Notice how Maga starts off with such certitude about nonsense and after getting flattened with facts by someone who pays and studies tariffs for his living can only say “Fair enough, I’m not educated... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 months ago • 86 views • 6:59

There is a mysterious cold blob in the North Atlantic that could be a warning sign that the largest heat transfer system on the planet, the AMOC, is on the brink of collapse. But it turns out that the... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 months 1 week ago • 67 views • 13:24

The original Star Wars trilogy was groundbreaking for its special effects, its world building, its action, and so, so much more. But if you ask George Lucas, it isn't the action, nor the performances,... continue reading

posted by newtboy 10 months 1 week ago • 45 views • 10:59

1:03 / 11:37 "Don't Come To NY" | NY Mayor In Mexico To Warn Migrants New York Is Full.

posted by bobknight33 1 year 5 months 3 weeks ago • 19 views • 11:38

UC Davis and other institutions have been experimenting with seaweed added to cattle feed to reduce methane emissions. Results are very encouraging, showing reductions in methane production from between... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 145 views • 1:31

From YouTube, "Our home is burning. Rapid climate change is destabilizing our world. It seems our emissions will not fall quickly enough to avoid runaway warming and we may soon hit tipping points that... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 2 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 145 views • 16:11

The world remains in a state of shock after spectacular satellite images of an undersea volcano erupting on the island of Tonga left a giant mushroom cloud in the Pacific region. With shocking visuals... continue reading

posted by eric3579 3 years 2 months 1 week ago • 42 views • 4:26

The Collatz Conjecture is the simplest math problem no one can solve — it is easy enough for almost anyone to understand but notoriously difficult to solve.

posted by eric3579 3 years 8 months ago • 1,259 views • 22:09

We were lucky enough to notice when a swarm was moving in to the trap behind our house, and caught the whole process on video!

posted by newtboy 3 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 119 views • 16:22

I highly recommend listening to the song first, or at least the first half. As a drummer for 32 years (8 formally on actual drums / in public, the rest on available surfaces and arguably in rhythm games),... continue reading

posted by moonsammy 3 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 500 views • 10:15

From Youtube, "CREDITS: This video was made in collaboration with Benedikt Pleyer, who is a gifted microscopist and has a wonderful contagious passion for discovering the incredible worlds that exist... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 4 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 276 views • 11:43

From Youtube, "What started as a simple desire for a better arc lighter got carried away and I ended up making the scariest device I've ever built. In this video I tested a plasma lighter and attempted... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 4 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 60 views • 26:02

https://www.iter.org/ In southern France, 35 nations* are collaborating to build the world's largest tokamak, a magnetic fusion device that has been designed to prove the feasibility of fusion as a... continue reading

posted by eric3579 4 years 8 months ago • 931 views • 7:59

Red sprites, secondary jets and newly discovered green afterglow called "ghosts" triggered by red sprites. A dozen vibrant red sprites were recorded on this evening and only two events had the green afterglow.... continue reading

posted by newtboy 4 years 8 months ago • 985 views • 2:32

Createk third-arm : Supernumerary robotic arm powered by magnetorheological clutches and an hydrostatic transmission. Fast enough to compensate for human motions while being safe for physical human-robot interaction. ... continue reading

posted by newtboy 4 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 124 views • 2:51

Most poisonous mushrooms won’t kill you—they’ll simply cause a severe headache or vomiting. Death-cap mushrooms are not like the others. As little as half an Amanita phalloides contains enough toxin... continue reading

posted by BSR 5 years 10 months 1 week ago • 687 views • 2:34

--- Do earwigs climb into your ear? The quick answer is no. Earwigs are not interested in climbing into your ear to lay their eggs or otherwise. They’re no more likely than any other bug to accidentally... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 6 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 152 views • 4:21

YouTube description: Giant Mine sits near Yellowknife, in the Northwest Territories of Canada. Once it was a productive gold mine, but after the gold ran out, the mining company went bankrupt and left... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 470 views • 4:34

YouTube description: The Galton Board is a 7.5” by 4.5” desktop probability machine. This device brings to life the statistical concept of normal distribution. As you rotate the Galton Board... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 811 views • 3:23