SparkpassPublic housing usually has a negative connotation, but after Lee Kuan Yew and the Housing Development Board set out to change that, Singapore's public housing has gone from slums to skyrises. Since it was created, the Housing Development Board (HDB) has transformed how public housing works in Singapore for millions, but it also came with harsh quotas and rules that make you wonder, is it worth it?
Why 80% of Singapore lives in public housingSparkpass2020-04-14 | Public housing usually has a negative connotation, but after Lee Kuan Yew and the Housing Development Board set out to change that, Singapore's public housing has gone from slums to skyrises. Since it was created, the Housing Development Board (HDB) has transformed how public housing works in Singapore for millions, but it also came with harsh quotas and rules that make you wonder, is it worth it?
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You decide WHAT to wear, but never WHETHER to wear clothes! In this episode of Unquestioned, we explore the pros and cons of nudity versus wearing clothes. In the end, you'll decide: should people wear clothes in public?
About Unquestioned: Our fundamental beliefs about the world guide our daily lives, but we rarely question them. In this series, we scrap everyday assumptions most of us carry and consider what we'd do if we rebuilt society from scratch. Then, it's up to you to decide what you believe and act accordingly.
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Mouse: amzn.to/348oJ04 Keyboard (Numpad): amzn.to/3scSNzB Keyboard (No numpad): amzn.to/3ri0sh1Dream of Clean Water - CSPAN StudentCam Award WinnerSparkpass2022-01-22 | The 1972 Clean Water Act was created to stop river fires, but can it help today?
In 1969 the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio burst into flames after being filled with toxic oil and waste for decades. Since, the EPA has led a charge to try to change that. Follow me as I dive into the Nixon-era law that changed how we view water quality and try to answer the ultimate question, did it work? And if it did, what can we learn from it for the problems we face today like climate change?
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Until next time, here on Sparkpass.The Secret World of Rock Paper ScissorsSparkpass2022-01-06 | There's a lot you don't know about RPS. Did you even know people call it RPS? Not rock paper scissors. The pros do at least. Wait are there pros? Well... hhhmmmyeahhnoouhhuhnowaymaybeno... just watch the video.
I saw videos of USARPS and the World RPS Society and had no idea what was going on. Is rock paper scissors a sport? No. Definitely not. But then I watched a documentary about it and talked to some people and...
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Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:40 Problem 1:25 Search 2:20 Discovery? 3:57 Truthtellers? 6:10 Training 7:02 A Shirtless Man in a Lounge Chair 8:13 Despair 8:34 Risk 9:01 BattleWhy MrBeasts Squid Game Feels OffSparkpass2021-11-28 | MrBeast's Squid Game re-creation is one of the most popular YouTube videos of all time, but it seems to feel a bit off, here's why.
The sets are amazing, the shots are breathtaking, the crowd is dynamic and ranged, but something feels amiss. MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson) has embarked on a strange journey bridging the gap between YouTube and Hollywood, and the middleground feels weird.
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Until next time, here on Sparkpass!How To Hack Your Own HappinessSparkpass2021-07-21 | The TikTok algorithm can do more than show you videos you like. If you really pay attention, it can teach you how to be satisfied, and even happy.
In this video, I broke apart what makes up the algorithms of satisfaction in our lives and how we can use them to be happier. Social media companies already exploit satisfaction against us, but here's how to use it for our benefit.
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Until next time, here on Sparkpass!How This Box Changed My LifeSparkpass2021-07-14 | I flew across the country to face my biggest fear, here's what happened.
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Spotify wants to beat Audible to take over the huge audiobook market, but is hiring high school educated influencers like David Dobrik the way to do that? Well, yes. It's actually the perfect way to do it.
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Discovery island now bans discoverery.Youve never seen black (Joel Haver animation style)Sparkpass2021-01-31 | You may think you have, but you haven't. Eigengrau is the name.
Animation style from @Joel-Haver (absolute legend).
#shortsDisneys huge secretSparkpass2020-09-29 | Disney's secrets are more fun when everyone knows them #shortsWhy 90,000,000 people watched a guy drive on the highwaySparkpass2020-09-24 | "Oooooh!" "There he goes!" "Oh my goodness!" Police chases are way more popular and interesting than you ever though, and here's why.
Police chases have been around for a long time. But in the mid 1950s the first Telecopter was created by KTLA which brought pursuits mainstream. Ever since, they've been an unstoppable force getting millions of concurrent viewers consistently. Like in 1994, OJ Simpson had an astronomical [you're going to need to watch the video for this one] viewers at one time, but why does anyone even care? It's not like we know the people driving? Well, that question is the point of this video, so if you've been reading this description the whole time, you should get to watching the video!
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Over the past few weeks, TikTok, the company owned by the Chinese company ByteDance has been under intense scrutiny by the US government. After TikTok got banned in India after a border dispute with China, high government officials like Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have been considering doing the same in the US. They say it's all to protect your privacy and your data, but in reality, it's not. The problem is much larger and to fully understand it you have to look at the true intentions of Donald Trump and his administration.
Follow elsewhere for more exclusive content! TikTok: tiktok.com/@sparkpass Instagram: instagram.com/sparkpass Twitter: twitter.com/sparkpass Website: sparkpass.netWhy Americans cant handle the CoronavirusSparkpass2020-07-13 | If the Coronavirus was a game, the US would be winning. Donald Trump-led America has become the most infected country in the world by COVID-19 and right now it is showing no signs of stopping. Meanwhile in Japan, a densely populated and aging country, the Coronavirus death toll is far lower. It is clear that the United States simply cannot handle the Coronavirus and Japan can, but why? Why does the US have so many Coronavirus cases?
Japan and the US are of course different in a lot of ways. The food is different and the people are different, but more importantly, the political figures and culture vary drastically, and this is the story of how those things led to astronomically different outcomes from the Coronavirus pandemic.
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I'm sure you've thought back to your past before and gotten all warm and fuzzy. That feeling is called nostalgia, and it's a growing theme in our society. You can see nostalgia compilations on YouTube, Throwback Thursday on Instagram, and retro vibes all across Tumblr. Nostalgia is a great way to look back on your past life and reminisce on the experiences you had, but if you do that too much you might find yourself stuck in the past with no way out.
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Bill Gates and his wife Melinda have long been working on issues like overpopulation, hygiene, and health. This is evident from the fact their foundation, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is the #2 funder of the World Health Organization only behind the US government. Because of their efforts, the Gates have been awarded with Medals of Freedom and have been respected for their philanthropy and Bill's creation of Microsoft. But as COVID-19's effects spread, the became an enemy and scapegoat for dozens of conspiracies linked to the coronavirus and potential vaccines.
Sources: pastebin.com/txATep4SThe DARK SIDE of Social MediaSparkpass2020-05-25 | All throughout the internet, there is a disturbing underworld of fraud, scams, and fake views. There’s a dark side to Spotify, Instagram, and YouTube that you never knew about. Your favorite videos might not be as popular as you think they are. Ever since it was possible, people have been faking their views, followers, and likes. Now, it's time to uncover how this is happening, who is doing it and why.
In the video, uncover how Zach King got 2 billion views on his TikTok and Luis Fonsi got 6 billion views on Despacito. Also, get to know how platforms like TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube really operate.
Sources: pastebin.com/66CeMycFFlying cars aren’t coming, here’s whySparkpass2020-04-30 | Flying cars have been the dream of people forever and they were made, too! The Aerocar, Ford Flivver, and the Terrafugia are just a few. These flying vehicles will never come mainstream though, and here's why.
Cars are specifically designed to stay on the ground and planes are not. That's why planes are so safe: only the experts can drive them because people realized how much more dangerous it is to be in the air. If every inexperienced driver hits the sky though, even Elon Musk would fear for his life from falling hubcaps or plummeting cars. Things that are a combination are also never as good as the real thing, and flying is far more expensive than driving. Those are just a few reasons why flying cars will probably never come mainstream. Other alternatives are coming, though.
Uber is making flying taxis and Airbus is working on other flying vehicles. So, instead of the power being in everyone's hands, it will stay in those of the experts or even robots while still allowing more people to partake in the action.
With dropping fertility rates around the world from increasing travel and priority on career, countries like Singapore, Japan, Russia, and Italy have been doing everything they can to get people to have more babies.
Initially, after World War II, there was a huge baby boom causing countries like Singapore to try to slow how many babies people were having with programs like "Stop at Two." Those programs might have been too effective though as the fertility rate plummeted from about 4 or 5 babies in 1960 to just around 1 today. This didn't just happen in Singapore either.
To try to get those babies back, Singapore gave a baby bonus worth $120,000 and created a government dating site among other things. Following that same idea, Japan made a robot called Yotaru so parents can learn what it's like to have a baby, Russia made a holiday called "Day of Conception" and Italy has put provocative ads around the country. Still, people aren't reproducing at a level that could replace the population: 2.1. Although we still aren't losing global population, we might peak as a planet soon, and what happens from there will be up to the new parents of the age.
Follow Sparkpass: Instagram: instagram.com/sparkpass Twitter: twitter.com/sparkpass TikTok: tiktok.com/@sparkpass More articles: sparkpass.netWhy Japanese subways play bird noisesSparkpass2020-03-16 | If you've ever been to Japan, you'll realize their train stations are a little different from ours. They have the usual big crowds and loud spaces, but they also have nice little songs and bird noises. These sounds have tons of benefits that you normally wouldn't think of, and because of that, they're taking the world by storm.
Music: Spaceship by jlsmrl soundcloud.com/jlsmrl Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: bit.ly/_spaceship Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/-FrY1jeHB2sWhy the Coronavirus had to start in ChinaSparkpass2020-03-02 | The Coronavirus, which started in Wuhan, China, is sweeping the world as it has infected folks from nearly half of the world's countries. Many believe this virus could have started anywhere, but I argue that it had to start in China for a few reasons.
The Coronavirus is a respiratory virus similar to SARS and even the common cold, but what sets it apart is its high infectivity rate. Only two months in, there have already been tens of thousands of infections, mostly in China, and thousands of fatalities. Many governments and politicians around the world are looking to scientists for ways to prevent outbreaks in their cities, but they might want to look at where it started, first. Also, previous regulation measures in China to prevent viruses like the Coronavirus have been largely ignored leaving the question of whether China can reliably stop another outbreak in the future.
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Until next time, here on Sparkpass!Why the US is at war with IranSparkpass2020-01-10 | Throughout history, the United States and Iran haven't been best friends. Recently, the USA and Iran have been fighting against each other through missile strikes, sanctions, nuclear agreements, and Twitter. These tensions have greatly risen after the American Embassy was attacked in Tehran causing the US to kill an Iranian military leader, Qasem Soleimani, which led to riots across Iran and some to call for war.
These times seem more critical than ever before as the world watches with anxiety calling out both sides for wrongdoings. Many are quick to blame US President Trump or Iranian Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, for the problems of today, but upon a deeper dive into the history of Iran and the US, it becomes obvious this problem has much deeper, more complicated roots.
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Trademark infringement is a common problem often met with cease and desist letters from big schools like Notre Dame, Texas, and Wisconsin. The problem isn't so simple, though, as logos are expensive and hard to create. This all leaves schools wondering if it's possible to keep their old logos or if they have to change. Luckily, some schools found a way to save their schools... watch the video to find out how.
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Find more great content on our website: news.sparkpass.netHow This Horse Learned to do MathSparkpass2019-05-30 | There was once a horse who could do math, read, spell, and read your mind, all with a very CLEVER technique. Clever Hans amazed the world in the 1900s, and now he's back to wow you!
Known today as the 'Clever Hans Effect,' a clever horse named Hans who was taught by a man named Wilhelm von Osten used a special way of thinking to produce quite the unexpected outcome, he could read minds! Not only that, but he could also do math, spell, and read. Find out how he did this and more, just watch the video!
Subscribe for more!Is Facebook a monopoly?Sparkpass2019-05-28 | Facebook has been given a lot of press recently after Chris Hughes, Elizabeth Warren, and Bernie Sanders have called for it to be broken up, but why? and should it be? Find out that and more in this video.
Lot's of people are starting to speak out against Mark Zuckerberg and his influence over the world with Facebook. People are also calling out Facebook and other tech giants like Google and Amazon for having so much power which is often left unchecked. Some people say it's a monopoly, some think it's just healthy competition. Find the answer by watching!
On March 28, 2019, Wow Airlines from Iceland shut down with no notice and left many people stranded all around the world. What does this tell us about budget airlines and why did this happen to Wow but not to other brands like Ryanair or Frontier? Can low-cost carriers function? What does it take to have success in the airline industry and why do so many fall into bankruptcy?
Video via: Pexels, Videvo, YouTubeWhy This Egg CRACKED The InternetSparkpass2019-01-18 | Once upon a time, there was a chicken named Henrietta who broke the internet (and world record) with the most liked Instagram post of all time... even beating Kylie Jenner. How did this happen? Well, it's complicated.
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Hope you enjoy the video! Who do you think will win the subscriber race?Is Christmas a Scam?Sparkpass2018-11-25 | People spend a lot of money shopping for Christmas gifts, is that alright or is Christmas really a scam?
In the video I'll look into the pros and cons of Christmas and if one of the world's favorite holidays is really what people say about it or if companies have ruined the days of Santa and fun.
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Follow me: Instagram: instagram.com/sparkpass Twitter: twitter.com/sparkpassA Tour of the WorldSparkpass2018-08-20 | Take a personal tour throughout the beautiful seven continents of the world. (Aliens allowed) Hang on tight while you experience a virtual tour of the cultures of Africa, the Americas, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica!
How Disney Tricks You: youtu.be/3KK7XxcZWCcCars suck, heres whySparkpass2018-07-25 | Cars have many problems, and it may be time to find a new alternative. Will it be public transit... or something BETTER?
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You've definitely heard of Amazon, and they are doing big things. I was looking into the company and a question popped into my head, "Will Amazon ever go extinct?" So, here's what came of that!
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How the World Cup became what it is today: youtu.be/Gmza4xi4wkIHow the Tour de France became so popularSparkpass2018-07-10 | How did the Tour de France and it's name just slide right into your house and become a household name? The sport has been going on for a century, but it seems like it's brand new!?
"Until next time, here on Sparkpass!"Lost - Where is Malaysia Airlines Flight 370?Sparkpass2018-07-06 | Over 4 years ago on March 8, 2014 Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 took off from Malaysia in hopes of reaching Beijing, China, but it never did. What happened? Where is it now? Who did it? All of these questions and more answered in this episode of Lost.
What do you think happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370? ✈️ This is one question the world may never know the answer to.Why is the sky blue? | 1 Minute FactsSparkpass2018-07-03 | It's the age old question, "Why is the sky blue." It's much more simple than you'd probably expect!
Script: Why is the sky blue? Well it’s pretty simple actually. The light from the sun is white, but white is a mixture of all colors in the rainbow. Each color has a different wave type and the wave of blue is the shortest and most wavy. When the blue waves makes contact with the particles in the atmosphere they are scattered more efficiently than the other light waves in that white light spectrum. Since it is spread out across the vast sky, it blocks out all of the other competing colors and the stars since they are less vibrant compared to the blue. So the fact is that blue is the most efficient color for the sky so the sky is blue.The Story of the World CupSparkpass2018-06-30 | Ever since the beginning, the FIFA World Cup has been changing the world and the way we play sports. The story of the World Cup is amazon. The games went from the Olympics and created a platform for countries to compete, in soccer/football.
Nope, that’s not baseball, not basketball, not football, well actually. It’s soccer or football based on what you want to call the game. Every 4 years, that game is celebrated worldwide with a common tournament, this being the FIFA World Cup. This story is about an event cherished by countries worldwide from continent to continent. This is the story of the world cup.
First, let’s walk down memory lane, all the way back to the beginning of the 20th century. Just three decades earlier the first ever international soccer match was played and professional soccer was spreading like wildfire worldwide. In 1900 the sport achieved a spot in the well known stage of the Olympics, with one condition. It was a demonstration sport and there were no medals awarded. 8 years later, the game proved it was worthy and became an official Olympic sport, again with a catch however. Only amateur athletes were allowed to compete. A few years passed and in 1914, the previously created FIFA, took over the sport for the olympics.
This partnership continued for a decade and a half when FIFA decided to make their own competition. This brought the birth of the World Cup in 1930 held in Uruguay. Only 13 nation’s teams showed up to the competition, but that was enough to start. Uruguay won the initial tournament with its strong home field advantage.
Since the beginning, there have been tournaments every four years except during world war two to find which country had the best soccer team. Apparently some countries are much better than others at the game and only 8 different countries have won the tournament. Nonetheless, most of the world’s countries go out in the years prior to the tournament to become the next world champion.
Just like the winning team, the location has varied over the years and has gone from Africa to North America to South America and the like. The countries are picked by FIFA and must be ready for the costly games. The next countries in line for the games are Qatar and the entire continent of North America in 2026. Though the great price associated with the tournament, the country can gain exposure during the games. Consistently the World Cup has billions of people chime in with over 3 billion total people watching the games at some point and in 2014 over 1 billion people watched the final match alone.
Even today, the World Cup has continued to be an exciting extravaganza across the planet and it continues to grow today. Soccer is almost a religion across the world and FIFA is smiling while it rakes in billions of dollars in revenue from the event. Do you like the World Cup? Make sure to leave your opinions below in the comments and tell everyone the country that you’re rooting for! I would be for America, but unfortunately our team is quite bad at winning, hopefully they’ll be less bad next time! I hope you enjoyed the video, if you did please leave a thumbs up. Until next time, here on Sparkpass!The rise and fall of airplane peanutsSparkpass2018-06-21 | There's a reason airlines give out peanuts, and today is the day that you'll find out why.
SCRIPT: When you think about snacks on airplanes what comes to mind? Candy, pretzels maybe, but peanuts are probably the winner. Just like popcorn and the movies or baseball games and hot dogs, peanuts have been connected with flights for as long as you could fly, but why?
In the early days of commercial airlines the competition was fierce. The highly regulated transportation had all flights being the same price so airlines were ranked on something else… that being their food.
With stabilized flights in the 1930s, airplanes could now have kitchens cooking up delicious meals for the customers that the young airlines needed, all complimentary of course to win over the consumers. This lasted for decades until the regulations were changed and Southwest Airlines changed the game forever.
Southwest, a new airline, focused on cheap fares so anyone could travel. The airline had to advertise their new prices and cut down on costs, thus bringing the peanut. You could pay a peanut to travel so they fed you peanuts too. Beginning in the 1970s this showed how big meals weren’t needed and price was really king.
Over time, many other airlines adopted the complimentary snack and peanuts became a staple of air travel. Returning to the present day, more and more budget airlines have been created and the era of complimentary snacks is dying out due to costs of flights and low demand after 9/11 along with the outbreak of allergies related to peanuts.
Today, peanuts are still served in the airline where it all started, Southwest, and a few others in the industry. Overall though, almost all complimentary airline services have gone away. There is still hope for the future of air travel though, with new advancements being made and costs being cut, travel is only getting faster and cheaper. We’ll just have to wait to see what flying brings us next.How Disney tricks your brainSparkpass2018-06-20 | You'd never realize how Disney tricks you with just architecture.
Ever since the beginning, Walt Disney and the Disney Company had to find alternate ways of doing things to fit their unique situation. During the construction of Disneyland and later on the other parks created by Disney, the creators had little space and they were running out of money.
The Imagineers and Walt decided to use something called Forced Perspective to make things look different from what they actually are. This little trick has been a game changer for years to come inside and out of the Disney parks. Though Disney did not create Forced Perspective, they pioneered what could be done with such a style.
*Sparkpass is in no way affiliated with the Disney Company.10 FREE Things to do at Walt Disney World! - Hidden DisneySparkpass2018-06-12 | Trips to Walt Disney World can be super expensive 💰, but what if there was another alternative. There is so much to do at Disney World without having to pay a dime! Which one is your favorite? Mine is certainly Club Cool in Epcot, or maybe the Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom!