Plywood is a simple material made by glueing together thin sheets of wood, known as veneers or plies. These basic elements have remained broadly the same throughout its history. The most significant breakthrough... continue reading
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For this project you need cardboard, cutting knife, battery, electric motor, small nut and glue. The most important part - to measure needed coins and cut right holes :) This machine is very effective,... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 9 months ago • 218 views • 4:59YouTube: We live in an era of self driving cars, autonomous drones, deep learning algorithms, computers that beat humans at chess and go, and so on. So it’s natural to ask, will artificial superintelligence... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 6 years 9 months 1 week ago • 297 views • 4:14How do you measure big forces accurately? By calibrating your force transducer on the worlds biggest weight - 1,000,000 pounds of force. This machine ensures planes don't break apart, jets provide required... continue reading
posted by Mekanikal 7 years 1 week ago • 1,248 views • 5:45The Lahti L-39 is a Finnish 20 mm anti-tank rifle used during the Second World War. It had excellent accuracy, penetration and range, but its size made transportation difficult. It was nicknamed "Norsupyssy"... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 1 week ago • 141 views • 10:14The mysterious YouTube algorithm. It's confused people for years, and will continue to do so. So why isn't YouTube more transparent? It used to be that they wouldn't tell anyone how it works - but now,... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 2 weeks ago • 160 viewsI built a water powered hammer called a “Monjolo”. I started by making a water spout from half a hollow log to direct water from the creek. This was set up in the creek and water flowed through it.... continue reading
posted by Joe Motion (lurgee) 7 years 1 month ago • 1,216 views • 8:51YouTube description: In the high-altitude city of La Paz, Bolivia, rates of heart problems dwarf those of cities at sea level. But an unexpected partnership between medicine and art is helping address... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 1 month 1 week ago • 67 views • 3:08YouTube description: Check out how cats became our favorite little murder machines. To learn how dogs and humans got together, watch the companion video over at It's OK To Be Smart: https://youtu.be/tggdERc8E6Y ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 361 views • 3:05YouTube description: March 4: On this day in 1941, British troops captured an Enigma machine. For more visit http://qi.com From QI Series I, Episode 13 (H/T @eric3579)... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 3 months ago • 1,089 views • 6:30Uhoh YouTube: Most systems and machines people design break from time to time. That also applies to the United States' nuclear weapons. This video was originally published in June 2015.
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 5 months 1 week ago • 924 views • 3:50YouTube description: As the world’s largest technology manufacturers increasingly move toward creating products that are designed to be difficult or impossible to repair, Motherboard has started looking... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 5 months 4 weeks ago • 426 views • 9:15Are you? From YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqN_2jDVbOU "Geordie Rose, Founder of D-Wave (recent clients are Google and NASA) believes that the power of quantum computing is that we can... continue reading
posted by chicchorea 7 years 9 months ago • 850 views • 19:38YouTube description: Greenford, Middlesex. An item about the manufacture of wallpaper. C/U on stuffed birds. C/U of an artist painting the birds in a design. Various shots of artists designing... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 9 months 1 week ago • 446 views • 2:52The lesson here kids is that if you want to commit mass murder, don't crowdfund, crowdsource.
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 10 months 1 week ago • 156 views • 4:25"A heavy steel vault protects 2 cassettes that each hold over 1,000 bills. A sophisticated assemblage of sensors, rollers and conveyors ensures the correct number of bills is distributed to the account holder..." ... continue reading
posted by ant 7 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 24 views • 2:57YouTube description: Bill reveals the stunning engineering underlying the design of a diaper. He describes the five layers of a diaper, including the superabsorbent polymer in the diaper's core. He... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 337 views • 6:34YT-Elliot Crown was one of a few citizens allowed to speak and used his time to point out PROOF of possible voter fraud considering ALL NYC counties Hillary won were with THIS special black box... While... continue reading
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