This is the story of America's massive forging presses built during the cold war used to build America's most advanced machinery - the Heavy Press Program. Modern airplanes, missiles, helicopters, turbines... continue reading

posted by nanrod 5 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 528 views • 12:48

Tom tests the level and duration of reverberation in giant WWII underground fuel storage tanks. Best youtube comment..."I'm slightly disappointed that you didn't shout out something like "BOLLOCKS" ".

posted by nanrod 5 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 747 views • 3:28

We talked to the co-founder of Tesla, JB Straubel, about why giant batteries are crucial to the future of power grids everywhere. Batteries are becoming more useful at powering bigger things like bikes,... continue reading

posted by b4rringt0n 5 years 9 months ago • 498 views • 6:15

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) 5 years 11 months ago • 470 views • 4:34

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

posted by PlayhousePals 5 years 11 months ago • 1,238 views • 7:25

Powerhouse Museum – Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences in Australia has created an incredible interactive area for kids, including giant wall screens that display scanned drawings made by the children... continue reading

posted by b4rringt0n 6 years 1 month ago • 346 views • 1:36

The Trebuchet was similar to a giant catapult or stave sling, and launched heavy stones into enemy castles or walls.

posted by Mordhaus 6 years 4 months 1 week ago • 209 views • 2:34

There’s a saying in the sea, 'If it’s a cone, leave it alone'. Although they look pretty harmless cone nails are pretty deadly. They're a chemical making factory that travels around an a giant sticky... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 6 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 790 views • 3:48

YouTube description: Standing nearly 300 feet tall, Europe’s largest monument is a dedication to the army that defeated Napoleon. Named after the battle that took place in 1813, The Monument to the... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 529 views • 1:48

Welcome to the US National Ice Core Laboratory in Denver, Colorado, where there's a giant freezer filled with 20km of ice cores from Greenland and the Antarctic. Here's why.

posted by Mekanikal 6 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 1,213 views • 3:33

YouTube description: You may think of single-celled organisms as being microscopically small, but these ocean dwellers are a little heftier than that. Hosted by: Hank Green... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 12 months ago • 219 views • 3:27

Ive got a bit of a Raccoon problem at my house… I built something to fix the problem. It breaks multiple local ordinances and a few international treaties, but I give you THE GIANT MOUSETRAP! It took... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 1 week ago • 29 views • 6:20

YouTube description: These days, giant wind turbines are supplying more and more of our clean energy. And when they break down, they need to be fixed fast. It's a job only a few people are equipped... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 559 views • 5:44

Is it a bird? A plane? A supernova? No! It turned out to be something else! We've also now studied the weather on a gas giant exoplanet!

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 200 views • 4:47

At Autodesk's Pier 9 workshop in San Francisco -- and no, this isn't an ad, pull down the description for more! -- there are giant robot arms using welders to 3D print with stainless steel. Which seemed... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months 4 weeks ago • 782 views • 4:51

The killer punch of the mantis shrimp is the fastest strike in the animal kingdom, a skill that goes hand in hand with its extraordinary eyesight. They can see an invisible level of reality using polarized... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 6 months ago • 36 views • 4:00

In the Aljarafe region of Spain, there's PS10 and PS20: concentrated solar power towers. They're huge towers surrounded by heliostats: movable mirrors that track the sun and reflect its light onto a giant... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 440 views • 2:42

Using a toy Mustang, a trailer with weights attached, and a conveyer belt. This shows why you should always ensure your trailer is weighted towards the front, unless you have a giant hand available to catch you. ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 7 months 1 week ago • 2,544 views • 27 secs

Aharon Rabinowitz sets out to make a video in the style of one of our favorite YouTube channels: Action Movie Kid!

posted by BSR 7 years 9 months ago • 12 views • 6:59