The Broomway is surrounded on both sides by quicksand and deep, sucking mud. It has no markers and no guideposts. And if you mistime your walk, you won't outrun the tide. Oh, and it's in the middle of... continue reading

posted by eric3579 6 months 3 weeks ago • 1,075 views • 4:47

The historian Allan Lichtman was the lonely forecaster who predicted Mr. Trump’s victory in 2016 — and also prophesied the president would be impeached. That’s two for two. But Professor Lichtman’s... continue reading

posted by mxxcon 10 months 2 weeks ago • 12 views • 7:14

The Royal Ocean Film Society https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWq-qJSudqKrzquTVep9Jwg/videos

posted by BSR 1 year 1 month ago • 76 views • 7:14

Building a spooky Halloween Robot Centipede was made possible by the Pro members of Makers Play ground. Thank you all for your love and support of the maker community. This project was a little challenging... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 8 months 1 week ago • 222 views • 9:57

Is there a right way to ride an escalator? City escalator etiquette states that one side is for standers and the other for walkers. But is this the safest, most efficient way to ride an escalator?

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 350 views • 6:26

YouTube description: You can tell a lot about an animal from the way it moves, which is why scientists have been recreating the movements of an extinct crocodile-like creature called Orobates pabsti.... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 5 months ago • 430 views • 4:19

YouTube description: Follow along as Julian Baumgartner of Baumgartner Fine Art Restoration in Chicago works to conserve and restore this icon of Ave Maria. This piece was likely created in a workshop... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 416 views • 11:31

YouTube description: Join David Lama from advanced basecamp to summit on his successful solo push for the first ascent of Lunag Ri, a previously unclimbed peak of 6.907meters on the borderline between... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 510 views • 3:24

YouTube description: Live long and prosper? Nichelle Nichols sure has. At the height of the American civil rights movement, she played “Star Trek’s” Lieutenant Uhura—then one of television’s... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 350 views • 2:58

"... an educational video produced by The Computer Museum and hosted by David Neil of PBS's Newton's Apple. Join David Neil and his four young companions on an entertaining and illuminating trek through... continue reading

posted by ant 2 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 26 views • 26:32

YouTube 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) 2 years 8 months 4 weeks ago • 505 views • 4:32

YouTube description: We take a field trip to the 2018 Summer Steam-up, an annual gathering of hobbyists who build and operate model trains with working steam engines! Tested meets up with two model... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 9 months 1 week ago • 334 views • 14:32

YouTube: "The giant anteater resembles a walking index finger with a mullet...and leg warmers."

posted by PlayhousePals 3 years 1 week ago • 1,220 views • 7:25

YT: 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 3 years 5 months ago • 517 views • 9:05

(H/T @eric3579)

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 389 views • 7:48

YouTube description: A simple demonstration of the learning ability of a monitor lizard. If you're curious about how they get back into the enclosure, when they need to bask to warm up again they... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 7 months ago • 291 views • 6:27

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 7 months 1 week ago • 1,674 views • 7:14

https://youtu.be/mbKAwk-OG_w Who knew there was so much science in a bowl of cereal? Ever notice how cereal clumps up in your bowl, or how cereal sticks to the edges of the bowl? Bubbles in beverages... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 1,105 views • 5:36

Google's artificial intelligence company, DeepMind, has developed an AI that has managed to learn how to walk, run, jump, and climb without any prior guidance. The result is as impressive as it is goofy.

posted by simonm 3 years 11 months ago • 37 views • 1:51