martyrdom of St. Catherine of Alexandria who was was unfortunate to have her head chopped off by... -
High resolution footage shows the descent of NASA’s Curiosity rover on to the surface of Mars
Posted on Friday, Aug 24, 2012 | 1 CommentThis incredible movie from NASA’s Curiosity rover shows most of the high-resolution frames acquired by the Mars Descent Imager as it headed towards the surface of Mars. -
Interactive Mars panorama as seen by the Curiosity rover
Posted on Monday, Aug 13, 2012 | No CommentsThis fabulous interactive 360-degree panorama from the surface of Mars shows what you’d be able to see if you’d hitched a ride on the Curiosity rover. -
Map shows off the brightest 350,000 stars of the web – and urban75 is there!
Posted on Wednesday, Aug 1, 2012 | No CommentsA website developer has created an innovative map showing off the biggest websites from around the world, with each one being represented by a star. And urban75 is twinkling in the heavens! -
Astonishing night footage shot from the International Space Station [video]
Posted on Monday, Jul 23, 2012 | 1 CommentThis stunning, high definition video taken from the International Space Station makes for compelling viewing. -
New Row Coffee – a small but satisfying coffee shop in Covent Garden, London
Posted on Thursday, Mar 29, 2012 | 4 CommentsFor a hard-core coffee lover like me, there can never be enough quality coffee shops in London, so I was delighted to visit New Row Coffee over the weekend. -
Stunning new video tour of the Moon serves up breathtaking views
Posted on Wednesday, Mar 28, 2012 | No CommentsI’ve reluctantly accepted that I’m never actually going to walk over the Moon’s surface, so the best I can manage is to gaze in awe at this new video that’s been posted... -
Brixton-based urban75 forums notch up an incredible 11 million posts
Posted on Monday, Mar 19, 2012 | No CommentsOn Sunday, the urban75 forums notched up their 11 millionth post, a pretty incredible landmark for a non-profit, self-funded bulletin board that carries no advertising. -
Funky NASA animation shows off the evolution of the Moon
Posted on Friday, Mar 16, 2012 | No CommentsI’m sticking with the space theme for one more post today because this wonderful NASA animation is too good not to share.