A group of musical youtubers got together to make a charity album of nursery rhymes. The twist is that each one took a well-known kids' song and seriously messed with it in weird and entertaining musical... continue reading

posted by noims 2 months 2 weeks ago • 45 views • 32:28

from yt: "Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones are the web's expert on maps. Be it the deserts of Bir Tawil, the maps that show how the internet works, maps used by Soviet spies, maps that are wrong, maps... continue reading

posted by makach 4 months 3 weeks ago • 81 views • 1:37

Mindboggingly complex song from Sesame Street analyzed. Fun if you're interested in rhythms and chords! :)

posted by Zawash 1 year 2 months 2 weeks ago • 380 views • 16:42

Brian Cox - Solving The Fermi Paradox: Intelligent Alien Life in Our Galaxy Brian Cox explains the details behind the Fermi Paradox and why we haven't yet found intelligent alien life. The more interesting... continue reading

posted by BSR 1 year 11 months 3 weeks ago • 74 views • 10:18

An interesting and quick look at how the ancient Roman Civilization inhabitants dealt with their (not so) alone time.

posted by BoneRemake 2 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 365 views • 5:40

What is you could solve the shape puzzle with only one piece instead of 3? Modelling using Boolean Intersections may be rarely used, but the results are really interesting and well worth experimenting with!

posted by newtboy 3 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 131 views • 6:44

This is a bit of a mind-bender, but entirely worth the watch if you're at all interested in mathematics or computer science. Possibly even if you're not, but I'm uncertain. I had previously learned... continue reading

posted by moonsammy 3 years 7 months ago • 634 views

Pike County Sheriffs beat and mace a man hogtied in a restraint chair so badly the sheriff deputy broke his hand on the man's face. He has applied for workers compensation for the "job related injury". ... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 224 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 8 months 1 week ago • 498 views • 10:15

The EPIC OF GILGAMESH is the earliest great work of literature that we know of, and was first written down by the Sumerians around 2100 B.C. Ancient Sumer was the land that lay between the two rivers,... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 15 views • 3:56

Who knew cracking nuts could be so interesting

posted by blacklotus90 4 years 1 week ago • 65 views • 18:57

From Youtube, "What started as a simple desire for a better arc lighter got carried away and I ended up making the scariest device I've ever built. In this video I tested a plasma lighter and attempted... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 4 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 59 views • 26:02

On a hike looking for rare limestone endemic plants in Death Valley, we spotted the wreckage of a plane! After several hours of hiking and many interesting plants, we managed to scramble over to the wreck.... continue reading

posted by eric3579 4 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 1,776 views • 5:01

We all know that making models for an epidemic's spread has almost infinite variables and is freaking hard to make. But, if you use statistics, you can at least learn some interesting things.... continue reading

This strange creature was only discovered by marine biologists in 2007 during a deep water expedition. Teuthidodrilus, commonly known as the "Squidworm", is just as flamboyant as it is strange in appearance.... continue reading

posted by newtboy 4 years 11 months 1 week ago • 779 views • 3:38

YouTube description: There’s no telling what you can do when you put your mind to it. Take Richard Hull, he built a small-scale fusion reactor—in a shed, in his backyard. A retired electronics engineer,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 1 month 1 week ago • 1,462 views • 3:32

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 5 months 3 weeks ago • 1,648 views • 5:45

An open conversation with a person diagnosed with Schizophrenia that I found very interesting and helpful.

posted by b4rringt0n 5 years 7 months ago • 764 views • 9:24

The Japanese have some interesting machinery used for rice cultivation.

posted by newtboy 5 years 8 months 1 week ago • 581 views • 10:36

YouTube description: You can make a movable hole in soap film with a loop of thread. It's surprising when you first see and it's fun to think about why it behaves the way it does. It's also a useful... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 9 months 1 week ago • 512 views • 6:03