Accidentally filming triboluminescence by shooting two air cannons loaded with glass spheres directly at each other. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triboluminescence
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I offered people $100 if they could read a paragraph from a book out loud. Things got a little crazy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combination_tone
posted by newtboy 6 months 3 weeks ago • 374 views • 11:26Flechette rounds now violate international humanitarian laws and the Geneva Convention. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flechette
posted by newtboy 2 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 464 views • 4:22"Olympic sports are contested in the Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games. They are Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics. Besides, there are two more Olympics. They are Special Olympics and Paralympics.... continue reading
posted by ant 2 years 8 months ago • 15 views • 2:40In most developed countries, workers have the right to a certain number of paid sick days. It’s a policy that isn’t rooted in just generosity — during pandemics like the novel coronavirus, it can... continue reading
posted by newtboy 4 years 3 weeks ago • 430 views • 6:33YT: The International Phonetic Alphabet: one sound for each symbol, and one symbol for each sound. Except for the sounds we can't make. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet
posted by Fantomas 4 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 883 views • 6:31YouTube description: Comparing modern concrete to that of the western Roman empire. In this video, I discuss a few modern techniques that help improve design life of concrete, including roller compacted... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 495 views • 9:34YouTube description: In which John gets curious about the last time global human population declined and ends up learning about a period of human history called The General Crisis. Thanks to Our World... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 674 views • 3:59YouTube description: Let's find out how they put 3D images into glass objects. Known as a 'Bubblegram', vitrography or sub-surface laser engraving, this technology has been around for a very long time... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 1 week ago • 308 views • 6:28YouTube description: There's a link from a 13th century legend, to a 16th century insult book, to a 19th century writer, to a 20th century comic book hero. And it starts in a small village near Nottingham,... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 511 views • 2:46If you're looking for the answers to life's questions and Wikipedia was under scheduled maintenance, look no further, Casually Explained is here to help.
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 9 months 1 week ago • 279 views • 3:35Destin livin' and lovin' life! YouTube: GET SMARTER SECTION Watch all the Smarter Every Day videos about helicopters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL... Tail Number CGYYW is a 2011 Robinson R44 II ... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 12 months ago • 650 views • 9:12This video was taken in Papua, Indonesia. We saw it happen five or six times before we finally managed to capture it on video. The horsehair worms infect the prey and modify the brain chemistry in such... continue reading
posted by newtboy 8 years 3 weeks ago • 1,000 views • 4:04I made this bow and arrow using only primitive tools and materials.The bow is 1.25 m (55 inches) long and shoots 60 cm (2 feet) long arrows. I don't know the draw weight - safe to say greater than 15 kg... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 8 years 3 weeks ago • 621 views • 5:54YouTube Description: What has the highest melting point known to us? Hank Green explains in this episode of SciShow. This episode is brought to you by Audible. Go to Audible.com/SciShow for a free 30-day trail. ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 524 views • 5:26An interesting riddle - can you sifters solve it, without resorting to the solution in the video (from 1:25)? iflscience: The following riddle is claimed to have been written by Einstein as a boy. It's... continue reading
posted by Zawash 8 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 52 views • 5:08YouTube Description: are you an uninsured American? Check out: https://www.healthcare.gov Music by http://www.youtube.com/JakeChudnow and http://www.audionetwork.com Mental Floss "micromorts"... continue reading
posted by Janine V. (Lilithia) 1 decade 1 month ago • 278 views • 8:06YouTube: Guy (editor/production): https://twitter.com/guylar music from: http://www.youtube.com/JakeChudnow and http://www.audionetwork.com Rolling shutter media: http://imgur.com/YQrBF ... continue reading
posted by Janine V. (Lilithia) 1 decade 2 months 1 week ago • 495 views • 11:35YouTube Description: Guest Star: Elsie the cat. Music by http://www.youtube.com/JakeChudnow and from http://www.audionetwork.com FLAVOR NETWORK ARTICLE (the cool food network graphs): http://www.nature.com/srep... continue reading
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