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From Youtube, "Do you like driving, potentially not having a rent bill, and don't mind living at truck stops? Then driving a truck might be for you! Contributor Jon K. shares a day in the life of being... continue reading
posted by w1ndex 3 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 65 views • 7:06Conway's Game of Life is Turing complete, but many people don't realize what that actually entails. At around the 16:30 mark, Alan Zucconi shows a build which simulates the game inside of the game itself.
posted by blacklotus90 3 years 4 months 1 week ago • 37 views • 23:33From Youtube, "The night sky seems peaceful and orderly. But in reality, stars are careening through the galaxy at speeds of hundreds of thousands of kilometers per hour. Not bound by static formations... continue reading
posted by w1ndex 3 years 5 months 1 week ago • 326 views • 9:46"With the first documentary from MinnMax, we travel back to 1971 to tell the surprising story of how a college project from Bill Heinemann, Paul Dillenberger, and Don Rawitsch was donated to the state... continue reading
posted by ant 3 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 8 views • 23:08YouTube description: Insane Floating Tensegrity Chair If you have ropes and wood - you can build floating tensegrity chair based on tension! It was pretty difficult project, but result is amazing! ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 7 months 1 week ago • 1,477 views • 4:40Does 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 3 years 8 months ago • 811 views • 9:01"... Having bones is pretty cool. They make our blood, let us hear, and keep us from being just a squishy puddle on the floor. But for every species with bones, there’s at least 20 species on Earth with... continue reading
posted by ant 3 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 46 views • 8:50Officials in Buffalo, New York, want an investigation into the firing of a black police officer who intervened when a white colleague had a suspect in a chokehold. The incident happened in November 2006.... continue reading
posted by newtboy 3 years 11 months ago • 646 views • 5:14These are the entitled "Karens" of Orange County who refuse to wear a mask in public places, putting everyone at risk. These ignorant people think making rich people wear masks is the same as a knee on their neck. ... continue reading
posted by newtboy 3 years 11 months ago • 684 views • 3:27"... Sounds that animals make can be really different, and it turns out that there's a reason why some species communicate with certain sounds..."
posted by ant 3 years 12 months ago • 14 views • 4:04From 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
posted by w1ndex 4 years ago • 557 views • 11:31From Youtube, "I played italian songs that you've heard and don't know the name. Learn their name on this video!"
posted by w1ndex 4 years 1 month 1 week ago • 13 views • 5:28In most developed countries, workers have the right to a certain number of paid sick days. It’s a policy that isn’t rooted in just generosity — during pandemics like the novel coronavirus, it can... continue reading
posted by newtboy 4 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 430 views • 6:33YouTube description: Hips don’t lie. But a hip x-ray in the Soviet Union of the 1950s might not have been what it appeared to be. In fact, if it was round, it was likely a record. Let us explain.... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 361 views • 2:30I just don't trust these things, and this clever attack isn't helping things any.
posted by moonsammy 4 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 361 views • 18:57From Youtube, "Mudskippers gets what they gets and don't throws the fits."
posted by w1ndex 4 years 4 months 4 weeks ago • 412 views • 5:24Wave power hasn’t yet made a splash because it’s hard to use waves to spin turbines, and because the sea is a harsh place to build things. To learn more, start your googling with these keywords: ... continue reading
posted by newtboy 4 years 4 months 4 weeks ago • 877 views • 3:16YouTube description: These world travelers might be, well, almost everywhere, but there is a still a lot we don't know about the famous paramecium.
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 174 views • 11:54