The human immune system is the most complex biological system we know, after the human brain, and yet, most of us never learn how it works. Or what it is. Your immune System consists of hundreds of tiny... continue reading

posted by eric3579 3 years 7 months ago • 726 views • 10:48

How the new M1 is the fastest CPU to date, even Intel, with so little power consumed.

posted by bobknight33 4 years 3 months 1 week ago • 119 views • 26:28

Does a green laser pointer stop working when it is cold? Or does it turn into an invisible laser? That is nice to know for safety reasons if you are using a green laser pointer to point out stars on a... continue reading

posted by blacklotus90 4 years 6 months ago • 812 views • 9:01

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) 5 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 793 views • 5:43

"... I love coffee. Like, a lot. You know who else loves coffee? Astronauts! And also the people who help them do awesome things in space (I think NASA might be powered by coffee). But how do astronauts... continue reading

posted by ant 5 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 124 views • 11:39

"Because it's hoarding protein. Not just for itself, but for the butterfly it will become and every egg that butterfly will lay. And it's about to lose its mouth... as it wriggles out of its skin during... continue reading

posted by ant 6 years 5 months ago • 76 views • 4:43

"Most firefly flashes are pure romance, a sexy form of skywriting. But one variety copies the mating signals of others to lure them to their demise..."

posted by ant 6 years 5 months ago • 20 views • 3:33

YouTube description: The type of sushi you’re probably most familiar with is haya-nare, a quick form of sushi made and consumed within a day using vinegared rice and raw fish. But there’s a second... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 562 views • 2:55

YouTube description: Every time a Delta IV launches people inevitably ask if the rocket consuming fireball is supposed to happen. The answer is yes, this is caused by the rocket purging its engines... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 803 views • 6:14

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 7 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 454 views • 5:46

YouTube: Over 100,000 metric tons of caffeine are consumed around the world every year. That’s equivalent to the weight of 14 Eiffel Towers! Caffeine helps us feel alert, focused, and energetic, even... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 659 views • 5:15

Robert Freeman is a man with strong opinions, a hair trigger on his belt, and a penchant for foods so fatty they put you to sleep. The Itis, Robert's catastrophic soul food franchise, so effectively renders... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 8 months 1 week ago • 94 views • 6:17

YouTube description: 23rd video of the Behind the Business Series. BIC is a corporation based in France best known for making ballpoint pens. It was founded in 1945 by Baron Marcel Bich and has become... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 8 months 1 week ago • 1,203 views • 10:33

YouTube description: The average American consumes more than 3,600 calories daily – a 24% increase from 1961, when the average was just 2,880 calories. Americans haven't increased their consumption... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 697 views • 1:37

Published on Apr 17, 2017 Scott Galloway speaks at L2’s Amazon Clinic about how Amazon is disrupting retail. Not only has Amazon changed consumer shopping habits, it has changed the relationship between... continue reading

posted by bobknight33 7 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 241 views • 24:34

Not ALWAYS Mutually Exclusive

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 10 months ago • 14 views • 5:57

Brilliant Earth has scammed thousands of customers They claim to: 1) Provide their customers with the exact origin of their diamonds, and 2) Track their diamonds from mine to consumer- making sure... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 1,739 views • 5:02

YouTube description: In 1971, sushi was not widely consumed in North America. In fact, it wasn't popular at all. Chef Hidekazu Tojo, a Japanese chef new to Vancouver, British Columbia, needed to find... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 460 views • 2:18

YouTube: Obamacare’s marketplaces were supposed to give consumers choices of health plans from insurers that compete to keep premiums down. But fewer insurers are participating, and premiums are increasing sharply. ... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 237 views • 7:05

What people consume in a movie says a lot about their character, but what does it mean when they drink milk? Let's take a look.

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 2 months ago • 1,348 views • 4:03