YT: This is definitely one of the biggest lessons I have ever seen an armed robber get on camera, but it also teaches us about the line between self-defense and becoming an aggressor.
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https://youtu.be/cECsj2Bznig The Global Vehicle Target is the new standard for testing autonomous driving and crash test systems. To cameras and radar, it looks like a car: but if you hit it, it'll... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 846 views • 4:33From youtube: UV at ground level is non-ionizing but it damages DNA and causes photoaging - how? Also, it turns out glass doesn't block all UV (specifically UVA passes through). This is something I learned... continue reading
posted by nanrod 5 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 383 views • 4:46YouTube description: Researchers out of the Camera Culture Group at the MIT Media Lab have developed a novel imaging system that can gauge the distance of objects shrouded by fog so thick that human... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 1 month ago • 1,189 views • 2:59Brian McManus adds, in a comment, the following: Follow my progress with learning to use my camera again on: https://www.instagram.com/brianjamesmcmanus/. Start learning your own new skill for New Years... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 351 views • 9:02YouTube description: Hold on tight, because with a stabilised camera shot and a pair of sunglasses, you're about to see a video that works in both 2D and 3D at the same time. The technique's called... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 4 months ago • 1,804 views • 3:31YouTube description: I'm visiting the University of Iowa's National Advanced Driving Simulator, to answer a question: how unsafe is it for me to vlog while driving? Is vlogging while driving dangerous?... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 5 months 1 week ago • 805 views • 4:27YouTube description: Ever wondered how they film a tank shell in flight for over 100m meters like it was travelling at walking speed or the instant of a nuclear explosion. In this video, I look at... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 1,678 views • 7:14This is the first time I have seen a fidget spinner used in an interesting way.
posted by Mekanikal 6 years 10 months ago • 692 views • 6:54This is probably the biggest loophole in German gun law: Because this arrow shooting airgun does not shoot a projetile THROUGH a barrel but OVER a barrel, the BKA (highest German authority on gun assessments)... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 333 views • 5:31This French PSA is going viral. Fake car noise is blared at jaywalkers in a crosswalk, simulating a car screeching towards them at speed with it's brakes locked. The reactions are priceless, and caught... continue reading
posted by newtboy 6 years 11 months ago • 1,452 views • 1:55YouTube description: At the University of Manchester's High Voltage Laboratory, we see what happens when a DJI Phantom 3 drone gets hit with an electrical impulse of 1.4MV - basically, a lightning strike.... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 2 weeks ago • 339 views • 5:31YouTube: Long before we had cameras scientists still needed visual documentation—enter the science illustrator!
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 4 weeks ago • 575 views • 11:50Published 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: One woman's face is all over New York, although you've probably never heard of her. This was written with Amor Sciendi: go check it out! https://www.youtube.com/user/AmorSciendi ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 157 views • 2:36YouTube description: In Bremen, Germany, there's a tower more than a hundred metres high: it's called the Fallturm, or the Drop Tower. If you want a cost-effective way to test an experiment in microgravity... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 3 months 1 week ago • 299 views • 4:02YouTube 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 • 3:13The killer punch of the mantis shrimp is the fastest strike in the animal kingdom, a skill that goes hand in hand with its extraordinary eyesight. They can see an invisible level of reality using polarized... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months 1 week ago • 36 views • 4:00YouTube: To tell you the truth, using SEEK camera is like putting on glasses for someone with poor eyesight! You just see so much of new things.
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