YouTube Description: Jellyfish don’t have a heart, or blood, or even a brain. They’ve survived five mass extinctions. And you can find them in every ocean, from pole to pole. What’s their secret?... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 170 views • 2:56Videos (57) | Sift Talk (0) | Blogs (0) | Comments (1000) |
"A ballpoint pen seems simple: press a button you can write, press again and put it in your pocket. Yet inside a clever mechanisms turns that simple push into all sorts of other motions. This video uses... continue reading
posted by ant 8 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 560 views • 4:44A beautifully produced video in which we follow John, a motor protein, who has to transport his package to the right destination in the nerve cell, illustrating the relevance and mechanisms of proper intracellular... continue reading
posted by blacklotus90 9 years 1 week ago • 447 views • 5:14yT "Scotty Kilmer, mechanic for the last 46 years, shows how you can quickly check out a used car BEFORE you buy a potential lemon"
posted by blackfox42 9 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 987 views • 4:35YouTube Description: British physicist Brian Cox is challenged by the presenter of Radio 4's 'Life Scientific', Jim Al-Khalili, to explain the rules of quantum mechanics in just a minute. Brian succeeds;... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 9 years 7 months 1 week ago • 1,283 views • 1:25A less-than-exciting video explaining the details of lunar ranging experiments using "retro-reflectors" left on the moon from various moon landings. As explained in the video, retro-reflectors are not... continue reading
posted by rancor 9 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 228 views • 9:59What is Random: http://videosift.com/video/What-is-Random
posted by Janine V. (Lilithia) 9 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 910 views • 10:00Neatorama: DIY fanatics like myself consider Adam Savage (of Mythbusters fame) to be one of the gods of DIY. The man can build really cool stuff out of a pile of random stuff, and his diverse skillset,... continue reading
posted by Zawash 9 years 11 months 1 week ago • 255 views • 43:41YouTube Description: BBC Documentary on ancient mechanical clocks and their inventions.
posted by Janine V. (Lilithia) 1 decade 5 months 4 weeks ago • 342 views • 59:17Stress. It makes your heart pound, your breathing quicken and your forehead sweat. But while stress has been made into a public health enemy, new research suggests that stress may only be bad for you if... continue reading
posted by Trancecoach 1 decade 6 months 1 week ago • 1,317 views • 14:29(youtube) If you've ever put gas in a car, you've probably noticed how the gas pump shuts off when your tank is full. But how does it know to do that? Learn more about the clever mechanism that keeps your... continue reading
posted by pumkinandstorm 1 decade 7 months ago • 966 views • 2:44The mechanisms of evolution explained in one video.
posted by Eman_Laerton 1 decade 8 months 1 week ago • 183 views • 11:48A bit of glass made by dropping liquid glass into water is called a Prince Rupert's Drop. It has some very weird properties, including being nearly indestructible at one end, and super vulnerable at the... continue reading
posted by messenger 1 decade 1 year 1 month 1 week ago • 3,954 views • 6:39Shudder ... YouTube: Why do spiders curl up their legs when they die? The hydraulic mechanism involved with the movement of a spiders legs maybe to blame. Take a closer look into the workings of a spider's legs
posted by PlayhousePals 1 decade 1 year 2 months 1 week ago • 327 views • 1:20Researchers from The University of Nottingham have demonstrated how a species of flatworm overcomes the ageing process to be potentially immortal. The discovery, published in the Proceedings of the... continue reading
posted by Kulpims T'dna (kulpims) 1 decade 1 year 10 months 2 weeks ago • 985 views • 14:47