Some boaters were left stunned after witnessing an orca's extraordinary leap 15-feet out of the water during a dolphin hunt in Mexico’s Sea of Cortez. (Credit: Miguel Cuevas) While battering their... continue reading
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Imagine pole-vaulting across dangerous terrain, down steep slopes and ravines. "Salto del pastor"—translated from Spanish as "the shepherd's leap"—is just that. Now a folk sport and hobby, it was once... continue reading
posted by newtboy 3 years 3 weeks ago • 751 views • 3:53YouTube description: Who would have thought baby electric eels would be so cute? I record their electric pulses and think about future research. Catania, K.C., 2015. Electric eels concentrate their... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 6 months ago • 665 views • 3:27The 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 6 months 1 week ago • 36 views • 4:00Also, it's a jumping spider capable of leaping up to 50 times it's own length. Fortunately for us, Portia is a spider eating spider.
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 1,674 views • 4:00YouTube description: Today we conclude our unit on Philosophy of Religion and Hank gets a little help from Indiana Jones to explain religious pragmatism and Pascal’s Wager, fideism, and Kierkegaard’s... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years ago • 162 views • 9:13Too much math. YouTube: Neil deGrasse Tyson explains the logic behind the leap year, with a brief history in calendars as well.
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 2 months 4 weeks ago • 133 views • 3:22... and now you know.
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 1,250 views • 3:57While they don't quite cause a Y2K-scale of disaster, leap seconds can cause some serious glitches. Here's why computers have trouble with something that should, in theory, be pretty simple.
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