The Ocean Kite Engine (OKE) incorporates regen kite control technology, enabling it to generate electrical power and/or providing propulsion. This dual functionality allows the OKE to not only propel boats... continue reading
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Rep. Katie Porter delivers a powerful breakdown on the current state of the IRS. She brings a white board and shows which methods of filing taxes are free, requires low effort and makes a few mistakes.
posted by newtboy 11 months ago • 336 views • 6:56Wildfires in Hawaii fanned by strong winds burned structures in areas including the historic town of Lahaina, forcing evacuations and closing schools in several communities. Rescuers pulled a dozen people... continue reading
posted by newtboy 1 year 1 month 2 weeks ago • 113 views • 2:14Few of the monsters that evolution created have been so successful at hurting us as the variola virus, responsible for smallpox. The carnage it caused was so terrible and merciless that it compelled humankind,... continue reading
posted by eric3579 1 year 1 month 2 weeks ago • 143 views • 11:09From https://www.sms-tsunami-warning.com/pages/richter-scale#.X-u0B7dME0E.
posted by ant 1 year 2 months 1 week ago • 162 views • 2:24Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), in his capacity as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, co-led a hearing of the full Judiciary... continue reading
posted by newtboy 1 year 4 months 4 weeks ago • 277 views • 5:49The F-15 was born from the difficult lessons learned during the Vietnam War. In the late 1950s, Air Force planners were confident that the advent of powerful new radars and long-range air-to-air missiles... continue reading
posted by eric3579 1 year 5 months 2 weeks ago • 83 views • 14:21"Slim Goodbody shows teaches kids about the amazingly powerful human heart and the system of circulation. We take a trip back in history to see Dr. William Harvey and we see what an actual heart looks like."
posted by ant 1 year 8 months 3 weeks ago • 2 views • 13:35Enter the world of an undertaker whose family for three generations has cared for both the living and the dead in a small Michigan town, as families navigate loss, grief and mortality. (Aired 2007) ... continue reading
posted by BSR 1 year 11 months 1 week ago • 52 views • 53:38From YouTube, "The Earth is a gigantic ball of semi-molten rock, with a heart of iron as hot as the surface of the Sun. Titanic amounts of heat left over from its birth and the radioactive decay of trillions... continue reading
posted by w1ndex 1 year 11 months 2 weeks ago • 354 views • 11:59The Wasserspiele of Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe are 300 years old, powered entirely by gravity, and entertaining tourists. https://museum-kassel.de/en/museums-parks-palaces/unesco-world-heritage-site-of-bergpark-wilhelmshoehe... continue reading
posted by eric3579 2 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 377 views • 4:33The Omega 1 is not only much more powerful than existing technology, but it is also much more efficient. The Omega 1’s rotary mechanism is very efficient because it has very little friction and fluid... continue reading
posted by newtboy 2 years 7 months ago • 481 viewsIn 2003, one of the most severe power outages in history affected the northeastern US and parts of eastern Canada. This video summarizes the events leading up to and during the blackout.
posted by eric3579 2 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 54 views • 20:39The world remains in a state of shock after spectacular satellite images of an undersea volcano erupting on the island of Tonga left a giant mushroom cloud in the Pacific region. With shocking visuals... continue reading
posted by eric3579 2 years 8 months 1 week ago • 42 views • 4:26Instead of shipping food all around the world, imagine your own food coming from your farm in a shipping container, just outside your backdoor. That’s the vision of FarmPod, a St. Croix-based startup... continue reading
posted by newtboy 2 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 18 views • 6:56"The answer may surprise you..." From https://www.dslreports.com/forum/r33237492-Holey-Plugs-Batman-But-what-are-they-for.
posted by ant 2 years 11 months 1 week ago • 23 views • 20:32From Youtube, "Wren uses CGI to show you how many solar panels it would take to power the world!"
posted by w1ndex 3 years ago • 149 views • 21:18