Rep. Katie Porter delivers a powerful breakdown on the current state of the IRS. She brings a white board and shows which methods of filing taxes are free, requires low effort and makes a few mistakes.

posted by newtboy 6 months 2 weeks ago • 336 views • 6:56

At 2994 meters on a never-before-surveyed seamount north of Johnston Atoll, the team made a thrilling discovery — the chance to examine an animal spotted for the very first time in the Pacific Ocean!... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 1 month 2 weeks ago • 213 views • 1:46

Jul 12, 2022 Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., gave a closing statement on July 12 as the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack presented its findings to the public. The focus of the hearing was on extremist... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 10 months ago • 81 views • 4:25

YouTube description: The story of Apollo 13 goes beyond a tale of survival. The mission also successfully completed a science investigation that is still helping to inform our understanding of the Moon... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 1 month 1 week ago • 69 views • 2:46

YouTube description: A decade ago, engineers found the Humber Bridge had the same problem as many of the world's suspension bridges: unexpectedly fast corrosion. Here's how they fixed it, and how they're... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 942 views • 5:05

YouTube description: If you want to drink a cup of tea at the Huashan Teahouse on Mount Hua, you’re going to have to put in the effort to get there. The journey starts with a 20-minute cable car ride.... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 465 views • 2:39

YouTube description: In an effort to retain heritage, reduce waste and overcome the challenge of finding sites in urban areas, architects, engineers and developers are breathing new life into existing... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 628 views • 7:15

The European Space Agency (ESA) is part of an international effort to monitor and – ultimately – tackle space debris. This junk – accumulated in orbit since the dawn of the space age sixty years... continue reading

posted by newtboy 6 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 136 views • 3:37

The repeal of Net Neutrality is a hot topic in America, but it can be very difficult to understand. That’s why the BURGER KING® brand created WHOPPER® Neutrality, a social experiment that explains... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 6 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 955 views • 2:51

The landscape of Iceland has changed a lot in a thousand years. When the Vikings first arrived in the ninth century, the land was covered in 25 to 40 percent forest. Within a few centuries, almost all... continue reading

posted by newtboy 6 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 801 views • 5:22

I built a water powered hammer called a “Monjolo”. I started by making a water spout from half a hollow log to direct water from the creek. This was set up in the creek and water flowed through it.... continue reading

posted by Joe Motion (lurgee) 7 years 2 weeks ago • 1,216 views • 8:51

YouTube: How the brain works, how we learn, and why we sometimes make stupid mistakes.

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 2 months 1 week ago • 764 views • 12:10

In 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 2 weeks ago • 99 views • 6:27

Via YouTube: Fewer than three dozen Gobi bears survive in the Gobi Desert, a harsh landscape that stretches from Mongolia into China. Journalist and wildlife biologist Douglas Chadwick describes the efforts... continue reading

posted by Gratefulmom 7 years 3 months 1 week ago • 347 views • 5:25

I built a prawn trap from lawyer cane, sticks and vine. Then I caught some prawns and ate them. Prawn (and fish) traps are simple traps designed to catch aquatic life due to their shape. It consists... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 6 months 1 week ago • 257 views • 7:16

Published on Oct 26, 2016 In the effort to prove the credibility of the undercover donor featured in the videos and to keep the investigation going, Project Veritas Action made the decision to donate... continue reading

posted by bobknight33 7 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 16 views • 17:41

Damn! I didn't learn this essential Life Lesson until halfway through Architecture School in University. That lesson hit me hard and I cursed that I wasted so much time and effort beforehand. Just do... continue reading

posted by oblio70 7 years 7 months 4 weeks ago • 1,973 views • 3:48

Growing up in a family of 13, Phillip Vowles learned to appreciate the effort it took to feed all his brothers and sisters. So when he started harvesting his own crop, he decided to supersize his venture.... continue reading

posted by blacklotus90 7 years 9 months 1 week ago • 645 views • 2:31

Cooking and leaching Black bean to remove the poison making it safe to eat. A basket was made to leach the poison out in a stream. Also shown are Atherton Oak nuts. The Aboriginal artifacts found near... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 299 views • 4:51

YouTube description: Dirt is probably the cheapest and simplest construction material out there, but it's not very strong compared to other choices. Luckily geotechnical engineers have developed a way... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 12 months ago • 930 views • 7:53