From Youtube, "Hydroponic peppers and spider mites make for an exciting combo! "

posted by w1ndex 1 month 3 weeks ago • 142 views • 17:11

These are pretty nifty.

posted by w1ndex 2 months 2 weeks ago • 39 views • 18:25

For anyone who doesn't want to watch to the whole thing, a useful thing I learned from the video: sour cream seems to be a poor choice.

posted by moonsammy 6 months 2 weeks ago • 67 views • 29:35

Red sprites, secondary jets and newly discovered green afterglow called "ghosts" triggered by red sprites. A dozen vibrant red sprites were recorded on this evening and only two events had the green afterglow.... continue reading

posted by newtboy 8 months 3 weeks ago • 940 views • 2:32

Mini Bike Mayhem! Taco Mini Bikes Custom HOT ROD Bike! HOT ROD Unlimited Ep. 46

posted by bobknight33 1 year 10 months ago • 123 views • 8:02

YouTube description: Kerosene Creek is a natural hot spring near Rotorua, on the North Island of New Zealand. And there have been official warnings for years: don't put your head under water. It turns... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 11 months 2 weeks ago • 416 views • 3:42

YouTube description: Built from the discarded fuel tanks of WWII fighter planes, "belly tankers" are miniature speed demons and a major part of hot rod culture. For more, check out: https://www.petersen.org/1952-... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 3 weeks ago • 619 views • 3:48

When it's too hot you gotta refresh!!

posted by bjornenlinda 2 years 7 months 1 week ago • 746 views • 3:24

"... When nutrients from the ocean depths reach the sunlit surface (like in the Galapagos), life is more productive..."

posted by ant 2 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 54 views • 2:56

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) 2 years 11 months ago • 1,318 views • 4:27

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 3 years 1 month 1 week ago • 404 views • 7:08

The 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 3 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 953 views • 2:51

Summary: Fluidized beds are used in industry for various reasons. They also happen to be really cool to play with and swim in. I made a liquid sand hot tub by adding air in just the right way. MUSIC- ... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 870 views • 10:03

I built a natural draft furnace to test ideas about how hot a furnace could get without the use of bellows. Natural draft is the flow of air through a furnace due to rising hot air. The hot gasses in the... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 3 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 445 views • 5:46

He's given a TED talk too, https://www.ted.com/talks/andres_ruzo_the_mythical_boiling_river_of_the_amazon YouTube description: When Andrés Ruzo was a boy, his grandfather would tell him tales of... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 2,020 views • 2:34

Terry Crews has more strength in one bicep than most humans have in their entire being. But how is he with spicy food? Find out as the Brooklyn Nine-Nine star enters the Hot Ones terrordome and goes beastmode... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 3 years 6 months 1 week ago • 497 views • 21:54

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 3 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 1,015 views • 10:47

What if the Sun was here on Earth?

posted by w1ndex 3 years 7 months 1 week ago • 657 views • 7:01