Createk third-arm : Supernumerary robotic arm powered by magnetorheological clutches and an hydrostatic transmission. Fast enough to compensate for human motions while being safe for physical human-robot interaction. ... continue reading

posted by newtboy 7 months 2 weeks ago • 109 views • 2:51

co-drivers telling them what's ahead that racers are able to drive full speed around blind corners and over sudden drops.

posted by bobknight33 8 months 4 weeks ago • 467 views • 6:55

YouTube description: I got to see an Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola) up close and personal at the Monterey Bay Aquarium recently and I fell in love. These things are the superlative of superlatives. They... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 6 months 3 weeks ago • 1,833 views • 3:58

YouTube description: Built from the discarded fuel tanks of WWII fighter planes, "belly tankers" are miniature speed demons and a major part of hot rod culture. For more, check out: https://www.petersen.org/1952-... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 10 months 1 week ago • 618 views • 3:48

YouTube description: Until the mid 1950’s, small short-range airliners like the twin engined IL-14 were really the only type the Soviet Union produced. And that meant flying across the country’s... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 1 month ago • 420 views • 10:05

Ever wonder how fast the ships in Star Trek actually are? How about relative to one another? Source: EC Henry

posted by b4rringt0n 2 years 2 months ago • 605 views • 4:07

In which Destin uses Schlieren imagery and a high speed camera to show the shockwaves from bullets. (H/T @eric3579)

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 2 months 4 weeks ago • 372 views • 9:46

"Pacific mole crabs, also known as sand crabs, make their living just under the surface of the sand, where they're safe from breaking waves and hungry birds. Some very special physics help them dig with... continue reading

posted by ant 2 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 86 views • 3:52

YouTube description: Olympic ski jumper Sarah Hendrickson is no stranger to soaring through the skies. She’s been taking flight for 15 years, jumping from dizzying heights and sliding downhill at... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 335 views • 2:23

In which Derek drives a replica of the first internal combustion engine car patented by Karl Benz in 1886 and talks about how cars have improved since then (claims about Nazi speed records on public roads... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 2 months ago • 472 views • 9:14

YouTube description: Ever wondered how they film a tank shell in flight for over 100m meters like it was travelling at walking speed or the instant of a nuclear explosion. In this video, I look at... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 1,673 views • 7:14

I built a natural draft furnace to test ideas about how hot a furnace could get without the use of bellows. Natural draft is the flow of air through a furnace due to rising hot air. The hot gasses in the... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 3 years 3 months ago • 445 views • 5:46

YouTube description: This is how we go from single cells to people. EVO-DEVO Huxley B. Mac. Oh Carroll, Carroll Gould, Stephen Jay yeah D-D-D-D-Davidson and Peter See One cell divide and... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 4 months ago • 915 views • 4:46

See Through Suppressor in Super Slow Motion (110,000 fps) - Smarter Every Day 177

posted by bobknight33 3 years 4 months ago • 902 views • 9:44

"During a hurricane you usually hear meteorologists refer to its intensity by categories. If you don't know the difference between a category 1 and a category 5 hurricane, The Weather Channel meteorologist... continue reading

posted by ant 3 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 68 views • 1:51

This French PSA is going viral. Fake car noise is blared at jaywalkers in a crosswalk, simulating a car screeching towards them at speed with it's brakes locked. The reactions are priceless, and caught... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 years 8 months 1 week ago • 1,440 views • 1:55

Did you know you could measure the speed of light using your microwave oven? Then you might like to know how the oven works.

posted by Mordhaus 3 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 16 views • 10:01