I made a brick mold that makes bricks 25 x 12.5 x 7.5 cm from wood. A log was split and mortise and tenon joints were carved using a stone chisel and sharp rocks. The mold was lashed together with cane... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 2 months ago • 1,024 views • 10:47

The Lahti L-39 is a Finnish 20 mm anti-tank rifle used during the Second World War. It had excellent accuracy, penetration and range, but its size made transportation difficult. It was nicknamed "Norsupyssy"... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 6 months ago • 150 views • 10:14

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 6 months 4 weeks ago • 1,217 views • 8:51

I built this pottery kiln and some pottery from termite mound clay to test an alternative clay source to my usual one from the creek bank. I started by making a large grate from ordinary clay. It was just... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 8 months ago • 420 views • 11:27

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 9 months ago • 100 views • 6:27

"Fire Ants vs Flood: Will these fire ants of The Fire Nation survive this natural disaster? How do ants deal with a mass flood inside their nest? Today we find out in this epic fire ant farm video! ..."

posted by ant 7 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 110 views • 16:59

Ronald Pothier is a potter from Quebec. Watch as he transforms a hunk of clay into a finished teapot.

posted by Mordhaus 8 years ago • 188 views • 30:01

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 8 years 2 weeks ago • 258 views • 7:16

As a wildfire rages through the grasslands, three lions and three wildebeest flee for their lives. To escape the inferno, they must cross over to the left bank of a crocodile-infested river. Can you help... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 3 weeks ago • 112 views • 4:19

And before one of you fuckheads inevitably asks, no, jerry the goatfucker was not a real catholic saint.

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 3 weeks ago • 108 views • 4:59

The reaction of Sulfuric Acid and Matches, I feel it's something new.

In this video we show Safety Matches lit with Sulfuric acid. Concentrated sulfuric acid found in drain cleaner may be used. What's happening is the sulfuric acid reacts with potassium chlorate to produce... continue reading

Fire-arrows - did archers really use them in battles?

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 216 views • 11:28

In which John discusses good news and encouraging trends he has noticed in 2016, including improvements in health, technology, literacy, and the number of Beyonce albums

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 3 months ago • 1,437 views • 3:53

When Dr. John Reid, Chairman of the Trimontium Trust, contacted us and asked for our help in order to shed some light on an ancient mystery, we immediately agreed! Dr. Reid and his team did some excavations... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 344 views • 29:38

The wildfire in this video is actually an azeotropic mixture of trimethyl borate and methanol. Trimethyl borate burns with an intense green flame that looks very much like wildfire from "Game of Thrones". ... continue reading

There are cosmic snipers firing at random into the unvierse. What are they and what happens if they hit us?

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 316 views • 7:14

I invented the Bow Blower, a combination of the bow drill and forge blower to make a device that can force air into a fire while being easy to construct from commonly occurring natural materials using... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 1,388 views • 4:32

Graphite is one of the many interesting forms of carbon. And carbon I love! It morphs into coal, diamond, graphite, graphene, fullerenes, nanotubes, buckyballs and more, all with their own set of fantastic... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 4 months 1 week ago • 1,655 views • 4:58