This is the story of America's massive forging presses built during the cold war used to build America's most advanced machinery - the Heavy Press Program. Modern airplanes, missiles, helicopters, turbines... continue reading
posted by nanrod 5 years 6 months ago • 528 views • 12:48Videos (52) | Sift Talk (0) | Blogs (0) | Comments (1000) |
Tom tests the level and duration of reverberation in giant WWII underground fuel storage tanks. Best youtube comment..."I'm slightly disappointed that you didn't shout out something like "BOLLOCKS" ".
posted by nanrod 5 years 6 months ago • 747 views • 3:28We 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 5 years 9 months 1 week ago • 498 views • 6:15YouTube description: Giant Mine sits near Yellowknife, in the Northwest Territories of Canada. Once it was a productive gold mine, but after the gold ran out, the mining company went bankrupt and left... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 11 months 1 week ago • 470 views • 4:34YouTube: "The giant anteater resembles a walking index finger with a mullet...and leg warmers."
posted by PlayhousePals 5 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 1,238 views • 7:25Powerhouse Museum – Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences in Australia has created an incredible interactive area for kids, including giant wall screens that display scanned drawings made by the children... continue reading
posted by b4rringt0n 6 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 346 views • 1:36The Trebuchet was similar to a giant catapult or stave sling, and launched heavy stones into enemy castles or walls.
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 209 views • 2:34There’s a saying in the sea, 'If it’s a cone, leave it alone'. Although they look pretty harmless cone nails are pretty deadly. They're a chemical making factory that travels around an a giant sticky... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 7 months ago • 790 views • 3:48YouTube description: Standing nearly 300 feet tall, Europe’s largest monument is a dedication to the army that defeated Napoleon. Named after the battle that took place in 1813, The Monument to the... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 529 views • 1:48Welcome to the US National Ice Core Laboratory in Denver, Colorado, where there's a giant freezer filled with 20km of ice cores from Greenland and the Antarctic. Here's why.
posted by Mekanikal 6 years 9 months ago • 1,213 views • 3:33YouTube description: You may think of single-celled organisms as being microscopically small, but these ocean dwellers are a little heftier than that. Hosted by: Hank Green... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 1 week ago • 219 views • 3:27Ive got a bit of a Raccoon problem at my house… I built something to fix the problem. It breaks multiple local ordinances and a few international treaties, but I give you THE GIANT MOUSETRAP! It took... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 2 weeks ago • 29 views • 6:20YouTube description: These days, giant wind turbines are supplying more and more of our clean energy. And when they break down, they need to be fixed fast. It's a job only a few people are equipped... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 4 months ago • 559 views • 5:44Is it a bird? A plane? A supernova? No! It turned out to be something else! We've also now studied the weather on a gas giant exoplanet!
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months ago • 200 views • 4:47At Autodesk's Pier 9 workshop in San Francisco -- and no, this isn't an ad, pull down the description for more! -- there are giant robot arms using welders to 3D print with stainless steel. Which seemed... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 6 months 1 week ago • 782 views • 4:51The killer punch of the mantis shrimp is the fastest strike in the animal kingdom, a skill that goes hand in hand with its extraordinary eyesight. They can see an invisible level of reality using polarized... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 6 months 1 week ago • 36 views • 4:00In the Aljarafe region of Spain, there's PS10 and PS20: concentrated solar power towers. They're huge towers surrounded by heliostats: movable mirrors that track the sun and reflect its light onto a giant... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 440 views • 2:42Using a toy Mustang, a trailer with weights attached, and a conveyer belt. This shows why you should always ensure your trailer is weighted towards the front, unless you have a giant hand available to catch you. ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 2,544 views • 27 secsAharon Rabinowitz sets out to make a video in the style of one of our favorite YouTube channels: Action Movie Kid!
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