What if a Passenger was the ONLY one left to land the plane? Could a passenger theoretically do it, without ANY previous knowledge or training? In todays Special video, I will go through the required... continue reading

posted by BSR 3 weeks 6 days ago • 21 views • 31:56

From Youtube, "Who FILES A LAWSUIT UNDER THE SEA? A depressed Plankton wakes up and goes to the Krusty Krab one morning without a plan to steal the Krabby Patty secret formula, telling Karen that... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 1 month ago • 19 views • 23:21

"... I met Molly Burke a few months ago. She’s awesome. I absolutely love what she’s done on YouTube to bring awareness to living with disability, and turning it into ability. And her guide dog Gallop... continue reading

posted by ant 3 months 1 week ago • 86 views • 16:32

YouTube description: Something about the Apollo missions always confused me, sure, the step off of the lunar lander’s 91 cm footpad was a small step, but the step just before that was actually enormous! ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 months ago • 469 views • 14:48

YouTube description: I got to see an Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola) up close and personal at the Monterey Bay Aquarium recently and I fell in love. These things are the superlative of superlatives. They... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 months 2 weeks ago • 1,832 views • 3:58

YouTube description: If you want to drink a cup of tea at the Huashan Teahouse on Mount Hua, you’re going to have to put in the effort to get there. The journey starts with a 20-minute cable car ride.... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 months 3 weeks ago • 454 views • 2:39

“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I... continue reading

posted by Joe Motion (lurgee) 5 months 2 weeks ago • 159 views • 20:41

If you irritate Godzilla by talking or texting while he's telling his stories, you get the Atomic Breath. Got it? That goes for you too, Minilla. This magnificent stop-motion masterpiece was created... continue reading

posted by newtboy 5 months 2 weeks ago • 1,449 views • 1:48

YouTube description: The Citicorp Center repair is a classic engineering case study of how mistakes must be avoided in engineering and construction of public works. A skyscraper in New York City needed... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 months 2 weeks ago • 1,268 views • 8:24

"... The eyes are often the first thing we see when we look at someone. And when you look at them up close, everyone’s eye color is a kaleidoscope of shapes and hues. How does eye color work? The answer... continue reading

posted by ant 6 months 1 week ago • 494 views • 6:21

An American explorer has descended nearly 11km (seven miles) to the deepest place in the ocean - the Mariana Trench in the Pacific. Victor Vescovo spent four hours exploring the bottom of the trench... continue reading

posted by newtboy 6 months 1 week ago • 1,250 views • 2:14

YouTube description: Kerosene Creek is a natural hot spring near Rotorua, on the North Island of New Zealand. And there have been official warnings for years: don't put your head under water. It turns... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 months 2 weeks ago • 407 views • 3:42

President Donald Trump is spreading another grotesque abortion claim —no surprise it’s 100% false. Trump said the following at the same Trump rally that saw a BBC cameraman attacked by a Trump supporter: ... continue reading

posted by newtboy 6 months 3 weeks ago • 27 views • 1:48

Both beautiful and terrifying, this is a quick look at fungi, with a focus on their reproduction. It goes beyond terrifying if you happen to be an @ant, or similar cordyceps-susceptible life form.

posted by noims 7 months ago • 354 views • 4:44

Kimberly Noble: How does income affect childhood brain development? Neuroscientist and pediatrician Kimberly Noble is leading the Baby's First Years study: the first-ever randomized study of how family... continue reading

posted by notarobot 7 months 3 weeks ago • 38 views

YouTube description: Micco and his older brother Samsoche (Seneca and Muscogee Creek), who perform together as the Sampson Brothers (https://sampsonbrosarts.com) are well known on powwow grounds and... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 months 4 weeks ago • 196 views • 4:21

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) 8 months 1 week ago • 504 views • 6:03

YouTube description: Skiing and sledding down a mountain? Amateur hour. Try rolling through on a wooden bike. Say hello to the Velogemel, a snow bike local to the Swiss town of Grindelwald. Named for... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 9 months ago • 364 views • 3:08