I've heard a lot of discussions about Banksy, but this does a really good job of explaining it from all sides as well as giving it thorough philosophical and historical context. Good stuff.
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YouTube description: You can make a movable hole in soap film with a loop of thread. It's surprising when you first see and it's fun to think about why it behaves the way it does. It's also a useful... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 1 month 1 week ago • 512 views • 6:03ASM = Anti-Ship Missile. An interesting look into missile design and behaviors across the globe. From YT: Russia has got them... so does Japan, India, Taiwan, and others. So why doesn't the US?
posted by admiralronton 5 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 491 views • 17:52YT: Two: the inside and the outside (badum tshh)! But taking a more scientific approach, do bananas actually have 5 sides like all the pub quizzes say? Dr Sally Le Page is a British evolutionary biologist... continue reading
posted by Zawash 5 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 51 views • 10:07YouTube description: A bisected grape in the microwave makes plasma. But how does it work? A grape is the right size and refractive index to trap microwaves inside it. When you place two (or two halves)... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 2 months 1 week ago • 732 views • 8:16YouTube description: In 1958, scientists from Russia left a plastic bust of Vladimir Lenin at the Southern Pole of Inaccessibility, and as of 2007 it was still there. What does it mean? Guest host John... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 97 views • 8:10YouTube description: Behind the Scenes: https://youtu.be/3HABgm-UUi0 Download Skunkworks! http://www.audible.com/Smarter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GET SMARTER SECTION Check out Derek's video... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 3 months 4 weeks ago • 855 views • 11:21"... You know you’ve wondered. Do fish actually pee? And what does that make the ocean… one big toilet? ..."
posted by ant 5 years 4 months ago • 44 views"Conan’s Japanese etiquette instructor doesn’t like his eyes, face, or body. But she does like his watch..."
posted by ant 5 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 22 views • 8:51"Like what does it mean? (For real though?) ..."
posted by ant 5 years 5 months ago • 364 views • 8:55YouTube description: How many tries does it take an average player to do what professional pool players do on the first try? Your Average Pool Player attempts Corey Deuel's famous 2004 US Open draw... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 1,732 views • 5:07YouTube description: Picture this: you're gorging on leftover Halloween candy. You take a bite of a fun-size chocolate bar and instead of sugary goodness, you get a flash of blinding pain in your tooth!... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 236 views • 2:59From Youtube: It’s hard to define what makes something beautiful, but we seem to know beauty when we see it. Why is that and how does beauty affect our subconscious?
posted by w1ndex 5 years 6 months ago • 544 views • 7:37YouTube description: While steel reinforcement solves one of concrete’s greatest limitations, it creates an entirely new problem: Corrosion of embedded steel rebar is the most common form of concrete... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 7 months ago • 251 views • 7:49How much fuel does engine idling use? Does idling waste fuel? How much fuel does it take to start a car? Do engine start-stop systems save gas? The truth about engine start stop systems.
posted by bobknight33 5 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 618 views • 7:15YouTube description: Why does the exhaust from the Space shuttle boosters & engines look completely different? There's a huge variety in the appearance of rocket exhausts because different fuels, different... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 493 views • 11:26I may be one of the largest repositories of random, useless knowledge but I had absolutely no idea this happened.
posted by Mordhaus 5 years 8 months ago • 581 views • 12:17YT: 90s VHS video filters are in fashion right now, and most producers are using the same filter as everyone else. Why does the filter look like it does? To answer that question, I went to talk to the... continue reading
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