youtube- TEDx Talks Published on Sep 7, 2017 Imagine a global "Hive Mind" that can tap the knowledge, wisdom, insights, and intuitions of millions of people, and produce a super-intelligence that is... continue reading
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In this video, you'll find out the most common ways planes drop bombs, but also about a not so conventional way called the "idiot's loop" which was tested, just not utilized.
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 276 views • 2:23"Protection from deportation and the chance to work have been life-changing for DACA recipients. But if Congress and the White House can’t agree on a bill to protect them within a six-month timeframe,... continue reading
posted by ant 6 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 219 views • 5:28A campaign to identify the marchers spread on social media following the bloody right-wing rally in Charlottesville. The fallout for those who went to Charlottesville to march for hate has begun. Identify... continue reading
posted by newtboy 6 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 265 views • 1:49"... Getting wet isn’t REALLY what makes wool shrink; it merely exacerbates the friction between the wool fibers, which is stronger in one direction than another, so when agitated in the washer or dryer,... continue reading
posted by ant 6 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 30 views • 2:08YouTube description: I broke my tractor in a field. Instead of getting upset, I decided to celebrate the marvel of shear pins. A friend called them "Mechanical Fuses".... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 10 months 1 week ago • 998 views • 1:33Maybe one of the most delicious food plots of the 90s, or any decade for that matter, hails from a lesser-known sitcom called 'Seinfeld'. This scrappy little American comedy featured a so-called "Soup... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 298 views • 10:43YouTube description: In March 1974, Chinese farmers digging a well unearthed the greatest archaeological find of the century - the buried Terracotta Army. After coming across a life-sized human head... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 12 months ago • 634 viewsI built a water powered hammer called a “Monjolo”. I started by making a water spout from half a hollow log to direct water from the creek. This was set up in the creek and water flowed through it.... continue reading
posted by Joe Motion (lurgee) 6 years 12 months ago • 1,216 views • 8:51Trump says he wants to strip funding from so-called "sanctuary cities," but what exactly do these cities do? -yt
posted by eric3579 7 years ago • 625 views • 5:49John 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 7 years 2 weeks ago • 601 views • 1:37It 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 7 years 2 weeks ago • 1,157 views • 5:01YouTube: Collective nouns are a great way to have fun with language and nature.
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 1 month 1 week ago • 864 views • 1:59In this video I build a garden to grow Cassava and yams, two staple food crops. Cassava is a shrub that develops large edible roots. Yams are a climbing vine that produce large, edible underground bulbs... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 2 months ago • 99 views • 6:27From 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 7 years 2 months ago • 1,883 views • 1:31...if he can read, it's at least clear that he doesn't read what he signs. Here he admits signing hundreds, much more than that, legal contracts without ever reading one. That's not good for a businessman... continue reading
posted by newtboy 7 years 2 months 1 week ago • 550 views • 5:31Published on Jan 11, 2017 Mary reminds us that people her age are sometimes forgotten, but still very much alive. Call your grandma...
posted by bobknight33 7 years 2 months 1 week ago • 326 views • 10:23YouTube description: In the high-speed world of rally car racing, you’re only as good as your co-driver. As these racers speed around hairpin turns on unpaved, narrow roads, drivers must rely on the... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 540 views • 4:06YouTube Description: View full lesson here: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-mathematics-of-sidewalk-illusions-fumiko-futamura Have you ever come across an oddly stretched image on the sidewalk, only... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 3 months ago • 21 views • 4:55