On a hike looking for rare limestone endemic plants in Death Valley, we spotted the wreckage of a plane! After several hours of hiking and many interesting plants, we managed to scramble over to the wreck.... continue reading

posted by eric3579 1 month ago • 1,745 views • 5:01

This successful test of the upgraded and now human rated Dragon capsule is the first step towards the USA being able to send astronauts to the ISS without hitching a lift on Russian Soyuz spacecraft. ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 2 months 3 weeks ago • 510 views • 4:57

How to destroy a people Vote Democrat, Become Liberal Lean toward Socialism Become a Socialist nation become Venezuelans like Destroy the country and its people Leaders eat like kings while... continue reading

posted by bobknight33 1 year 3 months ago • 39 views • 45:03

YouTube description: Take a behind the scenes look at how these huge Supertankers are turned so quickly during the 'Camp' fire at McClellan Reload Base, Sacramento Ca. LINKS: http://globalsupertanker.com/ ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 6 months 2 weeks ago • 174 views • 18:16

"... an educational video produced by The Computer Museum and hosted by David Neil of PBS's Newton's Apple. Join David Neil and his four young companions on an entertaining and illuminating trek through... continue reading

posted by ant 1 year 7 months 1 week ago • 22 views • 26:32

California Taxing authority goes after man even after he moves out of state-- The man fights back.

posted by bobknight33 2 years 6 months 4 weeks ago • 212 views • 7:07

YouTube description: Near Slab City, California, a man painted a hill. It was outsider art: Leonard Knight had no training and no great masters to imitate. But somehow, he created something that resonates... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 7 months ago • 547 views • 4:25

YouTube description: In Calipatria, California, the town is below sea level -- but their flag pole isn't. But what does "sea level" mean? Is it just theory, or is there more behind it?... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 7 months 1 week ago • 491 views • 2:58

In Lancaster, California, there's a musical road. When you drive over it, it plays the William Tell Overture. Unfortunately, it's out of tune. Here's why.

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 1,255 views • 3:29

youtube- TEDx Talks Published on Sep 7, 2017 Imagine a global "Hive Mind" that can tap the knowledge, wisdom, insights, and intuitions of millions of people, and produce a super-intelligence that is... continue reading

posted by Buck 2 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 115 views • 15:59

YouTube description: In 1971, sushi was not widely consumed in North America. In fact, it wasn't popular at all. Chef Hidekazu Tojo, a Japanese chef new to Vancouver, British Columbia, needed to find... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 1 month 1 week ago • 458 views • 2:18

It 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 3 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 1,153 views • 5:01

From NYT: "...a really big drain called a spillway. And once you see it full of spiraling water, it is hard to take your eyes off it. For the first time in a decade, January and February have brought... continue reading

posted by chicchorea 3 years 3 months 1 week ago • 1,690 views • 1:31

YouTube description: The archerfish hunts by spitting water at terrestrial targets with weapon-like precision, and can even tell human faces apart. Is this fish smarter than it looks? ---+ Read the... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 4 months ago • 187 views • 3:36

In this small city near San Francisco, the dead outnumber the living by a thousand to one. There's some gruesome history here - and a few questions for the future.

posted by Mordhaus 3 years 5 months 4 weeks ago • 19 views • 2:45

YouTube description: John Reber had a plan: to dam the San Francisco Bay. He convinced some politicians - and it took the US Army Corps of Engineers, and the Bay Model they built in Sausalito, to prove... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 6 months ago • 1,405 views • 4:34

At the Computer History Museum, in Mountain View, California, there sits a small teapot. It's the world's most famous teapot.

posted by Mordhaus 3 years 6 months 1 week ago • 917 views • 2:34