Imagine a civilization that outnumbers humanity by six orders of magnitude. By one and a half million times. And it's not some bacteria.

posted by BSR 1 month ago • 24 views • 28:47

The original Star Wars trilogy was groundbreaking for its special effects, its world building, its action, and so, so much more. But if you ask George Lucas, it isn't the action, nor the performances,... continue reading

posted by newtboy 9 months 3 weeks ago • 45 views • 10:59

This car goes from 0-62 miles per hour (100kph) in 0.956 of a second. This is the classic acceleration test, one that we all grew up using to compare cars. A Formula 1 car will do it in about two and... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 3 weeks ago • 133 views • 17:05

Magnetohydrodynamic thrust uses no moving parts in order to accelerate water. It has been known for half a century, but it may be possible that we're only now beginning to explore it for use in Marine... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 5 months ago • 278 views • 12:11

Several things you never wanted to know about wombats; mostly focused around the rear half rather than the 'wom'.

posted by noims 1 year 5 months 3 weeks ago • 45 views • 2:41

The biggest of instruments. Takes a half hour long video just to explore MOST of it.

posted by BSR 1 year 9 months ago • 7 views • 29:53

January the 26th, AKA Australia Day, is the anniversary of British ships arriving in Sydney and beginning colonisation in Australia. While traditionally it's been widely celebrated as a national holiday,... continue reading

posted by truth-is-the-nemesis 2 years ago • 90 views • 9:59

In this video we show you the new kind of artificial muscles that don't explode after puncture but just bleed without a visible decrease of performance. We also present our robotic arm. Since the last... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 157 views • 1:47

I highly recommend listening to the song first, or at least the first half. As a drummer for 32 years (8 formally on actual drums / in public, the rest on available surfaces and arguably in rhythm games),... continue reading

posted by moonsammy 3 years 11 months ago • 500 views • 10:15

"Why some Americans’ votes count more than others. Watch more of our election coverage: http://vox.com/ElectionVideos In the 2000 US presidential election, the Democratic candidate got half a million... continue reading

posted by ant 4 years 4 months 1 week ago • 86 views • 8:09

From Youtube, " Review of Angle Vocabulary for Homeschooling Week because I have to teach today, but Half Life Alyx just came out. Twitter – @charlescoomber "

posted by w1ndex 4 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 194 views • 16:54

In which Half as Interesting explains the Machine Identification Code covertly printed in yellow dots by virtually all colour printers.

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 1,648 views • 5:45

Most poisonous mushrooms won’t kill you—they’ll simply cause a severe headache or vomiting. Death-cap mushrooms are not like the others. As little as half an Amanita phalloides contains enough toxin... continue reading

posted by BSR 5 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 687 views • 2:34

From Youtube, "Is it possible that butter dry aged steak can be better than a real dry aged steak? Today I am dry aging one whole rib roast for 60 days, one half was in butter and the half other is the... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 6 years 2 weeks ago • 241 views • 12:58

YouTube description: As a little girl, Basma Hameed suffered a painful accident that left half of her face obscured by third-degree burns. She endured hundreds of surgeries and laser treatments to repair... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 1 month 1 week ago • 477 views • 3:32

YouTube description: What would it be like if our eyes could see more colors? We may never be able to answer that, but we can build devices that can do the work for us. Over the last three weeks we've... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 2 months ago • 450 views • 9:29

(H/T @eric3579)

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 12 months ago • 855 views • 5:00

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 7 years ago • 408 views • 7:08