This month a paper came out that honestly chilled me. It was about tipping points in climate - a well-known concept that the climate can change abruptly if certain conditions are met in certain elements... continue reading
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Marshall buys an Omega pocket watch on eBay for $68.00 that is listed as "parts only" and takes you on the journey of finding just how true that statement really is!
posted by BSR 2 years 2 months 1 week ago • 71 viewsPike 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 2 years 12 months ago • 222 views • 1:47YouTube description: If you grew up watching “Sesame Street,” you know Jim Henson’s characters well. The late puppeteer brought Kermit and Ernie and so many others to life before he went on to... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 6 months 4 weeks ago • 439 views • 4:58YouTube description: Brian from Real Engineering also just released a related video on the Physics of Racing Games which you should watch once you're done with this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz8RRxYwrhg ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 1,124 views • 9:14In the far north of Canada sit the DEW Line stations: "Distant Early Warning". Built in the 1950s, these were the sites that would have sounded the alarm if the Soviet Union ever attacked North America.... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 5 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 22 views • 2:59YouTube description: Huttese, Klingon, Dothraki—it’s all Greek to me. Just a bunch of sounds. Right? Not if you listen closely. Some of these constructed languages, or “conlangs,” pass as real... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 11 months ago • 551 views • 4:32YouTube description: In civil engineering, quicksand is more than just a puddle of mud! The "quick condition" occurs when seepage reduces the effective stress of a soil. This can lead to some dangerous... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 7 months ago • 1,490 views • 5:15It was just a routine workers’ compensation fraud case for Ken Sheppard. Show up for a spot check, do some surveillance of the subject and keep it pushing. But on March 3, 2014, it was anything but routine... continue reading
posted by newtboy 7 years 3 weeks ago • 1,157 views • 5:01This informative video shows how I catch catfish out of the storm sewer. I was using 20lb line, a small circle hook, and Sewer fishing is real and I encourage y'all to try it by using the methods in this... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 8 months ago • 26 views • 2:51YouTube description: Engineers that work with fluids need a solid understanding of how they behave, and there’s one branch of fluid mechanics that plays a role in areas all across our lives. Whether... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 116 views • 10:07Watch this complex object get 3D printed in less than 15 minutes. Sean and Norm visit Carbon, the makers of the M1 3D printer, to get a demo of this new super fast 3D printing technology working in real-time.... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 10 months 4 weeks ago • 384 views • 24:31YT-I built this tiled roof hut in the bush using only primitive tools and materials. The tools I used have been made in my previous videos. It should be pointed out that I do not live in the wild and that... continue reading
posted by newtboy 8 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 1,709 views • 14:09Watch these charismatic creatures shoot their tongues out like arrows to catch an insect, mimic leaves swaying in the wind, and display their hidden colors—and learn just how they do it. Click here... continue reading
posted by newtboy 8 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 7,071 views • 3:39Warning****hard to watch badly poisoned dog, but he's saved and healthy in the end. In a very close brush with death, we rescued this very sweet dog who had most likely ingested rat poison containing... continue reading
posted by newtboy 8 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 435 views • 2:51"No one should be under the illusion that marijuana has no harms." Happy 420 Sifters! YouTube: There's just no way to talk about marijuana without someone completely misinterpreting what I say. Some... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 1 week ago • 257 views • 5:48iflscience: If there was ever a video that illustrated why safety goggles need to be worn in the lab, this is it. The guys over at Slow Mo Lab have poured 98% concentrated sulfuric acid over a kitchen... continue reading
posted by Zawash 9 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 173 views • 2:25There was something deeply satisfying about watching a true craftsman doing their thing. This was artisanal beyond my reckoning. I had no good ideas myself on how you'd find and reuse the same hidden... continue reading
posted by SFOGuy 9 years 5 months ago • 1,044 views • 6:52YouTube Description: I have narcolepsy with cataplexy, and it can be very frustrating to try to explain what it's like to people who have never seen narcolepsy in real life, and how much of a struggle... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 9 years 6 months 1 week ago • 1,480 views • 4:46YouTube Description: How can we reach the end of the universe just by folding a piece of paper? And how one very wise guy used the power of exponential growth to earn big bucks for his invention?!... continue reading
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