YouTube Description: Jellyfish don’t have a heart, or blood, or even a brain. They’ve survived five mass extinctions. And you can find them in every ocean, from pole to pole. What’s their secret?... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 9 years 1 month ago • 170 views • 2:56

An interesting riddle - can you sifters solve it, without resorting to the solution in the video (from 1:25)? iflscience: The following riddle is claimed to have been written by Einstein as a boy. It's... continue reading

posted by Zawash 9 years 2 months 1 week ago • 52 views • 5:08

The human visual system is extremely complex, but it makes repeated use of some tricks that can be exploited to produce interesting visual illusions. With even a high-level understanding of how the brain... continue reading

posted by cricket 9 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 1,207 views • 4:56

"Ok, maybe some of these are kinda useful..." From http://www.dorkly.com/embed/62304/9-totally-useless-but-neat-life-hacks ...

posted by ant 1 decade 6 months 2 weeks ago • 66 views • 1:56

I wonder how I could apply this in everyday life.

posted by nock 1 decade 8 months 3 weeks ago • 49 views • 1:00

I hope he doesn't work in any bar or something!!!

posted by bjornenlinda 1 decade 1 year 4 months 2 weeks ago • 117 views • 1:22

It may not be super science but if you never explain yourself, it’s a cool visual trick.

posted by truth-is-the-nemesis 1 decade 1 year 5 months 1 week ago • 505 views • 2:51

YouTube Description: While in the Rainforest we discovered a "Caterpillar Turbo Mode" How much faster can a group of caterpillars travel than an individual caterpillar on the same course?Here is the raw... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 1 decade 1 year 5 months 2 weeks ago • 2,047 views • 5:04

"Any bigger and it's just embarrassing."

posted by PlayhousePals 1 decade 1 year 6 months 2 weeks ago • 2,051 views • 3:59

The different ways your brain processes different kinds of information.

posted by messenger 1 decade 1 year 9 months 2 weeks ago • 654 views • 4:41

A terrific video from The New Yorker in which famed pickpocket Apollo Robbins reveals some of his favorite tricks. Unlike, say, most magicians, Robbins isn’t shy about sharing his secrets:

posted by truth-is-the-nemesis 1 decade 1 year 10 months 1 week ago • 1,589 views • 6:52

YouTube Description: I learned this trick in Cody Lundin's book "When All Hell Breaks Loose." It works great and I actually use this most days to open my lunch.... continue reading

posted by messenger 1 decade 2 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 3,244 views • 1:33

Richard Feynman describes a basic science riddle, how mirrors confuse left and right but not up and down.