Tag: Tom Scott

Trainscapes: Keeping The World’s Longest Railroad Tunnel Safe

Welcome to the Trainscapes segment!  Each week here on Geek Alabama, Trainscapes will feature train content including videos of trains and behind the scenes action of trains and locomotives.  Some people have […]

The Evening Post: How The US Postal Service Reads Terrible Handwriting

At the Remote Encoding Center in Salt Lake City, keyers process 1.2 billion images of mail every year. It’s a more difficult job than Tom Scott thought.

The Evening Post: I Visited The Yellowstone Zone Of Death

YouTuber Tom Scott went to the Idaho portion of Yellowstone National Park to talk about a weird legal loophole.  Can you go to this portion of the park, murder someone, and get […]

Roadscapes Wednesday: The Massive Fatigue Carousel Helps Keep Roads Safe

Welcome to the Roadscapes Wednesday segment! Each week here on Geek Alabama, Roadscapes Wednesday will feature roads and infrastructure related topics. Geek Alabama Editor / Publisher Nathan Young is often called the […]

Roadscapes Wednesday: Downhill, On A Couch, On Public Roads

Welcome to the Roadscapes Wednesday segment! Each week here on Geek Alabama, Roadscapes Wednesday will feature roads and infrastructure related topics. Geek Alabama Editor / Publisher Nathan Young is often called the […]

Trainscapes: After 140 Years, This Old Technology Still Keeps Trains Safe

Welcome to the Trainscapes segment!  Each week here on Geek Alabama, Trainscapes will feature train content including videos of trains and behind the scenes action of trains and locomotives.  Some people have […]

Trainscapes: This Tiny Railroad Across The Sea Has An Important Job

Welcome to Trainscapes. Each week, we will feature train content including videos of trains and behind the scenes action of trains and locomotives! The Lorenbahn, the Lüttmoorsiel-Nordstrandischmoor island railway, is famous for […]

Trainscapes: The World’s Most Useful Model Railway

Welcome to Trainscapes. Each week, we will feature train content including videos of trains and behind the scenes action of trains and locomotives! In Darmstadt, Germany, there’s the Eisenbahnbetriebsfeld: a model railway […]

Roadscapes Wednesday: The Public Toll Road With No Speed Limit

Welcome to Roadscapes Wednesday, each week this post will talk about roads and infrastructure related topics.  I am called the “road geek” for a good reason, I love roads and love talking […]

Science Mondays: History Forgot These Old Fireworks – We Recreated Them

Welcome to Science Mondays. Each Monday, Geek Alabama will feature a video or article about the world of Science. Our goal is to feature science topics and make you smarter, and in […]