Raid at Fulton Co. Jail: Drugs, shanks, phones, and more seized, sheriff believes drones involved

posted by bobknight33 11 months ago • 105 views • 5:02

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), in his capacity as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, co-led a hearing of the full Judiciary... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 10 months 4 weeks ago • 278 views • 5:49

The common wisdom is that, once an invasive species is truly established, it can't be eradicated — but I talked to the team from Predator Free Wellington, who think they can do just that. ■ Predator... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 years 3 weeks ago • 84 views • 9:17

Sam Harris speaks with Matt Ridley and Alina Chan about the origins of the COVID pandemic. They discuss the evidence of a lab leak from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, media and academic censorship of... continue reading

posted by eric3579 2 years 1 month ago • 276 views • 58:27

Washing your hands after using the restroom - most of us only do so because a fellow co-worker is in the bathroom with us, and we wonder if he'll tell other people if we don't.

posted by BSR 2 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 59 views • 10:28

“Most of us can’t imagine what it will be like when the whole ocean system collapses,” says Colin Angus, CTO and cofounder Open Ocean Robotics, a tech startup that makes autonomous boats. The... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 years 2 weeks ago • 295 views • 8:44

From Youtube, "Bowling has been reinvented many times over the past seven thousand years but especially in the last 30. This is the fascinating physics of balls, oil, lane and pins. Huge thanks to... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 3 years 6 months ago • 485 views • 28:01

Zefrank looks at Army Ants and the beetles that co-exist with them. From Youtube, "Where to buy the Army Ants Book: https://amzn.com/067424155X True Facts Shirts: https://ze-true-store.myshopify.com/ ... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 4 years 3 months 1 week ago • 932 views • 9:28

These are the entitled "Karens" of Orange County who refuse to wear a mask in public places, putting everyone at risk. These ignorant people think making rich people wear masks is the same as a knee on their neck. ... continue reading

posted by newtboy 4 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 684 views • 3:27

co-drivers telling them what's ahead that racers are able to drive full speed around blind corners and over sudden drops.

posted by bobknight33 4 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 469 views • 6:55

YouTube description: Aerosparx are a British aerobatics team that perform displays with fireworks attached to their wings. This is how they do it. More about Aerosparx: http://www.aerosparx.com/ ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 7 months 1 week ago • 300 views • 6:32

YouTube description: A decade ago, engineers found the Humber Bridge had the same problem as many of the world's suspension bridges: unexpectedly fast corrosion. Here's how they fixed it, and how they're... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 8 months ago • 942 views • 5:05

YouTube description: Thanks to all the Dunedin Railways team! You can find out more about them here: https://www.dunedinrailways.co.nz/ Edited by Michelle Martin (@mrsmmartin) I'm at http://tomscott.com ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 338 views • 2:27

YouTube description: You can make a movable hole in soap film with a loop of thread. It's surprising when you first see and it's fun to think about why it behaves the way it does. It's also a useful... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 1 week ago • 512 views • 6:03

YouTube description: A launch mishap led to the best experimental confirmation of gravitational redshift. Huge thanks to Dr. Pacome Delva: https://ve42.co/pacome Dr. Sven Herrmann: https://ve42.co/sven ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 3 months ago • 815 views • 11:52

We talked to the co-founder of Tesla, JB Straubel, about why giant batteries are crucial to the future of power grids everywhere. Batteries are becoming more useful at powering bigger things like bikes,... continue reading

posted by b4rringt0n 6 years 7 months 1 week ago • 498 views • 6:15

The White Horse, in Uffington, is one of the oldest surviving works of art in Britain: carved into a hillside in Oxfordshire 3,000 years ago. Every year, it's rechalked by volunteers co-ordinated through... continue reading

posted by nanrod 6 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 625 views • 2:50

YouTube description: Credits: Narrator/Director: Brian McManus Co-Director: Mike Ridolfi Sound: Graham Haerther (https://haerther.net/) Footage of Hamburg Energy Bunker courtest of Perspektive... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 928 views • 8:52

YouTube description: Hold on tight, because with a stabilised camera shot and a pair of sunglasses, you're about to see a video that works in both 2D and 3D at the same time. The technique's called... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 2 months 4 weeks ago • 1,804 views • 3:31

YouTube description: There's a link from a 13th century legend, to a 16th century insult book, to a 19th century writer, to a 20th century comic book hero. And it starts in a small village near Nottingham,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 512 views • 2:46