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 3 weeks ago • 465 views • 2:39Videos (237) | Sift Talk (1) | Blogs (0) | Comments (1000) |
YT: Bill describes how the minimization of surface area and inertia compete to form droplets. He then shows how engineers use this knowledge to create precisely-sized droplets in a commercial inkjet printer... continue reading
posted by Fantomas 4 years 11 months 1 week ago • 732 views • 5:52From Youtube, "Jonna Mendez, former CIA Chief of Disguise, takes a look at spy scenes from a variety of television shows and movies and breaks down how accurate they really are..."
posted by w1ndex 4 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 64 views • 27:54YouTube description: I kept getting asked about a sequence from the Apollo 11 documentary showing the ignition of a Saturn V upper Stage, known as the S-IVB, in space. After asking around I tracked... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 1 month ago • 325 views • 11:08Using foundational computer science theories, Colin Morris focuses on understanding trends in popular music. Borrowing from the areas of bioinformatics and compression algorithms, he shows that the lyrics... continue reading
posted by notarobot 5 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 140 views • 14:23YouTube 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 • 2:37"... Today's Adventures! Wren uses visual effects to show you how much water is actually on Planet Earth! ..."
posted by ant 5 years 2 months ago • 54 views • 6:38This is a Muonionalusta meteorite. The unique Widmanstätten pattern makes this one of the most beautiful meteorites. Showing this ring to new people really is amazing. Some people freak out completely... continue reading
posted by newtboy 5 years 2 months ago • 798 views • 11:12Saturday Night Live's cue card supervisor, Wally Feresten, gives a behind-the-scenes look at an integral and iconic part of the show's production.
posted by Mordhaus 5 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 28 views • 6:53YouTube 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 • 7:25In this video I'l show you how to make the Beautiful Cushion Cover Cutting and Stitching how to make decorative cushion at home by yourself how to make sequin cushions at home (music in video (Wok_Hard ... continue reading
posted by moh2020 5 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 43 views • 5:39"Elevator. It’s a fascination and a fear for many. Countless action movies and TV shows feature stuck elevators, fights in elevators, and, of course falling elevators. How many times when an elevator... continue reading
posted by ant 5 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 219 views • 7:36In which Destin uses Schlieren imagery and a high speed camera to show the shockwaves from bullets. (H/T @eric3579)
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 379 views • 9:46YouTube description: Ross MacDonald makes his paper by making paper. For the last 25 years, he’s created tens of thousands of paper props for movies and television shows like “Baby’s Day Out,”... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 6 months 1 week ago • 2,158 views • 5:31This video shows a deep-sea squid Gonatus onyx fighting to eat an owlfish Pseudobathylagus milleri. It was recorded using remotely operated vehicle Doc Ricketts.
posted by newtboy 5 years 8 months ago • 823 views • 2:17Here's a fast method to find the center of boards and other objects without using a tape measure or figuring math! In 2 minutes you'll learn how to use a speed square or combination square (VERY common... continue reading
posted by BSR 5 years 8 months 1 week ago • 26 views • 2:27I fucking love this show!
posted by Joe Motion (lurgee) 5 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 80 views • 8:37This animated map created from the NOAA, NWS, and PTWC shows every recorded earthquake in chronological order from January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2015. The size of the circle shows the magnitude of the... continue reading
posted by b4rringt0n 5 years 8 months 4 weeks ago • 875 views • 3:43YouTube description In 1800s, miners began working in exposed deposits of mud near the town of Messel, Germany. They were extracting oil from the rock and along with the oil, they found beautifully... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 9 months 1 week ago • 521 views • 8:34The idea of this video is to specifically reach people who are against decriminalization and to take them seriously. There is an abundance of pro arguments and content on the internet – and while they... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 5 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 756 views • 9:40