This is the biggest, brightest, hottest video there is about the science of fireworks.

posted by newtboy 11 months 2 weeks ago • 116 views • 31:11

From YouTube, In this lab, they use different flow visualization techniques to help detect contraband and residues and develop trace particle detection methods... Thanks to Rich Press and NIST for... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 1 year 12 months ago • 212 views • 21:48

The US Navy has an indoor ocean that can simulate any wave in the world.

posted by eric3579 2 years 2 weeks ago • 251 views • 20:25

This tiny robot can jump higher than anything else in the world

posted by eric3579 2 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 291 views • 13:16

From Youtube, "A general solution to the cubic equation was long considered impossible until we gave up the requirement that math reflects reality. Thanks to Dr. Amir Alexander, Dr. Alexander Kontorovich,... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 3 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 68 views • 23:29

How does a uniform cable beneath a helicopter hang? The story of a controversial physics question on the qualifying exam for the 2014 US Physics Olympiad team.

posted by eric3579 3 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 262 views • 12:59

From Youtube, "Bowling has been reinvented many times over the past seven thousand years but especially in the last 30. This is the fascinating physics of balls, oil, lane and pins. Huge thanks to... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 3 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 485 views • 28:01

The Collatz Conjecture is the simplest math problem no one can solve — it is easy enough for almost anyone to understand but notoriously difficult to solve.

posted by eric3579 3 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 1,259 views • 22:09

This is a bit of a mind-bender, but entirely worth the watch if you're at all interested in mathematics or computer science. Possibly even if you're not, but I'm uncertain. I had previously learned... continue reading

posted by moonsammy 3 years 7 months ago • 634 views

Stephen Hawking thought an asteroid impact posed the greatest threat to life on Earth. -yt

posted by eric3579 4 years 2 weeks ago • 417 views • 20:06

From Youtube, "The logistic map connects fluid convection, neuron firing, the Mandelbrot set and so much more. Animations, coding, interactives in this video by Jonny Hyman

posted by w1ndex 4 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 1,114 views • 18:39

Scientists like Prof Sinclair have evidence of speeding up, slowing, and even reversing aging.

posted by Mordhaus 5 years ago • 137 views • 21:10

YouTube description: Why does shaken soda explode? Does ice melt first in fresh or salt water? This video features experiments that have been shown to me by science teachers over the years. Does... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 4 weeks ago • 997 views • 13:59

From Youtube, "I bought 10,000 shade balls and tried to swim in them. They appear to act like a non-Newtonian fluid: rigid under high shear stress, but they flow like a liquid under low shear."

posted by w1ndex 5 years 6 months 1 week ago • 104 views • 10:42