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 6 years 3 months ago • 524 views • 9:05

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posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 4 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) 6 years 5 months ago • 294 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) 6 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 1,678 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) 6 years 5 months 4 weeks ago • 1,107 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 6 years 9 months 1 week ago • 42 views • 1:51

It was just a routine workers’ compensation fraud case for Ken Sheppard. Show up for a spot check, do some surveillance of the subject and keep it pushing. But on March 3, 2014, it was anything but routine... continue reading

posted by newtboy 7 years 2 weeks ago • 1,157 views • 5:01

YouTube description: Pit stops have been a part of motor racing since the very early days. Together with our friends at GoPro we go right into the thick of the action of a F1 pit stop. 18 Team members,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 301 views • 2:16

From YT: Congrats to Bruce, our latest recruit to pass his Initiation Test into the Cave of Adullam Transformational Training Academy. We decided to share this part of his Initiation Test to encourage... continue reading

posted by iaui 7 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 699 views • 5:26

"Insight into how geckos can walk on vertical surfaces, awesome technology and all thanks to the evolution. This is excerpt from BBC Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds episode 3 - 'Off the Scale'." ... continue reading

posted by ant 7 years 12 months ago • 25 views • 3:47

I assume rye bread would give the biggest bang for your bakery dollar! YouTube: A man walks in to a hospital super drunk... but claims he hasn't had a sip of alcohol. Join us today for SciShow medical... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 2 weeks ago • 167 views • 3:26

Bernie Sanders won Nevada Saturday after county conventions took the win from Hillary Clinton. The Clinton and Sanders campaigns clashed at Nevada county conventions, and Sanders walked away with three... continue reading

posted by newtboy 8 years 3 weeks ago • 600 views • 6:26

"Adolescence is just one big walking pimple." Carol Burnett

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 2 months ago • 327 views • 3:39

"Cool as a Cucumber" as David goes off to do the Public presentation in the Defense of his Math Thesis at Stanford University. When he finished, he walked out of that room with his Doctorate in Mathematics.... continue reading

posted by newtboy 8 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 34 views • 2:27

The eight glasses of water a day is a myth! YouTube: How much water should you drink every day? Not as much as you've been told. This summer, like many summers before it, has seen a rash of articles... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 793 views • 6:46

When I was a preschooler I walked face first into a spider web. Hence my lifelong fear of the eight legged creepers. YouTube: Spiderwebs are designed to trap bug-sized creatures. So how come spiders... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 27 views • 3:06

Life as a rare fruit collector Helton Josue Teodoro Muniz is a rare fruit collector. He has planted and cultivated over 1,300 species in his six hectare garden in Campina do Monte Alegre, in the state... continue reading

posted by newtboy 9 years 4 weeks ago • 718 views • 4:19

He's on to something here. I forgave the Sifters who were certain that I was a sock puppet. And boy howdy, I felt better. Full disclosure, a smidgen of valium was instrumental in helping me achieve nirvana... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 3 months 1 week ago • 163 views • 4:13

YouTube: In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank walks us through the troubling world of Eating and Body Dysmorphic disorders. There's a lot going on here and, even though we still have a lot... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 123 views • 10:12