At this time of year we have to start being extra watchful – our lambs are vulnerable to attack from this silent killer.. Not everyone is going to agree with this thesis – but I’ve been rescuing... continue reading
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YouTube description: Real indigo-dyed clothing is not like the blue you know. Richer than the chemical blues used on most fabrics today, real indigo dye comes from a plant and has a surprising range... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 4 months ago • 1,390 views • 3:05YouTube description: There's a link from a 13th century legend, to a 16th century insult book, to a 19th century writer, to a 20th century comic book hero. And it starts in a small village near Nottingham,... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 5 months ago • 511 views • 2:46In which Derek drives a replica of the first internal combustion engine car patented by Karl Benz in 1886 and talks about how cars have improved since then (claims about Nazi speed records on public roads... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 5 months 1 week ago • 476 views • 9:14I 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 6 years 6 months 1 week ago • 454 views • 5:46"When coming to a lane closure, getting over early into that long line may not always be the best way to get through." From https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/rude-drivers-who-merge-at-the-last-second-are-doin.html... continue reading
posted by ant 6 years 7 months ago • 160 views • 1:28I made a brick mold that makes bricks 25 x 12.5 x 7.5 cm from wood. A log was split and mortise and tenon joints were carved using a stone chisel and sharp rocks. The mold was lashed together with cane... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 1,024 views • 10:47YouTube description: The fade out is underrated. It should come back. The fade out in music is one of those necessary tools in a record producers arsenal. But if you listen to today's hits it's much... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 8 months 1 week ago • 494 views • 7:42Published on May 21, 2017 After four years of living off the grid we've gathered some wisdom we'd like to share with you. Please enjoy...ten MORE things we wish we'd known before we went off grid. ... continue reading
posted by Buck 6 years 8 months 1 week ago • 1,847 views • 10:28Agent Fitz's favorite sandwich on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is a classic - prosciutto, mozzarella, and pesto aioli. Like any great sandwich or fictional superhero organization, it comes together to make something... continue reading
posted by Mekanikal 6 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 201 views • 4:55The upsides and downsides. YouTube: Size is the most under appreciated regulators of living things. Let us demonstrate that by throwing animals from buildings.
posted by PlayhousePals 6 years 8 months 4 weeks ago • 575 views • 6:40"... The pigments in our food all get destroyed on their way through our digestive system...so where do the colors of our poop and pee come from? ..." This old ant poops and pees, of many colo(u)rs... continue reading
posted by ant 6 years 9 months 1 week ago • 27 views • 2:51There'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 2 weeks ago • 312 views • 3:29YouTube: This video is about why it's harder to successfully land spacecraft and landers and rovers on Mars than on Earth, or Venus, or the Moon, or Titan, or asteroids. It all comes down to atmospheric... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 6 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 582 views • 2:02"... eat my feet." YouTube: When it comes to feeding your baby, formula is a completely safe and nutritious alternative to breastfeeding
posted by PlayhousePals 6 years 9 months 4 weeks ago • 823 views • 4:25YouTube description: Many structures built by ancient Romans around 2,000 years ago are still standing, and some are still in excellent condition. Over the last decade, researchers have come discover... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 10 months ago • 688 views • 1:58Most of us think about erosion on the surface of the earth, but erosion can occur in the subsurface as well. In fact, scientist and engineers have a very creative name for just such a process: internal... continue reading
posted by Mekanikal 6 years 10 months 1 week ago • 105 views • 6:41Uhoh YouTube: Prescription drugs are pretty awesome. They improve lives all the time. But it is possible to take too many. Over time, as patients are prescribed more an more ongoing medications, it's... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 6 years 10 months 1 week ago • 80 views • 6:59I've filmed a paternoster lift; I've filmed the strange Genoa elevator that sort-of goes sideways. So when I got an email from Thyssenkrupp, an elevator company, saying "come and see our Multi elevator... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 1,308 views • 4:21YouTube: Soaking in a hot tub is a great way to relax your tired body, but it also comes with some microbial risks.
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