The F-15 was born from the difficult lessons learned during the Vietnam War. In the late 1950s, Air Force planners were confident that the advent of powerful new radars and long-range air-to-air missiles... continue reading

posted by eric3579 1 year 4 weeks ago • 83 views • 14:21

At 2994 meters on a never-before-surveyed seamount north of Johnston Atoll, the team made a thrilling discovery — the chance to examine an animal spotted for the very first time in the Pacific Ocean!... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 1 month 2 weeks ago • 213 views • 1:46

Roger Reaves is a former pilot and drug smuggler who employed Barry Seal & ended up in prison for 33 years in 26 different prisons, in 7 different countries spanning 4 continents. His friends and associates... continue reading

posted by bobknight33 2 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 5 views • 2:39:50

Casual shoplifting in California is forcing businesses to close after laws made it a misdemeanor to steal anything up to $950.

posted by bobknight33 2 years 10 months 4 weeks ago • 352 views • 3:13

What if a Passenger was the ONLY one left to land the plane? Could a passenger theoretically do it, without ANY previous knowledge or training? In todays Special video, I will go through the required... continue reading

posted by BSR 4 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 25 views • 31:56

YouTube description: This translucent Deepstaria jelly unfurled as it whorled and shapeshifted in currents created by ROV Hercules' thrusters. Its bright red resident isopod, a relative of the pillbug,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 793 views • 5:43

"Ant venom delivery captured, for the first time, in slow-motion (1,000fps) & up-close video. The ants (and stingers) featured in this video are the Florida harvester ant Pogonomyrmex badius and the trap-jaw... continue reading

posted by ant 4 years 9 months 1 week ago • 700 views • 3:31

YouTube description: Something about the Apollo missions always confused me, sure, the step off of the lunar lander’s 91 cm footpad was a small step, but the step just before that was actually enormous! ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 483 views • 14:48

YouTube description: I got to see an Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola) up close and personal at the Monterey Bay Aquarium recently and I fell in love. These things are the superlative of superlatives. They... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 10 months 1 week ago • 1,838 views • 3:58

"... The eyes are often the first thing we see when we look at someone. And when you look at them up close, everyone’s eye color is a kaleidoscope of shapes and hues. How does eye color work? The answer... continue reading

posted by ant 4 years 11 months 4 weeks ago • 543 views • 6:21

In Quebec, Canada, there's a town called Asbestos. It's an alarming name, one that conjures up images of lung disease and mesothelioma. So now that the town's asbestos mine, once the largest asbestos mine... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 5 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 46 views • 4:30

There's an MRI scanner in Cardiff that can look at how the brain's wired up: your connectome. It's nowhere close to science fiction singularity brain-uploading, but it might well be part of unlocking new... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 6 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 312 views • 3:29

Ewww-ahhh! YouTube: Seen up close, the anatomy of a mosquito bite is terrifying. The most dangerous animal in the world uses six needle-like mouthparts to saw into our skin, tap a blood vessel and sometimes... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 11 months 1 week ago • 220 views • 3:18

YouTube description: Dirt is probably the cheapest and simplest construction material out there, but it's not very strong compared to other choices. Luckily geotechnical engineers have developed a way... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 12 months ago • 930 views • 7:53

The fascinating video above tells the story of MIT Professor Ioannis Yannas, who was recently inducted into the National Inventor’s Hall of Fame alongside such luminaries as the Wright brothers and Steve... continue reading

posted by enoch 8 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 1,844 views • 16:57

"At the Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut, Jonathan gets up close and personal with Beluga whales as he learns what its like to train and take care of these thousand pound marine mammals..." From http://www.reddit.com/r/... continue reading

posted by ant 8 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 33 views • 9:44

Bill details the engineering choices underlying the design of a beverage can He explains why it is cylindrical, outlines the manufacturing steps needed to created the can, notes why the can narrows near... continue reading

posted by eric3579 9 years 4 weeks ago • 1,673 views • 11:39

Uhhh, to hell with the grocer's crap.... 1,000% more productive than conventional gardening & farming. The most robust, most scalable Aquaponics system in the world is the Portable Farms™ Aquaponics... continue reading

posted by chingalera 1 decade 8 months 3 weeks ago • 96 views • 6:31

High-Ho Giddy UP indeed YouTube Description: Animals and Marijuana. Come along as we explore how Cannabis might have evolved into the plant we know today as Marijuana or Weed. Its close relationship... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 1 decade 1 year 3 weeks ago • 372 views • 3:15