Nagorno-Karabakh is a mountainous area in the Caucasus region between Europe and Asia. For more than 30 years, it's been locked in a conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The fight between the two countries... continue reading
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Nagorno-Karabakh is a mountainous area in the Caucasus region between Europe and Asia. For more than 30 years, it's been locked in a conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The fight between the two countries... continue reading
posted by eric3579Red sprites, secondary jets and newly discovered green afterglow called "ghosts" triggered by red sprites. A dozen vibrant red sprites were recorded on this evening and only two events had the green afterglow.... continue reading
posted by newtboyWriting in the Geophysical Research Letters, NASA says a review of Voyager 2’s old data from 1986 showed that Uranus vented a giant blob of gas into space. This pocket of ionized gas, a plasma structure... continue reading
posted by newtboyFrom Youtube, "Is it possible that butter dry aged steak can be better than a real dry aged steak? Today I am dry aging one whole rib roast for 60 days, one half was in butter and the half other is the... continue reading
posted by w1ndexYouTube description: Follow along as Julian Baumgartner of Baumgartner Fine Art Restoration in Chicago works to conserve and restore this icon of Ave Maria. This piece was likely created in a workshop... continue reading
posted by Aard VarkYouTube description: Vanguard 1 was the 4th satellite launched, after being beaten by Sputnik 1, 2 and Explorer 1, it also suffered from multiple high profile launch failures. However, 60 years on it's... continue reading
posted by Aard VarkJohn Oliver is not afraid to put his money where his mouth is. Back in February, realizing that President Trump gets most of his ideas from cable news, the Emmy-winning Last Week Tonight host purchased... continue reading
posted by newtboy"Like the baby Jesus tip toeing down me throat in a pair of slippers!" Irish Poitín (Moonshine) was outlawed in the 1600s and recently, legal versions of the drink have come on the market. These vary... continue reading
posted by MordhausVia YouTube: A new study led by the U.K.’s Queen Mary University has found that even relatively simple animals like bumblebees can teach other how to perform somewhat complex tasks such as pulling a... continue reading
posted by GratefulmomYoutube - The military coup in Turkey is over and President Recep Erdogan’s crackdown is in full swing. As of this writing, the government has already detained over 10.000 servicemen, among them more... continue reading
posted by RedSkyAn interview with a man who after 60 years of mariage talks of his worries that his wife will forget him with her oncoming dememtia.
posted by rubywillow 4 years 7 months 4 weeks ago • 114 views • 4:29I made this bow and arrow using only primitive tools and materials.The bow is 1.25 m (55 inches) long and shoots 60 cm (2 feet) long arrows. I don't know the draw weight - safe to say greater than 15 kg... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus"... buckyballs are all around us." YouTube: In 1985, scientists discovered that 60 carbon atoms could join up to form one big soccer ball shape: a buckyball! It’s a strange little molecule.
posted by PlayhousePalsYouTube Description: In 1991, Cuba's economy began to implode. "The Special Period in the Time of Peace" was the government's euphemism for what was a culmination of 30 years worth of isolation. It... continue reading
posted by Aard VarkYouTube Description: British physicist Brian Cox is challenged by the presenter of Radio 4's 'Life Scientific', Jim Al-Khalili, to explain the rules of quantum mechanics in just a minute. Brian succeeds;... continue reading
posted by Aard VarkYouTube Description: 60% of the time, these facts are great every time.
posted by PlayhousePalsThis segment depressed me -- our innate tribalism seems to be hardcoded.
posted by Gale WallisThe numberphile guys, who also do the Sixty Symbols videos, take a look at the number 42. Douglas Adams would have turned 60 on March 11th, 2012.
posted by RFlaggSixty Symbols
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