On a hike looking for rare limestone endemic plants in Death Valley, we spotted the wreckage of a plane! After several hours of hiking and many interesting plants, we managed to scramble over to the wreck.... continue reading

posted by eric3579 2 months 1 week ago • 1,746 views • 5:01

Mark Rober shows how easily germs can spread using blacklight reactive powder and a classroom of kids.

posted by w1ndex 3 months 3 weeks ago • 198 views • 10:21

"Grover is getting cold out in the snow and seeks Kermits help on how he can get warm..."

posted by ant 6 months 3 weeks ago • 11 views • 4:50

YouTube description: At night, these parasites crawl onto your bed, bite you and suck your blood. Then they find a nearby hideout where they leave disgusting telltale signs. But these pests have an... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year ago • 1,269 views • 4:22

Out in the vast coldness of outer space, there are planets that travel alone through the darkness without the boundaries of a system. Here’s how this can happen – and why these frozen deserts might... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 1 year 6 months 2 weeks ago • 324 views • 8:25

This is the story of America's massive forging presses built during the cold war used to build America's most advanced machinery - the Heavy Press Program. Modern airplanes, missiles, helicopters, turbines... continue reading

posted by nanrod 1 year 7 months 2 weeks ago • 525 views • 12:48

YouTube description: Thunderstorm time lapse and spectacular phenomenon with facts and information of where to witness these fascinating sights. Upward lightning, mammatus, sprites, gustnadoes and... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 7 months 3 weeks ago • 492 views • 6:19

"... When nutrients from the ocean depths reach the sunlit surface (like in the Galapagos), life is more productive..."

posted by ant 1 year 11 months 1 week ago • 52 views • 2:56

They didn't get the memo about the removal of the electrified fences.

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 3 weeks ago • 113 views • 7:03

Adam debunks the notion that the Soviets caused the Cuban Missile Crisis.

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 3 months ago • 99 views • 1:05

I built a natural draft furnace to test ideas about how hot a furnace could get without the use of bellows. Natural draft is the flow of air through a furnace due to rising hot air. The hot gasses in the... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 444 views • 5:46

The Saudis and Iranians have never actually declared war on each other. Instead, they fight indirectly by supporting opposing sides in other countries and inciting conflicts. This is known as proxy warfare. ... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 308 views • 10:19

For nearly 700 years, the shrimpers of Oostduinkerke, Belgium, have been training draft horses to help them pursue the local catch. Typically weighing more than 2,000 pounds, these horses are well suited... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 3 years ago • 93 views • 2:39

‘I was stunned when the pieces started falling into place,’ recalls specialist Howard Dixon of the moment an unassuming folio of photographs was presented to him in a restaurant in Texas earlier this year. ... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 3 years 1 week ago • 1,170 views • 3:34

The Lahti L-39 is a Finnish 20 mm anti-tank rifle used during the Second World War. It had excellent accuracy, penetration and range, but its size made transportation difficult. It was nicknamed "Norsupyssy"... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 3 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 93 views • 10:14

I built this pottery kiln and some pottery from termite mound clay to test an alternative clay source to my usual one from the creek bank. I started by making a large grate from ordinary clay. It was just... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 3 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 414 views • 11:27

Hot and cold water sound different when you pour them. When Steve pitched this to me, I didn't believe it, and then he sent me a couple of sound files, at which point I knew this was going to be the first... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 3 years 4 months ago • 494 views • 2:38

Follow up to this video... https://videosift.com/video/Cold-Welding-in-Atmosphere He tests a couple of theories for it in a vacuum chamber.