MBARI sustained our commitment to ocean exploration and discovery in 2021. The year brought more challenges, but exploring our big, blue backyard always inspires awe and wonder—and curiosity about the... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 382 views • 3:16

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 4 years 7 months 1 week ago • 60 views • 26:02

Building a spooky Halloween Robot Centipede was made possible by the Pro members of Makers Play ground. Thank you all for your love and support of the maker community. This project was a little challenging... continue reading

posted by newtboy 5 years 5 months ago • 223 views • 9:57

YouTube description: As a little girl, Basma Hameed suffered a painful accident that left half of her face obscured by third-degree burns. She endured hundreds of surgeries and laser treatments to repair... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 1 month 1 week ago • 477 views • 3:32

YouTube description: On a small island, off the coast of Okinawa in Japan, the world’s most precious kimonos are crafted using a very unusual element: mud. The meticulous technique, which has been... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 2,040 views • 2:50

YouTube description: The type of sushi you’re probably most familiar with is haya-nare, a quick form of sushi made and consumed within a day using vinegared rice and raw fish. But there’s a second... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 562 views • 2:55

YouTube description: On the little island of Kihnu, seven miles off the coast of Estonia, women run the show. The island still functions as one of the last matriarchal societies left in the world. Historically,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 4 months ago • 659 views • 2:54

There’s no mammal in the world quite like the tree pangolin. Covered in reptilian-like scales that protect it from predators in the wild, the pangolin will curl into a ball when threatened. Unfortunately,... continue reading

posted by newtboy 7 years 11 months ago • 2,218 views • 1:48

YouTube: Here's a little video about a something that caught my interest recently: Anglish, a new "pure" Germanic variety of English with all of its non-Germanic vocabulary removed and replaced by Germanic... continue reading

posted by Janine V. (Lilithia) 8 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 367 views • 5:33

I chose the School of Life ... top of my class! YouTube: Are elite schools actually the better choice?

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 5 months 4 weeks ago • 536 views • 3:27

"... buckyballs are all around us." YouTube: In 1985, scientists discovered that 60 carbon atoms could join up to form one big soccer ball shape: a buckyball! It’s a strange little molecule.

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 9 months 4 weeks ago • 24 views • 4:47

Hank explains how a recent astronomical discovery made in Antarctica could change what we know about the birth of the universe, and the rules of physics that govern it. (Youtube)

posted by Fantomas 1 decade 11 months 3 weeks ago • 658 views • 3:59

Please excuse any mistakes in the translation. Neither of the languages is my native one. :) "In China you don't have letters when writing. Instead you use characters, and each character is a word.... continue reading

posted by WaterDweller 1 decade 1 year 8 months ago • 173 views • 2:00

A clever 'n' cute little love story told on a Möbius strip by Vi Hart, of "Doodling in Math Class" fame.

posted by FlowersInHisHair 1 decade 4 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 4,761 views • 7:15