YouTube description: In the last 20 years it's been surprisingly common for space probes to end missions early because reaction wheels have failed, moreover there's been a large number of failures associated... continue reading
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Have you ever tried to figure out how to use a ratchet strap? Which way do you feed the other strap into it? How the heck to you get it to tighten? Well, don't worry. Dirt Farmer Jay can help you by explaining... continue reading
posted by BSR 5 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 22 views • 7:29YouTube description: Fritz Lang directed an extremely innovated film in 1929 called Woman in the Moon. (Frau Im Mond in German). He hired rocket pioneer Hermann Oberth to be his technical director,... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 339 views • 3:13YouTube description: Reggaeton is one of the most popular music genres in the world. Its history is rooted in diaspora migration, censorship, poverty and the reclaiming of Afro-Caribbean identity. We... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 11 months ago • 704 views • 10:49YouTube description: He was inside Jabba the Hut in “Return of the Jedi,” helped make “The Muppets” come alive and has been pulling the strings on Yoda since he was 19 years old. Meet Dave Barclay,... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 285 views • 3:12YouTube description: It’s an 1980s pop music cliche that dates back to 1910. If you listen to the first few seconds of Bruno Mars’ “Finesse” (hint: listen to the Cardi B remix) you’ll hear... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 594 views • 9:26Retired astronaut Chris Hadfield helps debunk (and confirm!) some common myths about space. Is there any sound in space? Does space smell like burnt steak? Is NASA working on warp speed?
posted by Mordhaus 6 years ago • 32 views • 11:33(H/T @eric3579)
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 1 month 1 week ago • 853 views • 5:00The European Space Agency (ESA) is part of an international effort to monitor and – ultimately – tackle space debris. This junk – accumulated in orbit since the dawn of the space age sixty years... continue reading
posted by newtboy 6 years 2 months ago • 136 views • 3:37"... Learn about how your cat defends their territory and what you can do to help more vulnerable cats stay safe and happy in this special episode featuring Simon's Cat's nemesis -Jazz! ..."
posted by ant 6 years 2 months 1 week ago • 17 views • 10:48YT - Lennon The Bunny Published on Jan 20, 2018 Ever wanted to speak bunny? Here's what different rabbit language and behaviour means! ABOUT US: Welcome to our channel! Lennon is a free roam,... continue reading
posted by Buck 6 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 90 views • 4:19Tiffany Haddish tells the story of Rose Valland, an assistant curator in Paris who helped recover thousands of works of art stolen by the Nazis during World War II.
posted by newtboy 6 years 2 months 4 weeks ago • 255 views • 5:40The repeal of Net Neutrality is a hot topic in America, but it can be very difficult to understand. That’s why the BURGER KING® brand created WHOPPER® Neutrality, a social experiment that explains... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 3 months ago • 955 views • 2:51YouTube description: When the small Japanese seaside town of Susami needed a tourism boost, an unlikely resident came to the rescue: the town’s postmaster. Together with the local diving community,... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 3 months ago • 450 views • 2:55The landscape of Iceland has changed a lot in a thousand years. When the Vikings first arrived in the ninth century, the land was covered in 25 to 40 percent forest. Within a few centuries, almost all... continue reading
posted by newtboy 6 years 3 months 1 week ago • 801 views • 5:22YouTube description: Duh, except for the sky… and the ocean… Among living things, the color blue is oddly rare. Blue rocks, blue sky, blue water, sure. But blue animals? They are few and far... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 606 views • 8:27YouTube 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) 6 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 1,390 views • 3:05YouTube description: You don’t have to go vegan to fight climate change. Research shows that small changes to our diets can make big differences. (H/T @eric3579)... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 275 views • 5:40At the headquarters of Cloudflare, in San Francisco, there's a wall of lava lamps: the Entropy Wall. They're used to generate random numbers and keep a good bit of the internet secure: here's how.
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 769 views • 3:59Ever wondered what it's like to stop a psycho on a killing spree? It isn't as awesome as you'd think.
posted by newtboy 6 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 1,397 views • 5:57