A dragon-stem goblet has many parts, including a bowl, a foot, and a dragon. Dip molding is used to create the dragon, and the parts are attached with glue bits. This goblet has pincered bits, a merese,... continue reading
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Yttrium, terbium, erbium and ytterbium were all named after one small town on the Stockholm archipelago. But it could have been different, and there could have been many other names. From a snowy bit of... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 17 views • 2:16YouTube: The Queen is looking a bit worse for wear lately. [HAHAHAHAHA!]
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 2,577 views • 1:27YouTube description: I thought about saying "secret patterns" or "mysterious patterns" in the title, but that'd be a lie: they're just mostly unknown! So let's talk about tactile paving, about design,... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 1,726 views • 3:13Stirling engines are having a bit of a revival. What are they, and how do they work? Could they generate our electricity in the future?
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 613 views • 19:06What is the basic unit for tanks? How big is it? How does it operate? How are orders conveyed? All this and a bit more.
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months 1 week ago • 369 views • 9:13This is without a doubt the most entertaining A Capella Science song yet. The song assumes you already know about Crispr-Cas9, so it never actually explains that it's a targeted gene editing technique... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 497 views • 6:07Glaciologists will find this video obvious. Everyone else... well, maybe I slept through a bit of sixth-grade geography, but I didn't know this, and I reckon I should have done.
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 7 months 1 week ago • 504 views • 3:01"It has the most hilarious name out any planet in our solar system, but there's more to Uranus 'dan dis'. It had plenty of rings surrounding it and is the 7th planet from the Sun. Learn all you need to... continue reading
posted by ant 7 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 16 views • 3:50Love these vids; I learn something every time. Simply put, Sir Martyn Poliakoff explains every bit of the catalytic reaction of breaking the bonds within the Hydrogen Peroxide molecule, to somewhat dramatic... continue reading
posted by oblio70 7 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 153 views • 8:08YouTube: Three times in the last two weeks, people — a patient, a colleague and my wife — told me stories about how out of control the price of EpiPens were. Monday, my New York Times colleagues recounted... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 724 views • 7:02"With 95% of all living things, living in our Oceans, it is an amazing fact that we have only explored 5% of the world's vast expanses of water. Here are the most fantastical facts about The Ocean! ..."
posted by ant 7 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 15 views • 7:11"The human body is miraculous in so many ways! Let us show you just how miraculous by indulging you with loads of fact goodness about it..."
posted by ant 7 years 8 months ago • 18 views • 5:49YouTube description: The song “American Woman” by The Guess Who wasn't ever supposed to happen. It wasn't planned, staged or pre-meditated. Yet you all know the iconic riff. Sometimes all it takes... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 1,835 views • 3:02YouTube description: in this video i will try to explain how a bladeless fan works. is a bit difficult do it in english. if you can do it better please use comment box below. the space between the... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 9 months 1 week ago • 1,002 views • 4:53In Crystal Palace Park, in South London, are 150-year-old dinosaur models: the first ever full-size replicas of extinct animals. But they're... well, they're a bit wrong, and they likely always will be.... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 426 views • 2:02A little bit of history behind salt and pepper, interesting
posted by Gratefulmom 7 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 235 views • 5:48Holy Mary mother of God, I did not know that something like this existed, or just how in depth the writing was on Rick and Morty. My mind is just a wee bit blown right now...
posted by WeedandWeirdness 7 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 150 views • 5:03"The bald eagle is the United States’ national bird, so here are some facts you might not know about them! ..."
posted by ant 7 years 9 months 4 weeks ago • 20 views • 2:49YouTube description: Today's recipe is a little different: Cheese-curd fritters from Eliza Smith's 1758 cookbook, "The Compleat Housewife." We found it a bit challenging to make cheese curds in camp,... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 10 months ago • 49 views • 9:17