The wet season started and so fire related projects are harder to do. So I planted this years crop of yams using a different technique. The stones covering the mounds protect the yams from predators such... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 5 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 470 views • 6:48Videos (49) | Sift Talk (0) | Blogs (0) | Comments (1000) |
YouTube description: Wind can be one of the most critical and complicated loads on civil structures. The case of the Tacoma Narrows bridge is a well-known cautionary tale that’s discussed in engineering... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 8 months 1 week ago • 707 views • 8:48At the old hut site (the new one being temporarily cut off by flooding) I made lime mortar from the shells of rainforest snails by firing them in a kiln, slaking them in water, mixing them into lime putty.... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 2 months ago • 406 views • 7:08YT: 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 2 weeks ago • 524 views • 9:05YouTube description: Duh, except for the sky… and the ocean… Among living things, the color blue is oddly rare. Blue rocks, blue sky, blue water, sure. But blue animals? They are few and far... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 606 views • 8:27YouTube: GET SMARTER SECTION RECORDS BROKEN: ● US Domino Field Record (12,450 dominoes) ● US Domino Structure Record (12,780 dominoes) ● US Domino Record (245,732 dominoes)
posted by PlayhousePals 6 years 7 months 1 week ago • 156 views • 13:00YouTube description: Standing nearly 300 feet tall, Europe’s largest monument is a dedication to the army that defeated Napoleon. Named after the battle that took place in 1813, The Monument to the... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 8 months 1 week ago • 529 views • 1:48Thanks to spotted hyenas’ unusual social structure, males experience a tough life of solitude, harassment, and deprivation.
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 280 views • 3:02YouTube description: Many structures built by ancient Romans around 2,000 years ago are still standing, and some are still in excellent condition. Over the last decade, researchers have come discover... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 10 months ago • 688 views • 1:58Australia's Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef system in the world and the only living structure visible from space. Although ecosystem managers in Australia have worked hard to preserve the... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 541 views • 8:11Also, James Bond in Goldeneye
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 12 months ago • 531 views • 4:36Breaking Bad is celebrated as one of the best TV shows of all time—but every series has to start somewhere. This video looks at how the structure of the pilot episode sets up everything the audience... continue reading
posted by bobknight33 7 years 1 month ago • 162 views • 11:41I built this pottery kiln and some pottery from termite mound clay to test an alternative clay source to my usual one from the creek bank. I started by making a large grate from ordinary clay. It was just... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 1 month 1 week ago • 419 views • 11:27YouTube: How the brain works, how we learn, and why we sometimes make stupid mistakes.
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 2 months ago • 764 views • 12:10This video, courtesy the Illinois Geological Survey, shows how earthquake liquefaction can affect buildings and buried structures. The concept presented is elementary but will provide you a basic understanding... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 817 views • 1:14Nerdwriter just gets it.
posted by brycewi19 7 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 1,354 views • 7:51Not in my case ... YouTube: Okay- you lost weight, but what actually happened to those fat-storing cells?
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 4 months ago • 22 views • 2:30YouTube description: Using scissors, tape, and reams of creativity, Matthew Reinhart engineers paper to bend, fold, and transform into fantastic creatures, structures and locales. By adjusting the angles... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 7 months ago • 979 views • 5:24"This animation starts with an overview of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. As the camera slowly pushes in, Hurricane Matthew begins to form. By the morning of October 2nd, 2016 Matthew... continue reading
posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 7 years 7 months ago • 9 views • 1:29