YouTube description: Thunderstorm time lapse and spectacular phenomenon with facts and information of where to witness these fascinating sights. Upward lightning, mammatus, sprites, gustnadoes and... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 months ago • 482 views • 6:19

In this video, Tim demonstrates a variety of Lenz's Law demonstrations. At its simplest, you can just drop a magnet down a metal tube, maybe made of copper or aluminium, and be surprised at how slowly... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 months ago • 948 views • 6:01

YouTube: "The giant anteater resembles a walking index finger with a mullet...and leg warmers."

posted by PlayhousePals 9 months 1 week ago • 1,156 views • 7:25

YouTube description: A metal alloy spoon melts in tea. Featuring Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff and Senior Technician Neil Barnes. Why not use Gallium? Well - besides the fact it's not what we... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 10 months 1 week ago • 1,312 views • 4:27

"If you need calcium, eat a milkman." Mom

posted by PlayhousePals 10 months 2 weeks ago • 915 views • 4:58

"BOO!" Look who's back!!!

posted by PlayhousePals 11 months ago • 1,572 views • 3:13

At the old hut site (the new one being temporarily cut off by flooding) I made lime mortar from the shells of rainforest snails by firing them in a kiln, slaking them in water, mixing them into lime putty.... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 1 year 2 weeks ago • 192 views • 7:08

YouTube description: There's a link from a 13th century legend, to a 16th century insult book, to a 19th century writer, to a 20th century comic book hero. And it starts in a small village near Nottingham,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 3 months 2 weeks ago • 506 views • 2:46

"... Ever since Macauley Culkin smashed his hands against his face and screamed, audiences have loved the film HOME ALONE. It has become a Christmas classic; played along side other holiday pictures that... continue reading

posted by ant 1 year 3 months 2 weeks ago • 12 views • 14:01

Well, if you discount the fact that sugar is basically poison over time.

posted by Mordhaus 1 year 5 months ago • 268 views • 1:23

"School may have taught you a wide array of lessons, whether it's things that are actually useful or algebra; but SOME are just straight up not true..."

posted by ant 1 year 6 months 1 week ago • 62 views • 4:54

YouTube: We live in an era of self driving cars, autonomous drones, deep learning algorithms, computers that beat humans at chess and go, and so on. So it’s natural to ask, will artificial superintelligence... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 1 year 6 months 3 weeks ago • 295 views • 4:14

A more light hearted episode. On that solar eclipse hype train. I've never been so excited to literally not see something. Btw before someone's who's played aged of mythology chimes in, Mercury is a Roman... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 1 year 7 months 1 week ago • 301 views • 3:20

Here are a few quick yet informative stats about American's most famous bomber, the B-17 Flying Fortress. You'll also learn what the crews had to endure and all in under 2 minutes. Enjoy.

posted by Mordhaus 1 year 7 months 3 weeks ago • 35 views • 2:23

YouTube: I have always thought that sex ed and statistics should be the same course. There's no better way to show how vital stats is to your every day life than to look at statistics. Probabilities... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 1 year 8 months ago • 407 views • 3:56

"... eat my feet." YouTube: When it comes to feeding your baby, formula is a completely safe and nutritious alternative to breastfeeding

posted by PlayhousePals 1 year 8 months 2 weeks ago • 812 views • 4:25

Most of us think about erosion on the surface of the earth, but erosion can occur in the subsurface as well. In fact, scientist and engineers have a very creative name for just such a process: internal... continue reading

posted by Mekanikal 1 year 8 months 3 weeks ago • 103 views • 6:41