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YouTube description: If you want to drink a cup of tea at the Huashan Teahouse on Mount Hua, you’re going to have to put in the effort to get there. The journey starts with a 20-minute cable car ride.... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 9 months 4 weeks ago • 465 views • 2:39In which Half as Interesting explains the Machine Identification Code covertly printed in yellow dots by virtually all colour printers.
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 10 months ago • 1,648 views • 5:45YouTube description: At the University of Canterbury, in Christchurch, New Zealand, the team at Mars Bioimaging are using detector equipment originally developed for the Large Hadron Collider, and putting... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 639 views • 5:41YouTube description: Kerosene Creek is a natural hot spring near Rotorua, on the North Island of New Zealand. And there have been official warnings for years: don't put your head under water. It turns... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 423 views • 3:42YouTube description: The Colombian group Ghetto Kumbé puts on a show you’re unlikely to forget. It’s an experiment, a ritual and an ode to the band’s diverse Colombian roots. Combining traditional... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 50 views • 2:37YouTube description: It's a terrible idea to try to extinguish burning metal with a water or CO2 fire extinguisher. Steve Mould shows why.
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 3 months 1 week ago • 1,518 views • 7:25YouTube description: Squirrel intelligence and agility get put to the test in this obstacle course. (via laughingsquid.com)... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 1,566 views • 2:36Pro Mod driver Mike Bowman's parachutes failed during qualifying at St. Louis putting him into the safety net. The driver was not seriously injured.
posted by newtboy 5 years 6 months 1 week ago • 1,680 views • 1:21YouTube description: Voracious, venomous and hella leggy, house centipedes are masterful predators with a knack for fancy footwork. But not all their legs are made for walking, they put some to work... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 7 months ago • 507 views • 4:32Extremism is the enemy. We give it a bunch of names, put it on a fake spectrum, and rail on each other about how our extremes will be better, but it's all the same thing. Extremism is the enemy. Welcome... continue reading
posted by nanrod 5 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 650 views • 17:35"Brexit Britain is fed up with experts. These days we only listen to the bloke down the pub. So in this controlled experiment, we put three experts in a pub and recorded the results for your viewing pleasure. ... continue reading
posted by radx 5 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 72 views • 58:34YouTube description: Ferrofluid is a bizarre, NASA-engineered material that was created for spaceships but never used. In this “lab practical” video, we’ll put ferrofluid through its paces, and... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 674 views • 4:26Cannibalism is a clear taboo in our society. But, putting ethics aside, what are the other reasons why you should not eat other humans?
posted by Mordhaus 5 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 93 views • 3:44YouTube description: Let's find out how they put 3D images into glass objects. Known as a 'Bubblegram', vitrography or sub-surface laser engraving, this technology has been around for a very long time... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 1 week ago • 308 views • 6:28No one signed up to read to Sting, so the library put out a call for 4-8 year olds. Now he's booked solid, so I gotta ask, Sting....why the long face?
posted by newtboy 6 years 2 months ago • 278 views • 1:41https://youtu.be/IcLZqpB_QPg You might be benefiting from the weird units you've never heard every time you put on your shoes or read about dark matter. Hosted by: Olivia Gordon (H/T @eric3579)
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 1,465 views • 12:43The repeal of Net Neutrality is a hot topic in America, but it can be very difficult to understand. That’s why the BURGER KING® brand created WHOPPER® Neutrality, a social experiment that explains... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 3 months ago • 955 views • 2:51Is it OK to give a woman flowers? Yes, as long as you don't put your penis in them. The new rules on sexual harassment explained.
posted by ChaosEngine 6 years 3 months ago • 704 views • 5:57YT: I built an A frame hut as a large work space for projects. First I made a celt hatchet to cut timber for the hut. The axe head was made of amphibolite and the handle was made of a species of wattle.... continue reading
posted by nanrod 6 years 3 months 1 week ago • 524 views • 9:05