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

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
The US Navy has an indoor ocean that can simulate any wave in the world.
posted by eric3579
This tiny robot can jump higher than anything else in the world
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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
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.
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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
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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
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
Stephen Hawking thought an asteroid impact posed the greatest threat to life on Earth. -yt
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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
Scientists like Prof Sinclair have evidence of speeding up, slowing, and even reversing aging.
posted by Mordhaus
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
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