Mysteries of vernacular: Dynamite - Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel

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With an explosive meaning, the word dynamite's past is as historical as it is etymological. Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel describe how Alfred Nobel invented dynamite.
Lesson by Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel, animation by Jessica Oreck.

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[@nsjx]

It is intriguing to discover what actions certain inventors take upon realising the lethality of their creations.

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gratitude attitude... i ..love our words...

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Thank you Ted-ed, none of us expected this. It's such a nice surprise.

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Misteries of vernacular: Vernacular. Make it happen TED!

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Really do love this series...

[@mschneiderg]

No less ironic than some of the prizes recipients over the years!

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Much better. Thanks for the update!

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Much better. Thank you for listening to your audience, it is much appreciated, I'm sure. :)

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Oh sweden. ^^
These are wonderful!

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THANKS TED!!!

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LOVE THESE!

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[@NerdyLiberal]

WHAT THE FUCK THEY LISTENED! THIS IS FANTASTIC! FAVORITING!

[@Zralf]

i didn't know that about dynamite. i learned something today, hooray !

so that's why I saw it twice... I was starting to wonder if I'm able to time travel.

[@nsjx]

Hi. Here's a quote for you. You can read more at Nobelprize(dot)org His life is interesting, but he (and father before) did quite a bit to 'advance' explosive war technologies. -- "Perhaps my factories will put an end to war sooner than your congresses: on the day that two army corps can mutually annihilate each other in a second, all civilised nations will surely recoil with horror and disband their troops." - It was an idea, but then comes Oppenheimer. Yet more intrigue...

[@Awesomotron2k]

Whats that books title?

[@nielsbusch761]

It's fun to think that the guy who invented dynamite, is on the name of thr peace prize ;)

[@satire9298]

You are time traveling right now.

[@satire9298]

Well, I'll be damned.

[@bananian]

how ironic, developing weapons of mass destruction while giving out peace prizes.

[@Vsmovies100]

Kira, what are you doing here?

Yeah but I'm stuck in a one way time travel :/