Agent Fitz's favorite sandwich on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is a classic - prosciutto, mozzarella, and pesto aioli. Like any great sandwich or fictional superhero organization, it comes together to make something... continue reading
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Most of us think about erosion on the surface of the earth, but erosion can occur in the subsurface as well. In fact, scientist and engineers have a very creative name for just such a process: internal... continue reading
posted by Mekanikal 6 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 105 views • 6:41YouTube description: Google Earth is the most photorealistic, digital version of our planet. But how?! Where do the images come from? How are they they put together? And how often are they updated?... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 2 weeks ago • 678 views • 8:09The Magnus effect is an amazing phenomena: It can lift rotating objects up into the air, seemingly defeating gravity. Bruce Yeany brought out a cool video showing how to make flyers from paper cups... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 2 weeks ago • 583 views • 6:40YouTube description: Check out how cats became our favorite little murder machines. To learn how dogs and humans got together, watch the companion video over at It's OK To Be Smart: https://youtu.be/tggdERc8E6Y ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 3 weeks ago • 361 views • 3:05In this video I build a garden to grow Cassava and yams, two staple food crops. Cassava is a shrub that develops large edible roots. Yams are a climbing vine that produce large, edible underground bulbs... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 2 months 1 week ago • 99 views • 6:27Chop up 2 pounds of potatoes (or one pound, then halve the dressing) Toss with olive oil salt and pepper pepper pepper Bake at 400 30-45 minutes, wrastle' once or twice Dressing: 1/2 cup walnut oil ... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 3 months 1 week ago • 233 views • 3:48"What is this? A forest for ANTS?! Deep Look: https://youtu.be/fguo3HvWjb0 ..." From http://www.reddit.com/r/ants/comments/5apoyx/its_okay_to_be_smart_weve_got_ants_in_our_plants/ ...
posted by ant 7 years 6 months ago • 202 views • 7:03YouTube 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 6 months 1 week ago • 301 views • 2:16Via YouTube: A new study led by the U.K.’s Queen Mary University has found that even relatively simple animals like bumblebees can teach other how to perform somewhat complex tasks such as pulling a... continue reading
posted by Gratefulmom 7 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 595 views • 1:11YouTube description: It’s probably the most well known peacetime battle between the USA and the Soviet Union, in both technological and ideological terms of the 20th century. Although the USA won... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 811 views • 14:23I invented the Bow Blower, a combination of the bow drill and forge blower to make a device that can force air into a fire while being easy to construct from commonly occurring natural materials using... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 9 months 1 week ago • 1,388 views • 4:32"Elmo wants to learn all about cats. That's why Elmo's visiting his good friend and cat, Simon's cat! Let's watch Simon's cat and see what cat things he does! ..." I need a nap too. :P
posted by ant 7 years 10 months ago • 18 views • 2:57I built this grass hut up on a ridge. It's roughly parallel with the tiled hut and wattle and daub hut that are a couple of hundred meters away down in a valley. I built it on a ridge to get away from... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 10 months 1 week ago • 567 views • 4:17YouTube description: Henry Segerman (mathematician and 3D printing guru) discusses how to make three gears work together. You can buy the gears from Henry at Shapeways: http://bit.ly/HenryGears ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 11 months ago • 928 views • 4:51Key & Peele's Keegan-Michael Key gives us a glimpse of the group dynamics in an improv troupe. Source YouTube
posted by cricket 7 years 11 months 1 week ago • 625 views • 3:19YouTube description: View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-psychology-behind-irrational-decisions-sara-garofalo Often people make decisions that are not “rational” from a purely economical... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 11 months 4 weeks ago • 144 views • 4:39I made this bow and arrow using only primitive tools and materials.The bow is 1.25 m (55 inches) long and shoots 60 cm (2 feet) long arrows. I don't know the draw weight - safe to say greater than 15 kg... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 8 years 1 month 1 week ago • 621 views • 5:54YouTube: Disenchanted with the out-of-date curriculum of traditional college, Jeremy Rossmann dropped out of MIT. Within a few years, he and co-founder Ashu Desai, started The Make School, a college replacement... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 5 months 1 week ago • 493 views • 4:02This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Building strong children is easier than repairing broken adults. Why allow something to break only to try to fix... continue reading
posted by LukeForsyth455 8 years 6 months ago • 24 views • 17:43