Nasa's take on a popular question, driven by the Discover supercomputer. There are multiple runthroughs, covering first the simple video then a full explanation, a deep dive into some of the details,... continue reading

posted by noims 10 months 1 week ago • 73 views • 4:20

I gave a talk on my Masters Thesis Project in Architecture focusing on Altering Soundscapes in Exterior Environments using Helmholtz Resonators in Ceramic Bricks to absorb Low Frequency Traffic Noise. ... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 1 month 4 weeks ago • 83 views • 34:05

A unique padlock wheel means multiple different keys can open the gate.

posted by newtboy 1 year 11 months 2 weeks ago • 269 views • 32 secs

The story behind the new Terry Pratchett audiobooks - my all time favorite author. Can't wait to hear them! YT: This documentary follows Penguin Audio's ambitious project of turning the entire Discworld... continue reading

posted by Zawash 2 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 32 views • 21:33

The multiverse hypothesis or theory holds that a group of multiple universes (possibly infinite universes) comprise everything that exists: The entirety of space, time, matter, energy, information, and... continue reading

posted by BSR 3 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 143 views • 10:03

For over a century, one of the most important salmon runs in the U.S. has had to contend with historic dams in Oregon and California. These dams have been responsible for the death of hundreds of thousands... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 135 views • 3:07

Pike County Sheriffs beat and mace a man hogtied in a restraint chair so badly the sheriff deputy broke his hand on the man's face. He has applied for workers compensation for the "job related injury". ... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 224 views • 1:47

From Youtube, "The launch of SpaceX's DM-2 mission taking NASA astronauts to the Space Station was the culmination of years of development, and more importantly years of political and management decisions... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 4 years 9 months 1 week ago • 45 views • 15:55

YT: Time to tell a story about idempotency, computer science, and the Night of the Multiple Orders.

posted by Fantomas 5 years 7 months ago • 43 views • 8:26

Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election will be read live in New York City. According to Reuters, there will be around 20 actors performing the reading. Those include,... continue reading

posted by newtboy 5 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 132 views • 33 secs

YouTube description: Until the mid 1950’s, small short-range airliners like the twin engined IL-14 were really the only type the Soviet Union produced. And that meant flying across the country’s... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 428 views • 10:05

YouTube description: Vanguard 1 was the 4th satellite launched, after being beaten by Sputnik 1, 2 and Explorer 1, it also suffered from multiple high profile launch failures. However, 60 years on it's... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 12 months ago • 410 views • 6:41

YouTube description: There's a link from a 13th century legend, to a 16th century insult book, to a 19th century writer, to a 20th century comic book hero. And it starts in a small village near Nottingham,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 3 months 1 week ago • 512 views • 2:46

There’s a saying in the sea, 'If it’s a cone, leave it alone'. Although they look pretty harmless cone nails are pretty deadly. They're a chemical making factory that travels around an a giant sticky... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 790 views • 3:48

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 10 months 2 weeks ago • 30 views • 6:20

YouTube description: It’s probably the most well known peacetime battle between the USA and the Soviet Union, in both technological and ideological terms of the 20th century. Although the USA won... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 812 views • 14:23

Abstract: Hydrographic printing is a well-known technique in industry for transferring color inks on a thin film to the surface of a manufactured 3D object. It enables high-quality coloring of object... continue reading

posted by newtboy 9 years 10 months 1 week ago • 883 views • 4:55

A dissection of dialogue scenes from a few movies to illustrate the importance of framing and creating geometric shapes when filming multiple characters. The narrator focuses on The Bad Sleep Well (1960,... continue reading

posted by blacklotus90 1 decade 1 month 1 week ago • 983 views • 3:11

More evidence that those in the inner circle "elite" know what's up, but preach something else (often for their own gain). Here, Alan Greenspan (finally) comes clean, albeit "too late." Via Voices... continue reading

posted by Trancecoach 1 decade 3 months 4 weeks ago • 104 views • 4:52