From Youtube, "At this very second, you are on a narrow ledge between life and death. You probably don’t feel it, but there is an incredible amount of activity going on inside you. And this activity... continue reading
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The World's Biggest Gear Reduction by designer and maker of prototypical machines, devices and tools Daniel de Bruin. This machine visualizes the number googol. That's a 1 with a hundred zeros. A number... continue reading
posted by BSR 4 years 1 month 4 weeks ago • 1,210 viewsWe talked to the co-founder of Tesla, JB Straubel, about why giant batteries are crucial to the future of power grids everywhere. Batteries are becoming more useful at powering bigger things like bikes,... continue reading
posted by b4rringt0n 5 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 498 views • 6:15Without neutrons, harnessing nuclear energy would be impossible. Try Audible free for 30 days: http://audible.com/veritasium I have a new documentary coming out in a few months - sign up here to be... continue reading
posted by b4rringt0n 6 years ago • 666 views • 7:38YouTube: Infinitesimally small quantum dots can turn a window into a see-through solar panel!
posted by PlayhousePals 6 years 9 months 1 week ago • 621 views • 2:20Let's say you're traveling at 17,500 miles per hour (28,000 km/h) in low earth orbit, your main engines are out of fuel, and it's your job to guide the spaceship through a fiery re-entry without burning... continue reading
posted by Ashenkase 6 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 114 views • 17:49This is probably the biggest loophole in German gun law: Because this arrow shooting airgun does not shoot a projetile THROUGH a barrel but OVER a barrel, the BKA (highest German authority on gun assessments)... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 333 views • 5:31Everything will end. Even the universe. But in a future so far away that it defies description, there will still be light and therefore a chance for life. It will be around White Dwarfs, the corpses of... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 12 months ago • 146 views • 6:29I preferred Mescaline YouTube: What happens to your brain and body when you drop acid?
posted by PlayhousePals 6 years 12 months ago • 583 views • 3:32"While pulling a load ..." YouTube: Sled dogs are the best endurance athletes in the world thanks to a weird quirk in their metabolism.
posted by PlayhousePals 6 years 12 months ago • 282 views • 2:39From YouTube: "SAFETY FIRST!!!!! Extremely Dangerous Experiment, I hold no responsibility for your actions!!!!! DEAD SHORTING A BATTERY IS NOT GOOD!!!!!!!! BE CAREFUL!!!! This is an extremely easy... continue reading
posted by chicchorea 7 years 1 month 1 week ago • 22 views • 10:01In this video I build a garden to grow Cassava and yams, two staple food crops. Cassava is a shrub that develops large edible roots. Yams are a climbing vine that produce large, edible underground bulbs... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 2 months ago • 99 views • 6:27YouTube: May 23rd, 1967 could have been the beginning of the end - all thanks to the sun.
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 175 views • 4:34"We can't shop our way out of this." YouTube: On today's episode of Now You Know, Zac & Jesse take on the most recent episode of Adam Ruins Everything about Tesla! We take a closer to look at Adams... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 859 views • 10:39Not in my case ... YouTube: Okay- you lost weight, but what actually happened to those fat-storing cells?
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 3 months 4 weeks ago • 22 views • 2:30Electric cars are more efficient than gas cars, but where do you think that energy comes from?
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 4 months ago • 62 views • 5:06At the University of Salford's Energy House, all the energy use is monitored and controlled, allowing researchers to experiment with all sorts of insulation and energy-saving techniques. But how to control... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 4 months 1 week ago • 104 views • 3:36YouTube: Turns out, two atomic clocks are indeed better than one. And what role does sleep play in memory suppression?
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 5 months ago • 27 views • 4:41