YouTube description: Aerosparx are a British aerobatics team that perform displays with fireworks attached to their wings. This is how they do it. More about Aerosparx: http://www.aerosparx.com/ ... continue reading
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YouTube description: Aerosparx are a British aerobatics team that perform displays with fireworks attached to their wings. This is how they do it. More about Aerosparx: http://www.aerosparx.com/ ... continue reading
posted by Aard VarkYouTube description: A decade ago, engineers found the Humber Bridge had the same problem as many of the world's suspension bridges: unexpectedly fast corrosion. Here's how they fixed it, and how they're... continue reading
posted by Aard VarkYouTube description: You can make a movable hole in soap film with a loop of thread. It's surprising when you first see and it's fun to think about why it behaves the way it does. It's also a useful... continue reading
posted by Aard VarkYouTube description: The Yucatan peninsula is one of the busiest tourist destinations in the world and every year just offshore from Cancun, the largest fish in the ocean aggregates in vast numbers to feed. ... continue reading
posted by Aard VarkA game of swingball in a pubic space that teaches you how to say iambic Pentameter. A famous Shakespearian text is on the lamp-post, people say two words each, hitting the ball on the accent only.
posted by harriet 1 year 3 months 2 weeks ago • 168 views • 1:09n Porthcurno, Cornwall, there's an old telegraph cable landing station. It's how Britain talked to the Empire -- and it's now a museum. But the technology here isn't quite as obsolete as you might think.
posted by nanrodThe White Horse, in Uffington, is one of the oldest surviving works of art in Britain: carved into a hillside in Oxfordshire 3,000 years ago. Every year, it's rechalked by volunteers co-ordinated through... continue reading
posted by nanrodPolice in West Midlands, UK have released footage of criminals stealing a car by relaying a signal from the key inside the home, to the car in the driveway. Source: CNNMoney I've always wondered... continue reading
posted by b4rringt0nYoutube: Many people sent me this story: it covers my favourite topics of power grids and temporal anomalies. But when the mainstream press have already covered it, how could I add something more? The... continue reading
posted by nanrodYouTube description: Featuring Tadashi Tokieda - more Tadashi videos at: http://bit.ly/tadashi_vids Tadashi Tokieda is a Professor of Mathematics at Stanford University (though this was filmed when... continue reading
posted by Aard VarkYouTube description: We look at some super rare anatomical models at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Featuring Bethany Palumbo from The Oxford University Museum of Natural History... continue reading
posted by Aard VarkYouTube description: Hold on tight, because with a stabilised camera shot and a pair of sunglasses, you're about to see a video that works in both 2D and 3D at the same time. The technique's called... continue reading
posted by Aard VarkYouTube description: There's a link from a 13th century legend, to a 16th century insult book, to a 19th century writer, to a 20th century comic book hero. And it starts in a small village near Nottingham,... continue reading
posted by Aard VarkYouTube description: It's not your imagination; hold music on phones really did sound better in the old days. Here's why, as we talk about old telephone exchanges and audio compression. Thanks to... continue reading
posted by Aard VarkA game based on Rock Paper Scissors, using new elements.
posted by harriet 2 years 2 months 1 week ago • 165 views • 4:32Believe it or not, off-roading is actually illegal in Iceland - they'll lock you up. There is an exception, though, in the form of the outrageous Icelandic Formula Offroad Championship. Strapped into home-built... continue reading
posted by newtboy"... Do you think you know everything about kittens? Watch this video to find out! Simon’s Cat Care is a series where we speak to a Cat Behaviour Expert Nicky Trevorrow at Cats Protection (http://www.cats.org.uk)... continue reading
posted by antArgyroneta aquatica the Diving Bell Spider it the UK's only fully aquatic species of spider. They are rarely seen but are amazing creatures. This film explores how they hunt and live underwater.
posted by MordhausThis is very much not how I remember it being reported around the time of the repair mission. I'm sure that at the time it was incorrectly reported as being due to the effect of grinding the mirror under... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark"... Watch this Simon's Cat Logic episode to find out how cats communicate using body language. Simon’s Cat Logic is a fun new series where we speak to a Cat Behaviour Expert at Cats Protection (http://www.cats.org.... continue reading
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