Articles in January, 2012


Blundering Ustream Show Raunchy Advert to Catholic Webcam Viewers

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 by Mark

Ustream may be rethinking how they determine the suitability of an advert for a particular audience after surprising a group of Catholics viewers with a particularly raunchy ad. The Sun reported on Saturday how people that tuned into a webcam at St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church to watch Mass were initially met with a 30-second… Read More

The Longest Running Scientific Experiment Ever Now on Webcam

Saturday, January 28th, 2012 by Mark

Way back in 1927, Prof. Thomas Parnell from the University of Queensland set up an experiment to show how some materials have strange and intriguing properties. The Pitch Drop Experiment demonstrates how pitch, a derivative of tar, despite appearing solid at room temperature, is actually a liquid. It’s just a very slow-moving liquid! You can… Read More

New Formula One Track “Circuit of the Americas” Gets a Webcam

Friday, January 27th, 2012 by Mark

In Travis County, Texas, a new 3.4-mile motor racing circuit is being built, called the Circuit of the Americas. It is to host the Formula One United States Grand Prix on November 18, 2012, which will be the first United States Grand Prix in the F1 calendar since Indianapolis in 2007. There are also plans… Read More

Dutch Gerbils Melk and Puur Get Their Own Webcam

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 by Mark

Want to relive your childhood and see some gerbils? Well, now you can as two gerbils, Melk and Puur, are currently being featured all day every day on the aptly named GerbilCam from the Netherlands. The two gerbils’ names when translated from Dutch mean milk and dark chocolate. I’m guessing the owner of this webcam… Read More