YouTube: Switzerland has a reputation for being... not paranoid, exactly, but certainly careful with their own safety. Zurich exemplifies this: not just with its fallout shelters, but with an entire backup... continue reading
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YouTube: Being polite isn't enough to win one friends. One needs also to learn the art of being warm: this begins with having the right sort of relationship to our own weaknesses and foibles
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 3 months 4 weeks ago • 81 views • 4:32The Death Star is no moon, but it’s close to the size of one, so does this mean it needs its own gravity?
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 99 views • 8:45Also, it's a jumping spider capable of leaping up to 50 times it's own length. Fortunately for us, Portia is a spider eating spider.
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 1,674 views • 4:00"... In this episode we take a look at some facts, secrets, and history of Luigi. Luigi is was by Nintendo veteran Shigeru Miyamoto, and is portrayed as the fraternal twin brother of Mario. Luigi first... continue reading
posted by ant 7 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 12 views • 7:36YouTube 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) 7 years 7 months 4 weeks ago • 811 views • 14:23Growing up in a family of 13, Phillip Vowles learned to appreciate the effort it took to feed all his brothers and sisters. So when he started harvesting his own crop, he decided to supersize his venture.... continue reading
posted by blacklotus90 7 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 645 views • 2:31Get to know your own body ...
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 72 views • 4:00Graphite is one of the many interesting forms of carbon. And carbon I love! It morphs into coal, diamond, graphite, graphene, fullerenes, nanotubes, buckyballs and more, all with their own set of fantastic... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 9 months ago • 1,654 views • 4:58I've always found it interesting how different my voice sounds recorded.
posted by Gratefulmom 7 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 50 views • 5:03I tend to [slightly] mimic 'accents' when I'm around someone with one. YouTube: Can science explain the way you speak? Why Do You Hate Your Own Voice? - https://youtu.be/8Nn66deBIt8
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 182 views • 3:26YouTube description: Brady and Keith investigate the true pioneers of the incandescent light bulb. Films by James Hennessy and Brady Haran Royal Society website: http://bit.ly/Royal_Society ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 10 months ago • 180 views • 5:33YouTube: Did you know that cats have their own laws of physics? These are ancient, passed down through the ages on the internet. Author unknown. A special thanks to our guest cat scientist, Charlie Watson.
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 10 months 1 week ago • 56 views • 1:10What if you went back in time and killed your own grandfather? Would you still be born? Or would you have thus killed yourself?
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 11 months ago • 150 views • 2:48Maddie Moate donates 10ml of her own blood to find out what happens when you add snake venom to it and how it kills you
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 12 months ago • 166 views • 7:21If you're keen to live out your own "Game of Thrones" battle fantasy (ahem, good luck), see Richard Furrer. The Wisconsin-based blacksmith forges Ulfberht style swords, the name given to a group of uncommonly... continue reading
posted by blacklotus90 7 years 12 months ago • 269 views • 2:23YouTube description: Welcome to the world of contronyms, where words mean something--as well as its opposite. Produced for Mental Floss. (via digg)... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 1 month ago • 728 views • 3:10To quote her own presentation: - Our fears about debt and deficits are driven by an outdated gold standard ideology - Money is not a finite "thing" - Deficits can be too big or too small - The goal... continue reading
posted by radx 8 years 2 months ago • 278 views • 1:18:38