YouTube description: The history of the Earth from its formation to present day, covering major events throughout its 4-billion-year history. Estimates of average temperature, atmospheric composition,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 months 1 week ago • 799 views • 11:36

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

YouTube description: We decided to see what happens when you quit added sugar because everyone's talking about how terrible sugar is for weight and long term health and all of the things.... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 8 months 1 week ago • 774 views • 11:45

The Australien Government has made a tourism ad for the Northern Territory and it's surprisingly honest and informative ;)

posted by eric3579 1 year 10 months 3 weeks ago • 876 views • 2:27

Youtube: Many people sent me this story: it covers my favourite topics of power grids and temporal anomalies. But when the mainstream press have already covered it, how could I add something more? The... continue reading

posted by nanrod 2 years 2 months 1 week ago • 491 views • 4:12

At the old hut site (the new one being temporarily cut off by flooding) I made lime mortar from the shells of rainforest snails by firing them in a kiln, slaking them in water, mixing them into lime putty.... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 403 views • 7:08

YT: I built an A frame hut as a large work space for projects. First I made a celt hatchet to cut timber for the hut. The axe head was made of amphibolite and the handle was made of a species of wattle.... continue reading

posted by nanrod 2 years 4 months ago • 516 views • 9:05

Who else is excited for another season of the world's most popular public slaughter house fueled by human lives? Oh ... just us in America?

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 5 months 4 weeks ago • 523 views • 3:46

Summary: Fluidized beds are used in industry for various reasons. They also happen to be really cool to play with and swim in. I made a liquid sand hot tub by adding air in just the right way. MUSIC- ... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 years 5 months 4 weeks ago • 868 views • 10:03

Whenever I hear the term "cleanse" it reminds me of that used car salesman and his late night ads selling a colon cleanse to remove faked impacted fecal matter.

posted by nanrod 2 years 6 months 1 week ago • 552 views • 4:36

I built a natural draft furnace to test ideas about how hot a furnace could get without the use of bellows. Natural draft is the flow of air through a furnace due to rising hot air. The hot gasses in the... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 6 months 4 weeks ago • 444 views • 5:46

I couldn't find any info on any projects like this, so I thought I would have a try myself. I thought an oven would be the perfect platform, it already has a door, space for insulation, and comes with... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 3 years ago • 14 views • 7:48

John Oliver is not afraid to put his money where his mouth is. Back in February, realizing that President Trump gets most of his ideas from cable news, the Emmy-winning Last Week Tonight host purchased... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 588 views • 1:37

I built this pottery kiln and some pottery from termite mound clay to test an alternative clay source to my usual one from the creek bank. I started by making a large grate from ordinary clay. It was just... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 3 years 2 months ago • 413 views • 11:27

YouTube: I once received a lot of blowback for an Upshot article in which I showed (with evidence) that exercise is not the key to weight loss. Diet is. Many, many readers cannot wrap their head around... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 3 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 55 views • 5:53

At Autodesk's Pier 9 workshop in San Francisco -- and no, this isn't an ad, pull down the description for more! -- there are giant robot arms using welders to 3D print with stainless steel. Which seemed... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 3 years 6 months 1 week ago • 780 views • 4:51