For nearly 700 years, the shrimpers of Oostduinkerke, Belgium, have been training draft horses to help them pursue the local catch. Typically weighing more than 2,000 pounds, these horses are well suited... continue reading
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Ive 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 1 month ago • 29 views • 6:20YouTube description: Using scissors, tape, and reams of creativity, Matthew Reinhart engineers paper to bend, fold, and transform into fantastic creatures, structures and locales. By adjusting the angles... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 8 months ago • 979 views • 5:24Every year, local communities on either side of the Apurimac River Canyon use traditional Inca engineering techniques to rebuild the Q'eswachaka Bridge. The old bridge is taken down and the new bridge... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 10 months 1 week ago • 32 views • 3:16The ongoing study is part of a growing interest in coral fluorescence among the scientific community. Coral Fluorescence was recently found to be a strong indicator of coral health, and coral fluorescence... continue reading
posted by newtboy 8 years 1 week ago • 127 views • 4:05This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Building strong children is easier than repairing broken adults. Why allow something to break only to try to fix... continue reading
posted by LukeForsyth455 8 years 7 months ago • 24 views • 17:43The word for 'yes' in most of Sweden is 'ja', but in the north of the country a unique sound is used instead, as The Local's Oliver Gee discovered in the city of Umeå.
posted by rasch187 9 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 1,152 views • 1:53"Strategically deployed at stations throughout the system and involved in up to 1,000 train trips a month, the Amtrak Police Department K-9 teams provide a psychological and physical deterrent to potential... continue reading
posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 9 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 31 views • 6:08YouTube Description: In Memphis's Forrest Park, there's a statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest, one of the most infamous and powerful racists in American history. Lately it's been at the center of the city's... continue reading
posted by aaronfr 1 decade 8 months 2 weeks ago • 543 views • 34:28Uhhh, 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 9 months 3 weeks ago • 96 views • 6:31YouTube Description: Matt Mira and Jonah Ray head out into LA to showcase some of their favorite local monuments to space, stopping to chat with luminaries such as Bill Nye...and Tom Lennon?
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