Proudly Presenting: "Corporate Ping Pong" This engineered mechanical sculpture is a representation of the hum and haw and constant, slow churn of the big corporate machine. Jumping through hoops, creating... continue reading

posted by newtboy 6 months 2 weeks ago • 72 views • 6:35

The F-15 was born from the difficult lessons learned during the Vietnam War. In the late 1950s, Air Force planners were confident that the advent of powerful new radars and long-range air-to-air missiles... continue reading

posted by eric3579 1 year 1 month 2 weeks ago • 83 views • 14:21

Wave power hasn’t yet made a splash because it’s hard to use waves to spin turbines, and because the sea is a harsh place to build things. To learn more, start your googling with these keywords: ... continue reading

posted by newtboy 4 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 877 views • 3:16

What if a Passenger was the ONLY one left to land the plane? Could a passenger theoretically do it, without ANY previous knowledge or training? In todays Special video, I will go through the required... continue reading

posted by BSR 4 years 7 months 1 week ago • 25 views • 31:56

"... Step aboard Discovery and explore the space shuttle in 360. National Air and Space Museum and Google Arts & Culture have teamed up to bring a piece of Hubble’s history to life like never before.... continue reading

posted by ant 4 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 18 views • 6:55

"Brexit Britain is fed up with experts. These days we only listen to the bloke down the pub. So in this controlled experiment, we put three experts in a pub and recorded the results for your viewing pleasure. ... continue reading

posted by radx 5 years 9 months 4 weeks ago • 72 views • 58:34

I set up a magnetic levitation apparatus in a chamber with about 1/800th normal air pressure.

posted by Mordhaus 6 years 10 months 1 week ago • 183 views • 8:27

I built a water powered hammer called a “Monjolo”. I started by making a water spout from half a hollow log to direct water from the creek. This was set up in the creek and water flowed through it.... continue reading

posted by Joe Motion (lurgee) 7 years 1 month ago • 1,216 views • 8:51

The 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 1 month 1 week ago • 583 views • 6:40

YouTube description: Chemical weapon attacks aren’t the only reason to pay attention to Syria. When Syrian-American author and civil rights lawyer Alia Malek woke up to the images of Syrians dying... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 279 views • 3:02

John Oliver is not afraid to put his money where his mouth is. Back in February, realizing that President Trump gets most of his ideas from cable news, the Emmy-winning Last Week Tonight host purchased... continue reading

posted by newtboy 7 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 601 views • 1:37

I built this pottery kiln and some pottery from termite mound clay to test an alternative clay source to my usual one from the creek bank. I started by making a large grate from ordinary clay. It was just... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 2 months ago • 419 views • 11:27

See also this article on making the episode - http://bbc.in/1VYzLYk YouTube description: Programme website: http://bbc.in/1SMdeuR This bird's incredible acceleration and agility enable it to to sneak... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 8 months 1 week ago • 880 views • 2:52

I 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 10 months ago • 1,388 views • 4:32

YouTube description: 3 Angles of One Air Piper PA-25 Pawnee, Breda Airport Netherlands. (via digg)... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 1 month 1 week ago • 357 views • 1:28

YouTube description: I made a batch of charcoal using the mound method then stored it in baskets for later use. Charcoal is a fuel that burns hotter than the wood it's made from. This is because the... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 3 months 1 week ago • 1,003 views • 5:31

YouTube: The internet uses a lot of energy! But people have come up with ways to make it more efficient.

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 2 weeks ago • 28 views • 4:39

"Strategically deployed at stations throughout the system and involved in up to 1,000 train trips a month, the Amtrak Police Department K-9 teams provide a psychological and physical deterrent to potential... continue reading

posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 9 years 11 months 1 week ago • 31 views • 6:08

... or how to soil a pristine lab coat! YouTube Description: Gav and Dan are in the GE lab using nanotechnology to show you cool liquid physics at 2500fps. The first experiment shows a superhydrophobic... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 1 decade 4 months 3 weeks ago • 1,101 views • 5:34