YouTube description: As a quadriplegic, Álvaro Silberstein spent years believing he would never be able to visit Chile’s Torres del Paine National Park. Then, he discovered a wheelchair designed... continue reading

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YouTube 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 Vark (oritteropo) 1 month 3 weeks ago • 931 views • 5:05

Steve Harvey talks about his meeting and beat down for doing so.

posted by bobknight33 2 months 2 weeks ago • 22 views • 11:58

YouTube description: If you want to drink a cup of tea at the Huashan Teahouse on Mount Hua, you’re going to have to put in the effort to get there. The journey starts with a 20-minute cable car ride.... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 months 2 weeks ago • 454 views • 2:39

YouTube description: The Citicorp Center repair is a classic engineering case study of how mistakes must be avoided in engineering and construction of public works. A skyscraper in New York City needed... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 months 2 weeks ago • 1,266 views • 8:24

"... I love coffee. Like, a lot. You know who else loves coffee? Astronauts! And also the people who help them do awesome things in space (I think NASA might be powered by coffee). But how do astronauts... continue reading

posted by ant 4 months 2 weeks ago • 116 views • 11:39

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) 6 months 1 week ago • 996 views • 12:52

YouTube description: Ruben Orozco Loza is an artist from Guadalajara, Mexico. He is a self-taught sculptor. He creates sculptures of celebrities and everyday people using modeling clay, silicone, resin,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 months 2 weeks ago • 1,417 views • 3:06

YouTube description: Cheese is delicious, beloved by many, and a teeming mess of microbes. Which microbes, exactly, has long been a mystery, but modern DNA sequencing tech is allowing researchers to... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 months 4 weeks ago • 229 views • 6:38

YouTube description: Until the mid 1950’s, small short-range airliners like the twin engined IL-14 were really the only type the Soviet Union produced. And that meant flying across the country’s... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 months 3 weeks ago • 413 views • 10:05

The Australian Government has made a tourism ad about East Timor, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative!

YouTube description: The Ganges River is a highly revered site by Hindus and an iconic, historical epicenter in India. As hundreds of millions of people visit the Ganges each year, there is a dedicated... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 11 months 1 week ago • 146 views • 2:26

YouTube description: What happens when you fire a Civil War mortar at a caravan? We invited YouTuber Tom Scott to find out. The mortar used is a replica of Roaring Meg, which destroyed large parts... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 3 weeks ago • 542 views • 7:11

"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 1 year 1 month 2 weeks ago • 60 views • 58:34

YouTube description: At Reed College in Portland, Oregon, there's a TRIGA nuclear reactor, used for research. You can stand next to it and watch the blue glow from the bottom of a deep swimming pool.... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 1 month 2 weeks ago • 458 views • 4:33

Holly visits The Captain with a request to debunk a machine that miraculously sorts coloured marbles.

posted by Fantomas 1 year 2 months 3 weeks ago • 535 views • 11:03

YouTube description: I'm visiting the University of Iowa's National Advanced Driving Simulator, to answer a question: how unsafe is it for me to vlog while driving? Is vlogging while driving dangerous?... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 10 months 1 week ago • 803 views • 4:27

In this classic Sesame Street clip, we take a visit to the saxophone factory to see how the horn is made. Throughout, a delightful free jazz soundtrack acts as foley sound, instead of us hearing the (probably... continue reading

posted by BSR 1 year 10 months 4 weeks ago • 62 views • 2:06