The Death Star is no moon, but it’s close to the size of one, so does this mean it needs its own gravity?
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The Coexist logo is famous on bumper stickers and around the world — but it's also at the center of quite a few battles. When Piotr Mlodozeniec designed the first Coexist logo, he had no idea how... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 8 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 504 views • 5:33Ewww-ahhh! YouTube: Seen up close, the anatomy of a mosquito bite is terrifying. The most dangerous animal in the world uses six needle-like mouthparts to saw into our skin, tap a blood vessel and sometimes... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 220 views • 3:18YouTube description: Dirt is probably the cheapest and simplest construction material out there, but it's not very strong compared to other choices. Luckily geotechnical engineers have developed a way... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 4 months 1 week ago • 930 views • 7:53The fascinating video above tells the story of MIT Professor Ioannis Yannas, who was recently inducted into the National Inventor’s Hall of Fame alongside such luminaries as the Wright brothers and Steve... continue reading
posted by enoch 8 years 8 months 1 week ago • 1,844 views • 16:57Depression is the leading cause of disability in the world; in the United States, close to ten percent of adults struggle with the disease. But because it’s a mental illness, it can be a lot harder to... continue reading
posted by cricket 8 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 464 views • 4:29YouTube: What is it, and are we close to a cure?
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 10 months ago • 465 views • 3:43YT: Bill details the key engineering principles underlying plastic injection molding. He describes its history and, then, reveals the intricate details of the process. He shows viewers where to find, on... continue reading
posted by Fantomas 8 years 10 months 1 week ago • 357 views • 9:37YouTube Description: Jellyfish don’t have a heart, or blood, or even a brain. They’ve survived five mass extinctions. And you can find them in every ocean, from pole to pole. What’s their secret?... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 170 views • 2:56"At the Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut, Jonathan gets up close and personal with Beluga whales as he learns what its like to train and take care of these thousand pound marine mammals..." From http://www.reddit.com/r/... continue reading
posted by ant 9 years ago • 33 views • 9:44Warning****hard to watch badly poisoned dog, but he's saved and healthy in the end. In a very close brush with death, we rescued this very sweet dog who had most likely ingested rat poison containing... continue reading
posted by newtboy 9 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 435 views • 2:51Bill details the engineering choices underlying the design of a beverage can He explains why it is cylindrical, outlines the manufacturing steps needed to created the can, notes why the can narrows near... continue reading
posted by eric3579 9 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 1,673 views • 11:39YT: "Soooo, its raining outside and finally had a day off!! Wanted to talk about something that close to my heart. Learn some wack stuff about my native language, Finnish!"
posted by mintbbb 9 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 202 views • 4:37Neatorama: DIY fanatics like myself consider Adam Savage (of Mythbusters fame) to be one of the gods of DIY. The man can build really cool stuff out of a pile of random stuff, and his diverse skillset,... continue reading
posted by Zawash 1 decade 4 months ago • 255 views • 43:41Via Open Culture: Not long ago we posted the only known recording of Sigmund Freud’s voice. Today we present rare home movies of the founder of modern psychology, captured during the last decade of his life. ... continue reading
posted by Trancecoach 1 decade 10 months ago • 133 views • 2:03Uhhh, to hell with the grocer's crap.... 1,000% more productive than conventional gardening & farming. The most robust, most scalable Aquaponics system in the world is the Portable Farms™ Aquaponics... continue reading
posted by chingalera 1 decade 1 year 1 month 1 week ago • 96 views • 6:31YouTube Description: For foreigners, learning to speak Chinese is a hard task. But learning to read the beautiful, often complex characters of the Chinese written language may be less difficult. ShaoLan... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 decade 1 year 4 months ago • 664 views • 6:11High-Ho Giddy UP indeed YouTube Description: Animals and Marijuana. Come along as we explore how Cannabis might have evolved into the plant we know today as Marijuana or Weed. Its close relationship... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 1 decade 1 year 5 months 2 weeks ago • 372 views • 3:15YouTube Description: Light is so common that we rarely think about what it really is. But just over two hundred years ago, a groundbreaking experiment answered the question that had occupied physicists... continue reading
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