From Youtube, "What started as a simple desire for a better arc lighter got carried away and I ended up making the scariest device I've ever built. In this video I tested a plasma lighter and attempted... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 3 months 3 weeks ago • 17 views • 26:02

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 7 months ago • 1,765 views • 5:01

We all know that making models for an epidemic's spread has almost infinite variables and is freaking hard to make. But, if you use statistics, you can at least learn some interesting things.... continue reading

This strange creature was only discovered by marine biologists in 2007 during a deep water expedition. Teuthidodrilus, commonly known as the "Squidworm", is just as flamboyant as it is strange in appearance.... continue reading

posted by newtboy 10 months 2 weeks ago • 756 views • 3:38

YouTube description: There’s no telling what you can do when you put your mind to it. Take Richard Hull, he built a small-scale fusion reactor—in a shed, in his backyard. A retired electronics engineer,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 2 weeks ago • 1,442 views • 3:32

In which Half as Interesting explains the Machine Identification Code covertly printed in yellow dots by virtually all colour printers.

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 5 months ago • 1,634 views • 5:45

An open conversation with a person diagnosed with Schizophrenia that I found very interesting and helpful.

posted by b4rringt0n 1 year 6 months 1 week ago • 760 views • 9:24

The Japanese have some interesting machinery used for rice cultivation.

posted by newtboy 1 year 7 months 2 weeks ago • 580 views • 10:36

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) 1 year 8 months 2 weeks ago • 507 views • 6:03

ASM = Anti-Ship Missile. An interesting look into missile design and behaviors across the globe. From YT: Russia has got them... so does Japan, India, Taiwan, and others. So why doesn't the US?

YouTube description: Engineers need to be able to predict how water will behave in order to design structures that manage or control it. And fluids don’t always behave the way you’d expect. On this... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 10 months ago • 750 views • 8:43

An interesting an detailed animated account of how the attack at Pearl Harbor unfolded in 1941 with real footage and photos. Source: Montemayor

posted by b4rringt0n 2 years ago • 47 views • 17:58

This video is equally a promo for Google Cloud, and a really interesting story about the digitizing the photo library of the New York Times. YouTube description: Google Cloud is helping the New York... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 2 weeks ago • 473 views • 3:56

YouTube description: Comparing modern concrete to that of the western Roman empire. In this video, I discuss a few modern techniques that help improve design life of concrete, including roller compacted... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 3 weeks ago • 493 views • 9:34

--- Do earwigs climb into your ear? The quick answer is no. Earwigs are not interested in climbing into your ear to lay their eggs or otherwise. They’re no more likely than any other bug to accidentally... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 1 month 1 week ago • 149 views • 4:21

Interesting WWII Navy training film with Huntz Hall, aka "Sach" from the Bowery Boys movies.

posted by ulysses1904 2 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 64 views • 13:39

Interesting breakdown by Rick Beato of The Hand That Feeds by Nine Inch Nails .

posted by w1ndex 2 years 5 months 1 week ago • 169 views • 10:45

YouTube description: The Galton Board is a 7.5” by 4.5” desktop probability machine. This device brings to life the statistical concept of normal distribution. As you rotate the Galton Board... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 802 views • 3:23

As an American living in Thailand, I sometimes see Buddhist (and other Eastern religion) symbols that are pretty close to being swastikas. In many cases, I think that is done without knowledge of the... continue reading

YouTube description: Let's find out how they put 3D images into glass objects. Known as a 'Bubblegram', vitrography or sub-surface laser engraving, this technology has been around for a very long time... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 307 views • 6:28