Looking for something to do this holiday break? Got a new tablet (ipad or Android?) and are wondering what to do with it? Here’s a suggestion; why don’t you enter this easy to do competition and try to win a shiny lovely copy of The Adventure Time Encyclopaedia. With this book you can explore the […]
Fisheye lens time-lapse of Leonid and Zodiacal light
This impressive time-lapse video was created by Stephane Vetter using a Sigma 8mm fisheye lens. The fisheye lens means you get a truer image of the visible sky. The Leonids is a meteor shower, named after the constellation of Leo as they seem to radiate from that point in the sky. The Lenoids are most […]
Finding Happiness: Volunteer and Grow
Anita managed to become more aware of life and all that surrounds it thanks to volunteering. Today, she is happily married and enjoys raising her two daughters. Let me share something that happens to be one of the fastest roads to personal growth and to a higher level of self awareness for me. I started […]
The events that made the world a smaller place in 2013
This video was made by Jean-Louis Nguyen to showcase all the events, videos and stories that brought people together in 2013. These are the pictures that made the world a smaller place. In Pure Spirit What do you make of Jean-Louis’ video. Which event of 2013 moved you the most?
When glaciers attack
This video footage comes from Steve Leonard and Arctic expert Jason Roberts looking for Polar Bears. Trouble starts early on and the video as their little boat snags on something and the engine cuts out. The engine cuts out right underneath a sheer ice wall. It’s a dangerous place to stall. In Pure Spirit Would […]
Surprising interaction between science and clever dolphins
The Echo Location Visualization and Interface System (ELVIS) is deployed by scientists to present different shapes to dolphins on a special underwater screen. The dolphins can then use their own sonar to target the shape that they want to select. Each shape represents different food and so with the system, for now, dolphins can select […]
British first: Pagan wins Halloween case
For hundreds of years, Pagans have been persecuted by the law and people who didn’t understand their way of life and thus hated them for it. In 2013, British courts ruled in favor of a practicing Pagan against her employers with unfair dismissal, sexual and religious discrimination claims, receiving a total of £15,337.12. It is […]
27 festive holiday traditions that may surprise you
Do you know where the mistletoe Christmas kiss tradition comes from? Is it Christian? What about Santa? Does he wear that red suit because he was coloured that way by a Coke-a-Cola advertising campaign? What secret Hanukkah practises are still going on today? This video from the every entertaining Mental Floss is a fun and […]
5 million people watch garbage heap rescue dog rescue another
This is a heart warming video that shoes Miley being rescued from a garbage pile. This brave dog had survived by herself – but only just. She needed a lot of help to recover. While she was still recovering she took the terrified Frankie on as her own and helped him recover from his awful […]
An impressive way to spend $25,000
Imagine the scenario; you’ve just been offered $25,000 to promote 20th Century Fox’s new movie The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. This is a movie in which a day-dreaming office worker escapes his humdrum life with flights of fantasy only to find himself on a real adventure. You could do almost anything with that money. […]
