The Omega 1 is not only much more powerful than existing technology, but it is also much more efficient. The Omega 1’s rotary mechanism is very efficient because it has very little friction and fluid... continue reading
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Pike County Sheriffs beat and mace a man hogtied in a restraint chair so badly the sheriff deputy broke his hand on the man's face. He has applied for workers compensation for the "job related injury". ... continue reading
posted by newtboy 3 years 1 week ago • 222 views • 1:47YouTube description: Kea, a type of parrot from New Zealand, have been surprising scientists with their smart predictions. Researchers set them a series of intelligence tests based around probabilities... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 1 month 4 weeks ago • 599 views • 4:21"... I met Molly Burke a few months ago. She’s awesome. I absolutely love what she’s done on YouTube to bring awareness to living with disability, and turning it into ability. And her guide dog Gallop... continue reading
posted by ant 4 years 8 months 4 weeks ago • 90 views • 16:32YouTube description: I got to see an Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola) up close and personal at the Monterey Bay Aquarium recently and I fell in love. These things are the superlative of superlatives. They... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 10 months ago • 1,838 views • 3:58Morocco has 3/4 of the world’s known reserves of rock phosphate, our main source of phosphorus, so Morocco may be key to our long-term ability to grow food. -yt
posted by eric3579 4 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 309 views • 3:39YouTube description: After being diagnosed with a rare, potentially fatal brain condition known as Moyamoya, Jennifer Lee was forced to face her own mortality and consider the things in life she held... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 2 months 4 weeks ago • 589 views • 10:01YT: I built an A frame hut as a large work space for projects. First I made a celt hatchet to cut timber for the hut. The axe head was made of amphibolite and the handle was made of a species of wattle.... continue reading
posted by nanrod 6 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 524 views • 9:05YouTube description: A simple demonstration of the learning ability of a monitor lizard. If you're curious about how they get back into the enclosure, when they need to bask to warm up again they... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 294 views • 6:27I built a natural draft furnace to test ideas about how hot a furnace could get without the use of bellows. Natural draft is the flow of air through a furnace due to rising hot air. The hot gasses in the... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 6 months 1 week ago • 454 views • 5:46YouTube description: IMPORTANT NOTE I'm not saying that this is the best or only way. I have lots of friends who go to 100% every time and they are extremely prolific and effective creators. And they... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 6 months 1 week ago • 1,346 views • 3:57This weekend we're welcoming back the show that has the monopoly on lurid violence, epic battles, and wholly unnecessary nudity: Game of Thrones. George R.R. Martin's ability to describe the crunching... continue reading
posted by Mekanikal 6 years 10 months ago • 109 views • 8:59For the past 50 years, kung fu master Li Liangui has been contorting his body into seemingly impossible positions as he practices one of the more unusual Chinese martial arts. The 70-year-old is an expert... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years ago • 334 views • 2:18It was just a routine workers’ compensation fraud case for Ken Sheppard. Show up for a spot check, do some surveillance of the subject and keep it pushing. But on March 3, 2014, it was anything but routine... continue reading
posted by newtboy 7 years 1 month ago • 1,157 views • 5:01The killer punch of the mantis shrimp is the fastest strike in the animal kingdom, a skill that goes hand in hand with its extraordinary eyesight. They can see an invisible level of reality using polarized... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 36 views • 4:00Last month I brought attention to a particularly nasty product currently promoted online to vulnerable people as a cancer cure. Black salve is a paste made from a mixture of Bloodroot extract and zinc... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 7 months 1 week ago • 330 views • 8:10This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Building strong children is easier than repairing broken adults. Why allow something to break only to try to fix... continue reading
posted by LukeForsyth455 8 years 6 months ago • 24 views • 17:43Like Anna, I wouldn't mind the ability to defend myself with bright purple ink. Take THAT assailant! Aiii-yah ... squirt YouTube: The California brown sea hare has gigantic neurons. It also has a very... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 23 views • 1:56Nick and Tom discuss toasters and their toasting ability
posted by epicschale 8 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 18 views • 2:30UAlberta: UAlberta research team uses MRI video to observe for the first time what happens inside joints when they crack. (Edmonton) “Pull my finger,” a phrase embraced by school-aged kids and embarrassing... continue reading
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