For nearly 700 years, the shrimpers of Oostduinkerke, Belgium, have been training draft horses to help them pursue the local catch. Typically weighing more than 2,000 pounds, these horses are well suited... continue reading
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Most of us think about erosion on the surface of the earth, but erosion can occur in the subsurface as well. In fact, scientist and engineers have a very creative name for just such a process: internal... continue reading
posted by Mekanikal 6 years 10 months 1 week ago • 105 views • 6:41The traditional practice of soap making in the Nablus soap factory (zero automation).
posted by PAgent 6 years 11 months 1 week ago • 571 views • 9:46For the past 50 years, kung fu master Li Liangui has been contorting his body into seemingly impossible positions as he practices one of the more unusual Chinese martial arts. The 70-year-old is an expert... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 12 months ago • 334 views • 2:18I 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 ago • 1,216 views • 8:51We are going to be explaining 12 cognitive biases in this video and presenting them in a format that you can easily understand to help you make better decision in your life. Cognitive biases are flaws... continue reading
posted by enoch 7 years 3 months ago • 320 views • 10:09After installing the Windows Anniversary Update for Windows 10 it would seem we picked up a lot more than we bargained for. There is a feature now that allows Microsoft to quietly install popular games... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months 1 week ago • 81 views • 13:57I built a prawn trap from lawyer cane, sticks and vine. Then I caught some prawns and ate them. Prawn (and fish) traps are simple traps designed to catch aquatic life due to their shape. It consists... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 6 months ago • 257 views • 7:16YouTube description: Get your free one month trial with The Great Courses Plus: http://ow.ly/cH94303M6Gt This month I was visiting my parents living in Dubai and I took the chance to make a video... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 6 months 1 week ago • 510 views • 7:38At the age of 74, Meena Raghavan is the oldest known practitioner of Kalaripayattu, an ancient martial art from southern India. Since she was 7 years old, Raghavan has trained with the best of them. While... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 6 months 1 week ago • 1,407 views • 2:22An Englishman living with cystic fibrosis in Rarotonga teaches his new apprentice the traditional Polynesian art of Tatatau. In order for the custom practice to continue, the knowledge must be passed down.
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 7 months 4 weeks ago • 108 views • 3:01Practice! YouTube: If most people got on a skateboard, they would roll forward slowly for a few feet, then fall down and break their wrists. But there are a proud few who can do some pretty amazing... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 8 months 1 week ago • 12 views • 3:11YouTube description: Engineers that work with fluids need a solid understanding of how they behave, and there’s one branch of fluid mechanics that plays a role in areas all across our lives. Whether... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 116 views • 10:07YouTube description: Approaching the Unknown, Mark Elijah Rosenberg's film about an astronaut whose Mars journey does not go according to plan, combines old school non-CGI special effect techniques... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 11 months ago • 1,234 views • 5:40YouTube description: Dirt is probably the cheapest and simplest construction material out there, but it's not very strong compared to other choices. Luckily geotechnical engineers have developed a way... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 930 views • 7:53Published on Apr 1, 2015 Why is it that so many people think they can’t draw? Where did we learn to believe that? Graham Shaw will shatter this illusion – quite literally - in a very practical way.... continue reading
posted by bobknight33 8 years 2 weeks ago • 29 views • 15:04Ugggg ... I hate when the time changes [espcially in the Spring!] YouTube: Daylight saving time is the practice of setting the clocks forward one hour during the spring and back again in the fall in... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 6 months 1 week ago • 351 views • 2:20"Where there's a sphere, there's Pi." YouTube: What’s irrational and never ends? Pi! Hank explains how we need pi to explain some of the most basic but most important principles of the universe, in... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 573 views • 4:54He's on to something here. I forgave the Sifters who were certain that I was a sock puppet. And boy howdy, I felt better. Full disclosure, a smidgen of valium was instrumental in helping me achieve nirvana... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 163 views • 4:13