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 6 years 11 months ago • 1,452 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 6 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 20 views • 10:01

YouTube description: In the high-speed world of rally car racing, you’re only as good as your co-driver. As these racers speed around hairpin turns on unpaved, narrow roads, drivers must rely on the... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 540 views • 4:06

The killer punch of the mantis shrimp is the fastest strike in the animal kingdom, a skill that goes hand in hand with its extraordinary eyesight. They can see an invisible level of reality using polarized... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months 1 week ago • 36 views • 4:00

YouTube description: In something like water, particles like electrons can beat light in a race – and cause a blue glow to prove it. Hosted by: Caitlin Hofmeister... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 6 months 4 weeks ago • 341 views • 3:07

When Dr. John Reid, Chairman of the Trimontium Trust, contacted us and asked for our help in order to shed some light on an ancient mystery, we immediately agreed! Dr. Reid and his team did some excavations... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 344 views • 29:38

Pinballs can move at speeds of up to 5 yards per second! You need to have quick reflexes in order to be a pinball wizard! Source: YouTube

posted by lolz 8 years ago • 142 views • 2:03

YouTube description: There is extreme fishing and then is going to such extremes that you have a rod and a worm-like lure fused to your face. Quite frankly it's the type of commitment we admire. Meet... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 1 week ago • 271 views • 6:32

YouTube description: A massive document leak reveals the secrets of shell companies. Matt Yglesias explains, adapting an analogy from reddit user DanGliesack: https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikei... ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 2 weeks ago • 392 views • 2:07

Inspiring talk about the first Response Team at the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy.

posted by luxury_pie 8 years 1 month 1 week ago • 900 views • 44:56

Exploding molten salt - what happens and why (probably, anyway) - this is the full video. :) From a YT comment: Clearly the explosion is down to the analogue imbalance transition within the hyperbolic... continue reading

posted by Zawash 8 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 583 views • 8:45

The best in show... 2015. Science breakthrough edition with speed talker Hank

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 188 views • 4:54

YouTube Description: And how it got its name. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO El Niño is a weather phenomenon that occurs irregularly in the eastern tropical Pacific every... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 4 months 1 week ago • 1,145 views • 2:59

This is the follow on to the first video---http://videosift.com/video/The-precision-repair-of-a-wooden-boat--- Here, he finishes off the bow of the boat. It's a beautiful piece of work, on a wooden... continue reading

posted by SFOGuy 9 years 4 months 1 week ago • 700 views • 3:45

Derek discusses how the universe is expanding faster than the speed of light. My brain hurts.

posted by nanrod 9 years 11 months ago • 793 views • 5:46

YouTube Description: A new clip from Red Bull sees Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel explain the 2014 Formula One regulations -- which are arguably the most complex the sport has ever seen. At... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 decade 1 month 2 weeks ago • 905 views • 3:28

With a flexible spine and feet like tire treads, the cheetah is built not only for speed - but for unrivaled acceleration. -yt

posted by eric3579 1 decade 11 months 1 week ago • 3,438 views • 3:03

A bit of glass made by dropping liquid glass into water is called a Prince Rupert's Drop. It has some very weird properties, including being nearly indestructible at one end, and super vulnerable at the... continue reading

posted by messenger 1 decade 1 year 1 month ago • 3,954 views • 6:39

Compression of time during travel near the speed of light has some interesting and significant consequences.

posted by messenger 1 decade 1 year 1 month 2 weeks ago • 446 views • 8:37

YouTube Description: Firing a (very old) musket and filming with a (very new) high-speed camera. With thanks to Jim Gamble. Also discussed by Professor Martyn Poliakoff. Ebay: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221185953... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 decade 1 year 2 months 2 weeks ago • 296 views • 7:32