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YouTube description: Bright pillars of light... clouds of glowing dust... shimmering discs floating around the sun... signs of extraterrestrial activity, or is there a more rational and scientific explanation... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 4 months 4 weeks ago • 917 viewsI like the idea that nature's gone all loosey goosey.
posted by eric3579 7 years 11 months ago • 634 views • 4:37YouTube: You know that thing you've been putting off for awhile, that could probably be done now but instead not doing 'cause it doesn't sound like fun' right now? Well here's an explanation as to why... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 11 months 4 weeks ago • 16 views • 8:36YouTube description: A massive document leak reveals the secrets of shell companies. Matt Yglesias explains, adapting an analogy from reddit user DanGliesack: https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikei... ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 1 month ago • 392 views • 2:07IFLScience: Still baffled by Einstein’s theory of relativity, or even the parts in the movie Interstellar when everyone experiences time differently? Well, this teenager’s explanation of special relativity... continue reading
posted by Zawash 8 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 1,541 views • 7:34I love the sound of breaking glass. YouTube: A special thank you to Dr. John Skinner, who is part of the Smarter Every Day Research team via Patreon for helping come up with the "tree explanation" of... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 1,993 views • 8:51Bill Maher addresses the controversy over his Zayn Malik/Dzhokhar Tsarnaev New Rule in a segment called “Explaining Jokes to Idiots.”
posted by newtboy 9 years 1 month ago • 1,124 views • 4:41A great, physics-based explanation of why blurring colors on a computer doesn't look quite right, and how image storage/display could be easily improved
posted by blacklotus90 9 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 644 views • 4:14Some explanations why people don't worry about future consequences of their actions today.
posted by newtboy 9 years 4 months 4 weeks ago • 620 views • 7:34A good explanation of the colors you see, and those you don't in a rainbow.
posted by newtboy 9 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 445 views • 2:53an explanation and demonstrations of the explosive welding process
posted by newtboy 9 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 401 views • 2:13An explanation of which sword types actually existed and which ones are made up.
posted by Magicpants 9 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 704 views • 12:27YouTube Description: music by http://www.youtube.com/Jakechudnow and http://www.audionetwork.com brusspup anamorphic illusions: [See YouTube description] ANOMALOUS MOTION by Akiyoshi Kitaoka:... continue reading
posted by Janine V. (Lilithia) 1 decade 5 months ago • 1,600 views • 10:48A Mobius strip is one of the best ways to demonstrate both the attractive as well as repulsive forces at work with superconducting magnets. Also one of the best explanations of superconducting magnets... continue reading
posted by nock 1 decade 10 months 2 weeks ago • 491 views • 7:30YouTube Description: This video also works as a cat video in itself if you just turn the sound down.
posted by PlayhousePals 1 decade 10 months 3 weeks ago • 127 views • 4:03Why is 'x' the symbol for an unknown? In this short and funny talk, Terry Moore gives the surprising answer.
posted by randeepsamra 1 decade 1 year ago • 259 views • 3:58Water dropped onto pure sodium sizzles and then explodes. Part of a series of videos exploring chemical reactions at an insane 10,000+ frames per second.
posted by messenger 1 decade 1 year 3 months 2 weeks ago • 64 views • 5:43This is a really nice demonstration, and explanation of, what happens when you drop a magnet down a conducting non-magnetic tube. YouTube Description: Huge thanks to the Royal Institution, Professor... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 decade 1 year 4 months 1 week ago • 228 views • 3:50