NASA's current fleet of spacesuits was built in 1974, and each was reported to cost between $15 million and $22 million. Today, that would be about $150 million. Having not built any new mission-ready... continue reading

posted by bobknight33 4 years 6 months 1 week ago • 100 views • 10:41

Tom Scott explains why there's a few words that you just cannot use as file names or directories in Windows.

posted by w1ndex 4 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 1,123 views • 8:03

In most developed countries, workers have the right to a certain number of paid sick days. It’s a policy that isn’t rooted in just generosity — during pandemics like the novel coronavirus, it can... continue reading

posted by newtboy 4 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 432 views • 6:33

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 7 months 3 weeks ago • 194 views • 16:54

YouTube description: Terrified residents of Italian cities record messages to themselves 10 days ago, when the pandemic hadn't yet killed 1,809 people and infected more than 24,000 across the country.... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 297 views • 3:31

Do You Want To Know How To Replace iPhone 6S Screen in Just 10 Mins?

posted by saimjohn 4 years 8 months ago • 15 views • 9:16

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 10 months ago • 779 views • 3:38

A recent study had a lot of negative things to say about diet sodas, but how seriously should we take that study? Observational research can be powerful and useful, but it can also lead to shaky outcomes.... continue reading

posted by eric3579 4 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 512 views • 6:17

I just don't trust these things, and this clever attack isn't helping things any.

posted by moonsammy 4 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 361 views • 18:57

https://youtu.be/vfWUorR8D60 Christmas isn’t just a time for presents, cookies, and holiday cheer, but the hunting period of Iceland’s murderous monster feline, the Yule Cat. This giant, fluffy... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 573 views • 10:04

From Youtube, "Anti-gravity is one of those controversial subjects that some say is more in the realm of science fiction than science fact with many physicists saying it's just not theoretically possible... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 5 years ago • 117 views • 14:25

LARB IS THE GREATEST SALAD OF ALL TIME! PLEASE DO NOT FRY WET PIGS EARS IN YOUR HOME! I LOVE YOU AND GOOD LUCK!

posted by Mordhaus 5 years 2 weeks ago • 164 views • 15:02

From Youtube, "Well, looks like it's that time of year again. When Ben Shapiro (or anyone else) argues that rap and hip hop aren't technically considered music, they're flying in the face of basically... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 5 years 2 weeks ago • 22 views • 13:55

From Youtube, "Who FILES A LAWSUIT UNDER THE SEA? A depressed Plankton wakes up and goes to the Krusty Krab one morning without a plan to steal the Krabby Patty secret formula, telling Karen that... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 5 years 3 weeks ago • 50 views • 23:21

YouTube description: As a quadriplegic, Álvaro Silberstein spent years believing he would never be able to visit Chile’s Torres del Paine National Park. Then, he discovered a wheelchair designed... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 181 views • 2:57

A lot of things happen on Earth, but there are still some things that just don't ever happen here. But, that doesn't mean that what's impossible here is impossible everywhere else in the universe. ... continue reading

posted by BSR 5 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 486 views • 7:24

YouTube description: Something about the Apollo missions always confused me, sure, the step off of the lunar lander’s 91 cm footpad was a small step, but the step just before that was actually enormous! ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 483 views • 14:48

https://youtu.be/PZoaKzEXzi8 It's time to meet a single-celled organism that is bigger than a tardigrade! We'll learn how Stentors reproduce, why they look like trumpets, and why some of them are just SO BLUE! ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 4 months ago • 599 views • 9:49

YouTube description: I got to see an Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola) up close and personal at the Monterey Bay Aquarium recently and I fell in love. These things are the superlative of superlatives. They... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 4 months 1 week ago • 1,838 views • 3:58

“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I... continue reading

posted by Joe Motion (lurgee) 5 years 5 months ago • 168 views • 20:41