From Youtube, "What started as a simple desire for a better arc lighter got carried away and I ended up making the scariest device I've ever built. In this video I tested a plasma lighter and attempted... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 5 months 3 weeks ago • 19 views • 26:02

Red sprites, secondary jets and newly discovered green afterglow called "ghosts" triggered by red sprites. A dozen vibrant red sprites were recorded on this evening and only two events had the green afterglow.... continue reading

posted by newtboy 6 months ago • 932 views • 2:32

Most poisonous mushrooms won’t kill you—they’ll simply cause a severe headache or vomiting. Death-cap mushrooms are not like the others. As little as half an Amanita phalloides contains enough toxin... continue reading

posted by BSR 1 year 8 months ago • 685 views • 2:34

YT: Bill describes how the minimization of surface area and inertia compete to form droplets. He then shows how engineers use this knowledge to create precisely-sized droplets in a commercial inkjet printer... continue reading

posted by Fantomas 1 year 8 months 1 week ago • 725 views • 5:52

Using foundational computer science theories, Colin Morris focuses on understanding trends in popular music. Borrowing from the areas of bioinformatics and compression algorithms, he shows that the lyrics... continue reading

posted by notarobot 1 year 10 months 3 weeks ago • 132 views • 14:23

YouTube description: In an effort to retain heritage, reduce waste and overcome the challenge of finding sites in urban areas, architects, engineers and developers are breathing new life into existing... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 11 months ago • 625 views • 7:15

"NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover has already descended from Vera Rubin Ridge, a region of Mount Sharp that it has been exploring for more than a year. But before it left, the rover took a 360-degree panorama... continue reading

posted by ant 1 year 11 months 2 weeks ago • 10 views • 1:31

Powerhouse Museum – Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences in Australia has created an incredible interactive area for kids, including giant wall screens that display scanned drawings made by the children... continue reading

posted by b4rringt0n 2 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 345 views • 1:36

"... Read more about the concept of non-state spaces: https://goo.gl/UsgDDy For thousands of years, humans have drawn lines on the earth, dividing the planet into nations. But there are some parts of... continue reading

posted by ant 3 years 2 months ago • 21 views • 13:27

I made a brick mold that makes bricks 25 x 12.5 x 7.5 cm from wood. A log was split and mortise and tenon joints were carved using a stone chisel and sharp rocks. The mold was lashed together with cane... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 3 years 4 months 1 week ago • 1,015 views • 10:47

It was just a routine workers’ compensation fraud case for Ken Sheppard. Show up for a spot check, do some surveillance of the subject and keep it pushing. But on March 3, 2014, it was anything but routine... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 1,154 views • 5:01

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 10 months 1 week ago • 414 views • 11:27

YouTube description: Osaka's Gate Tower Building is an amazing sight to see because ... well, how should I put this? A highway goes through the building. It literally does, and there is a story behind it. ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 1,603 views • 5:48

From NYT: "...a really big drain called a spillway. And once you see it full of spiraling water, it is hard to take your eyes off it. For the first time in a decade, January and February have brought... continue reading

posted by chicchorea 3 years 11 months 1 week ago • 1,719 views • 1:31

We have another very special episode today! Marie Schultz, from Genesee Country Village & Museum in Mumford, NY, shares with us a very simple but absolutely delicious recipe for fresh pork sausage. Marie... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 4 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 42 views • 8:13

CPG Grey attempts to explain a few issues with the electoral college.

posted by newtboy 4 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 530 views • 4:43

We have a very special episode today! Brian Nagel, from Genesee Country Village & Museum in Mumford, NY, takes us on a tour of The 1803 Walter Grieve's Brewery located on the site. Brewing beer played... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 4 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 387 views • 9:54

"This animation starts with an overview of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. As the camera slowly pushes in, Hurricane Matthew begins to form. By the morning of October 2nd, 2016 Matthew... continue reading

posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 4 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 9 views • 1:29

Tucked away in a valley in the Allegheny Mountains in West Virginia, is this: the Green Bank Radio Telescope, the largest steerable radio telescope in the world. And there are some rather special rules... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 4 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 588 views • 5:50