Mind-Blowing Earth Facts

posted by BSR 8 months ago • 100 views • 31 secs

Mt Etna is known as “Lady of the Rings” because it tends to blow huge vortexes of gas and smoke regularly.

posted by newtboy 11 months 1 week ago • 215 views • 33 secs

Space Facts That WILL BLOW YOUR MIND

posted by BSR 12 months ago • 60 views • 59 secs

2023 Florida is home to about 800,000 undocumented immigrants, and many work in the kinds of businesses that would be impacted by the law, known as SB 1718. Many of those affected are also members of mixed-status... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 9 months ago • 98 views • 7:32

From YouTube, "Here in the Kurzgesagt labs, we test very important ideas to see what happens when you blow things up or play with black holes. Many of you suggested that we look into an idea that sounds... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 2 years 4 months ago • 89 views • 10:55

From YouTube, "The Earth is a gigantic ball of semi-molten rock, with a heart of iron as hot as the surface of the Sun. Titanic amounts of heat left over from its birth and the radioactive decay of trillions... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 2 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 354 views • 11:59

We are on the cusp of a major disruption in how we feed ourselves. This video is a quick summary of a report from RethinkX on where agriculture is headed over the next decade, and it's mind blowing!

posted by bobknight33 2 years 7 months 1 week ago • 66 views • 8:46

YouTube description: 50 Years Ago Apollo 13 was preparing to launch on a mission that would become famous for the wrong reasons, 56 Hours into the mission an oxygen tank would explode, blowing the side... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 11 months 1 week ago • 30 views • 12:18

YT: 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 7 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 524 views • 9:05

https://youtu.be/mbKAwk-OG_w Who knew there was so much science in a bowl of cereal? Ever notice how cereal clumps up in your bowl, or how cereal sticks to the edges of the bowl? Bubbles in beverages... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 1,107 views • 5:36

I built a water powered hammer called a “Monjolo”. I started by making a water spout from half a hollow log to direct water from the creek. This was set up in the creek and water flowed through it.... continue reading

posted by Joe Motion (lurgee) 7 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 1,217 views • 8:51

After trying to blow up a watermelon with a smaller capacitor, my friend coyt brought over 4 capacitors rated at 20kv and 25uf each. They came from a lab that used to them to simulate the effects of lightning... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years ago • 400 views • 6:09

A dragon-stem goblet has many parts, including a bowl, a foot, and a dragon. Dip molding is used to create the dragon, and the parts are attached with glue bits. This goblet has pincered bits, a merese,... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 1 week ago • 352 views • 12:35

This goblet is made using filigrana, a style of blown glass made with colorless, white, and sometimes colored canes that originated on the island of Murano in the 16th century. The canemaking and glassblowing... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 1 week ago • 262 views • 10:27

YouTube description: If you're sitting on a boat in Lake Constance, are you in three countries at once? Or just in one? Does it even matter? Because strangely, it turns out there are parts of the world... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 2 months 1 week ago • 556 views • 2:32

I invented the Bow Blower, a combination of the bow drill and forge blower to make a device that can force air into a fire while being easy to construct from commonly occurring natural materials using... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 1,388 views • 4:32

Here is the story of Matthew Cummings, the glass blower who is mixing art and science to craft hand-made beer glasses.

posted by Nephelimdream 8 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 1,019 views • 7:03

YouTube description: What happens when you pour liquid nitrogen on a flame? What about when you blow on the flame with a cup in the way? Try these five unusual ways to extinguish a candle. Pour out... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 9 years 3 weeks ago • 272 views • 5:17