Let’s talk about states of matter. You know your states of matter don’t you? We have solids, liquids and gasses, and plasmas, quark-gluon plasmas, nuclear matter, bose-einstein condensates, neutronium,... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 years 2 months ago • 272 views • 14:12

Fun with Acronyms: "Maths" sands for "Mathematical Anti-Telharsic Harfatum Septomin".

posted by simonm 2 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 60 views

--- Do earwigs climb into your ear? The quick answer is no. Earwigs are not interested in climbing into your ear to lay their eggs or otherwise. They’re no more likely than any other bug to accidentally... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 6 years 4 months 4 weeks ago • 152 views • 4:21

"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 6 years 5 months ago • 90 views • 3:52

YouTube description: Their skeletons are prized by beachcombers, but sand dollars look way different in their lives beneath the waves. Covered in thousands of purple spines, they have a bizarre diet... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 5 months ago • 510 views • 4:23

At 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 7 years ago • 408 views • 7:08

YT - Human Interests Published on Mar 1, 2018 How Google handles international border disputes.

posted by Buck 7 years 1 week ago • 1,393 views • 6:49

(H/T @eric3579)

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 2 months ago • 1,788 views • 47 secs

Summary: Fluidized beds are used in industry for various reasons. They also happen to be really cool to play with and swim in. I made a liquid sand hot tub by adding air in just the right way. MUSIC- ... continue reading

posted by newtboy 7 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 873 views • 10:03

I made a brick mold that makes bricks 25 x 12.5 x 7.5 cm from wood. A log was split and mortise and tenon joints were carved using a stone chisel and sharp rocks. The mold was lashed together with cane... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 1,024 views • 10:47

I never thought of sand as a non-renewable resource, but there's only a limited supply: and to make things worse, it keeps getting washed into the sea. At Cape May, New Jersey, the US Army Corps of Engineers... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 3 weeks ago • 1,756 views • 3:22

This 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 8 years 1 month ago • 817 views • 1:14

YouTube: In freezing cold sand, a burning hot mine, or even inside solid rock – these extremophiles live anywhere that you wouldn’t want to live. What are they? How can they live in such extreme places?

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 15 views • 4:01

YouTube description: Conceived in the open sea, tiny spaceship-shaped sea urchin larvae search the vast ocean to find a home. After this incredible odyssey, they undergo one of the most remarkable transformations... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 658 views • 3:23

Where the desert sands of Dubai meet the ocean, a troop of shipbuilders are taking on the enormous task of building the world's largest handmade ship.

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 9 months 1 week ago • 325 views • 4:06

YouTube description: Dirt is probably the cheapest and simplest construction material out there, but it's not very strong compared to other choices. Luckily geotechnical engineers have developed a way... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 9 months 4 weeks ago • 930 views • 7:53

In the middle of the Mojave desert lies California City, the largest city never built. It is now a vast network of roads carved into the sand for miles and miles with nothing but tumbleweeds and cacti... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 9 years 3 months 1 week ago • 1,098 views • 4:55