The Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration observed the supermassive black holes at the center of M87 and our Milky Way galaxy (SgrA*) finding the dark central shadow in accordance with General Relativity,... continue reading
posted by eric3579 5 years 2 weeks ago • 332 views • 5:24Videos (73) | Sift Talk (0) | Blogs (0) | Comments (26) |
YouTube description: Compliant mechanisms have lots of advantages over traditional devices. SimpliSafe is awesome security. It's really effective, easy to use, and the price is great. Check out SimpliSafe... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 1 month 1 week ago • 1,004 views • 12:52YouTube description: A bisected grape in the microwave makes plasma. But how does it work? A grape is the right size and refractive index to trap microwaves inside it. When you place two (or two halves)... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 2 months ago • 732 views • 8:16YouTube description: Behind the Scenes: https://youtu.be/3HABgm-UUi0 Download Skunkworks! http://www.audible.com/Smarter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GET SMARTER SECTION Check out Derek's video... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 855 views • 11:21YouTube description: A launch mishap led to the best experimental confirmation of gravitational redshift. Huge thanks to Dr. Pacome Delva: https://ve42.co/pacome Dr. Sven Herrmann: https://ve42.co/sven ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 4 months ago • 815 views • 11:52From youtube: UV at ground level is non-ionizing but it damages DNA and causes photoaging - how? Also, it turns out glass doesn't block all UV (specifically UVA passes through). This is something I learned... continue reading
posted by nanrod 5 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 383 views • 4:46The nutrient content of food is declining. Is it because of soil depletion, selective breeding, or... something else?
posted by nanrod 5 years 8 months ago • 580 views • 7:30A video about the full length video "Vitamania" with Derek Muller of Veritasium as executive producer and host, including a trailer for Vitamania. You can watch "Vitamania" for a fee on various sites... continue reading
posted by nanrod 5 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 408 views • 4:58YouTube: An experiment on how turbulent convection in Earth's core makes a magnetic field
posted by PlayhousePals 5 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 776 views • 8:27Without neutrons, harnessing nuclear energy would be impossible. Try Audible free for 30 days: http://audible.com/veritasium I have a new documentary coming out in a few months - sign up here to be... continue reading
posted by b4rringt0n 5 years 11 months 4 weeks ago • 666 views • 7:38In which Derek drives a replica of the first internal combustion engine car patented by Karl Benz in 1886 and talks about how cars have improved since then (claims about Nazi speed records on public roads... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 5 months ago • 476 views • 9:14YouTube description: These are the molecular machines inside your body that make cell division possible. Animation by Drew Berry at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research. http://wehi.tv ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 5 months ago • 1,063 views • 6:21YouTube: The merging of two neutron stars was detected by gravitational waves and then by telescopes in all parts of the electromagnetic spectrum. This is a historic detection as it demonstrates: - the... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 6 years 6 months 1 week ago • 1,229 views • 5:26YouTube description: How Schlieren imaging works in color, black and white and slow-mo. Filming by Raquel Nuno Sound Effects by A Shell in the Pit (H/T @eric3579)... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 311 views • 8:59Scientists have JUST published this new observation. On January 4th, 2017 they detected the merger of two black holes 3 billion light-years away. This marks the furthest detection they've been able to... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 508 views • 5:02How do you measure big forces accurately? By calibrating your force transducer on the worlds biggest weight - 1,000,000 pounds of force. This machine ensures planes don't break apart, jets provide required... continue reading
posted by Mekanikal 6 years 11 months ago • 1,248 views • 5:45The US signed the metre convention and bases all customary units on SI standards. As an aside, the Utah constitution from 1895 required the metric system to be taught in schools. This requirement was repealed... continue reading
posted by eric3579 6 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 1,012 views • 8:52YouTube: I came across these four physics puzzles over the years in discussions with Neil deGrasse Tyson (riddle 4: which part(s) of a moving train are going backwards with respect to the ground?), Simon... continue reading
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