YouTube description: Babies and young kids are cast in movies just like adult actors, but there are special rules in place about how long they can be on set. Oftentimes, a director wants a baby to cry... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 10 months 4 weeks ago • 1,113 views • 4:11

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) 5 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 450 views • 9:29

YouTube description: Thunderstorm time lapse and spectacular phenomenon with facts and information of where to witness these fascinating sights. Upward lightning, mammatus, sprites, gustnadoes and... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 1 month ago • 498 views • 6:19

From youtube: UV at ground level is non-ionizing but it damages DNA and causes photoaging - how? Also, it turns out glass doesn't block all UV (specifically UVA passes through). This is something I learned... continue reading

posted by nanrod 6 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 383 views • 4:46

So unshelled Brazil nuts are actually seeds found inside a larger fruit that looks like a cannonball. Learn something new everyday.

posted by nanrod 6 years 4 months ago • 396 views • 11:08

This animated map created from the NOAA, NWS, and PTWC shows every recorded earthquake in chronological order from January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2015. The size of the circle shows the magnitude of the... continue reading

posted by b4rringt0n 6 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 876 views • 3:43

YouTube 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) 6 years 7 months 1 week ago • 285 views • 3:12

"What goes on inside that cremation machine? ..."

posted by ant 6 years 8 months 1 week ago • 65 views • 6:43

Police in West Midlands, UK have released footage of criminals stealing a car by relaying a signal from the key inside the home, to the car in the driveway. Source: CNNMoney I've always wondered... continue reading

posted by b4rringt0n 6 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 961 views • 1:30

YouTube description: This is Barsha Pump, it's a new water pump created by aQysta. "Barsha" means rain in Nepalese and the pumps are being made available across Nepal, Indonesia, Zambia and 9 other countries. ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 739 views • 3:19

(H/T @eric3579)

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 10 months 4 weeks ago • 520 views • 5:53

YT: I built an A frame hut as a large work space for projects. First I made a celt hatchet to cut timber for the hut. The axe head was made of amphibolite and the handle was made of a species of wattle.... continue reading

posted by nanrod 6 years 11 months ago • 524 views • 9:05

YouTube description: These are the molecular machines inside your body that make cell division possible. Animation by Drew Berry at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research. http://wehi.tv ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 1 month ago • 1,063 views • 6:21

Robert Downey Jr. and wife Susan Downey turned a converted windmill into a stylish and charming Hamptons home. In this funny, full-access tour, the Downeys show off their favorite art, let you into their... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 220 views • 4:59

Believe it or not, off-roading is actually illegal in Iceland - they'll lock you up. There is an exception, though, in the form of the outrageous Icelandic Formula Offroad Championship. Strapped into home-built... continue reading

posted by newtboy 7 years 3 months 1 week ago • 249 views • 7:24

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 7 years 4 months ago • 1,213 views • 3:33

We CUT OPEN a Stop Light!! Super interesting!!

posted by BSR 7 years 5 months 1 week ago • 23 views • 8:38

YouTube description: Many structures built by ancient Romans around 2,000 years ago are still standing, and some are still in excellent condition. Over the last decade, researchers have come discover... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 688 views • 1:58

YouTube description: The average American consumes more than 3,600 calories daily – a 24% increase from 1961, when the average was just 2,880 calories. Americans haven't increased their consumption... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 6 months ago • 697 views • 1:37