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YouTube description: Epicurious challenged cheese expert and noted author Liz Thorpe to guess which one of two cheeses was more expensive. Liz breaks down cheap vs expensive parmesan cheese, goat cheese,... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 1,451 views • 11:20Part 2 of Captain Disillusion's exploration of the ground-breaking effects that were used in the Back to the Future trilogy. Part 1 can be viewed here: https://videosift.com/video/VFXcool-Back-to-the-Future-Trilogy-1-... continue reading
posted by Fantomas 6 years 6 months 1 week ago • 274 views • 10:11Infuriating [E!] YouTube: The US has a problem with income inequality. The current tax code makes it worse.
posted by PlayhousePals 6 years 7 months 1 week ago • 596 views • 8:47This video is about using particle accelerators as part of the solar panel silicon wafer manufacturing process. The accelerators embed protons into the wafer crystals, allowing them to break and separate... continue reading
posted by newtboy 6 years 7 months 4 weeks ago • 568 views • 3:42"During a hurricane you usually hear meteorologists refer to its intensity by categories. If you don't know the difference between a category 1 and a category 5 hurricane, The Weather Channel meteorologist... continue reading
posted by ant 6 years 8 months 1 week ago • 70 views • 1:51Dialect coach Erik Singer takes a look at idiolects, better known as the specific way one individual speaks. To best break down this concept, Erik analyzes some actors playing real people. Just how close... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 428 views • 29:11How do you measure big forces accurately? By calibrating your force transducer on the worlds biggest weight - 1,000,000 pounds of force. This machine ensures planes don't break apart, jets provide required... continue reading
posted by Mekanikal 6 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 1,248 views • 5:45Star Talk host, Hayden Planetarium director, and astrophysicist extraordinaire Neil deGrasse Tyson has a brilliant knack for breaking down big scientific ideas to the masses. But can he keep his facts... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years ago • 96 views • 26:04Ive got a bit of a Raccoon problem at my house… I built something to fix the problem. It breaks multiple local ordinances and a few international treaties, but I give you THE GIANT MOUSETRAP! It took... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 1 week ago • 29 views • 6:20From a Life of Crime to One of the Most Prolific Actors of All Time Danny Trejo's Prison Break
posted by bobknight33 7 years 2 weeks ago • 136 views • 8:52Dialect coach Erik Singer analyzes some of the most famous "constructed languages" in movie and television history. Which real-life languages inspired "conlangs" like Klingon and Dothraki? Check out... continue reading
posted by Mekanikal 7 years 1 month ago • 306 views • 20:33YouTube description: They're just tiny marks on the page, but a lot can depend on them. Produced for Mental Floss.
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 1 month 1 week ago • 399 views • 1:42Breaking Bad is celebrated as one of the best TV shows of all time—but every series has to start somewhere. This video looks at how the structure of the pilot episode sets up everything the audience... continue reading
posted by bobknight33 7 years 1 month 1 week ago • 162 views • 11:41YouTube description: These days, giant wind turbines are supplying more and more of our clean energy. And when they break down, they need to be fixed fast. It's a job only a few people are equipped... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 559 views • 5:44YouTube: It’s been a pretty cool year for science around the globe, and we here at SciShow like to highlight the superlatives: some of the biggest, oldest, fastest, and most amazing discoveries of 2016.
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 21 views • 4:26Uhoh YouTube: Most systems and machines people design break from time to time. That also applies to the United States' nuclear weapons. This video was originally published in June 2015.
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 924 views • 3:50