Hemp is a plant whose vegetable fibers have been used in the making of fabrics, the manufacture of espadrilles and in rope making. Manuel Abad was an expert ropemaker from Cornago (La Rioja) who showed... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 5 months 4 weeks ago • 57 views • 8:44

From YouTubbe, "I challenge myself to combine a hydraulic jack, a scissor jack, a trailer jack, and a high lift jack all into one. Oh, and I want to add a vise to it. I fabricate this king of jacks and... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 3 years 1 week ago • 113 views • 34:28

In this episode of Forgotten Failures, I take a look back at the long forgotten TV spinoff of "Blazing Saddles". This sitcom tried to capture the humor and success of the film that inspired it but would... continue reading

posted by newtboy 4 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 943 views • 7:36

If you irritate Godzilla by talking or texting while he's telling his stories, you get the Atomic Breath. Got it? That goes for you too, Minilla. This magnificent stop-motion masterpiece was created... continue reading

posted by newtboy 5 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 1,469 views • 1:48

YouTube description: Real indigo-dyed clothing is not like the blue you know. Richer than the chemical blues used on most fabrics today, real indigo dye comes from a plant and has a surprising range... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 1,390 views • 3:05

It was just a routine workers’ compensation fraud case for Ken Sheppard. Show up for a spot check, do some surveillance of the subject and keep it pushing. But on March 3, 2014, it was anything but routine... continue reading

posted by newtboy 8 years 2 weeks ago • 1,157 views • 5:01

The American image of cowboys is a fabrication based on a century-old circus act.

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 4 months 4 weeks ago • 999 views • 2:19

For all of his faults, I always remember that Jesse James is one hell of a craftsman.

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 6 months ago • 105 views • 6:24

See the process of manufacturing glasses frames.

posted by notarobot 8 years 7 months 1 week ago • 142 views • 5:01

TED Ed- Alex Gendler: "Some politicians have compromised some principles to achieve results, but Law Breaking and Cover-ups threaten the very fabric the Nation is built on. Those who do so may find... continue reading

posted by oblio70 8 years 8 months 1 week ago • 62 views • 5:40

The sound of the collision from a billion light-years away is the first direct evidence of gravitational waves, the ripples in the fabric of space-time that Einstein predicted a century ago.

posted by blacklotus90 9 years 2 months 1 week ago • 778 views • 4:36

YouTube Description: What would you see if you were drifting through space, looking back at the sun? Well its light intensity would decrease as the inverse square of distance from the sun. And you would... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 decade 2 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 569 views • 3:06