For a few months each winter, Harbin, China, turns into a fantastical "city of ice." From January 5 through February 25, this chilly provincial capital plays host to the Harbin International Ice and Snow... continue reading
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YouTube: Spinning magnets near copper sheets create levitation!
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posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 4 months 1 week ago • 1,195 views • 3:28Published on Nov 6, 2016 Urine is mainly water (at least 95 percent), but the rest is a surprisingly complicated brew of components that include urea, chloride, sodium, potassium, creatinine and other... continue reading
posted by bobknight33 7 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 66 viewsThis reputed business genius appears to know nothing about business This anti tax, anti government genius just gave away $7 million of tax dollars (per year?) to Carrier with no guarantee of anything... continue reading
posted by newtboy 7 years 4 months 4 weeks ago • 901 views • 5:12YouTube description: As the world’s largest technology manufacturers increasingly move toward creating products that are designed to be difficult or impossible to repair, Motherboard has started looking... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 5 months ago • 426 views • 9:15YouTube description: Lost for decades beneath the streets of Naples, Italy, the Galleria Borbonica is a time capsule of the city's history. The system of tunnels and caverns was originally created in... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 5 months ago • 139 views • 1:28The best technical description of what happened. Many small human errors combined to create the conditions for this tragic accident.
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 1,750 views • 11:23YouTube: Go behind the scenes of SNL to see what goes into creating the show's weekly looks with Jodi Mancuso and Louie Zakarian. Hear how they transformed Alec Baldwin and Kate McKinnon into Donald Trump... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 5 months 4 weeks ago • 17 views • 4:17Join the world’s transition to sustainable energy. Powerwall 2 is a battery for homes and small businesses that stores the sun’s energy and delivers clean, reliable electricity when the sun isn’t... continue reading
posted by newtboy 7 years 6 months ago • 279 views • 19:04YouTube: In the 1800s, Wilhelm Kühne created an image of a window from the eyes of a rabbit. Was this technology applicable to humans?
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 6 months 1 week ago • 91 views • 4:27Last month I brought attention to a particularly nasty product currently promoted online to vulnerable people as a cancer cure. Black salve is a paste made from a mixture of Bloodroot extract and zinc... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 7 months 1 week ago • 330 views • 8:10High speed trains push air in front of them when they enter a tunnel, creating a unique booming sound.
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 8 months ago • 2,478 views • 1:44"Octopus ink is one of nature’s most theatrical defense mechanisms, but what is it made of? ..."
posted by ant 7 years 8 months 1 week ago • 23 views • 46 secsYouTube description: This unreal experiment allows you to see air movement around any object. Download the music in this video: Song #1: Over Rain iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/over-rain-single/id1033... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 8 months 1 week ago • 307 views • 3:47YouTube description: It’s probably the most well known peacetime battle between the USA and the Soviet Union, in both technological and ideological terms of the 20th century. Although the USA won... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 811 views • 14:23"Justin Schmidt is an entomologist who studies stinging insects. Through the course of his work, he estimates that he has been stung more than 1,000 times, all in the name of science. In fact, Schmidt... continue reading
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