YouTube description: With a population of over 18 million people, Mumbai is one of the world’s largest megalopolises. To put it mildly, the city can be unpredictable. But amid the chaos, Mumbai has... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 660 views • 2:48

Let's say you're traveling at 17,500 miles per hour (28,000 km/h) in low earth orbit, your main engines are out of fuel, and it's your job to guide the spaceship through a fiery re-entry without burning... continue reading

posted by Ashenkase 7 years 3 months 4 weeks ago • 114 views • 17:49

For nearly 700 years, the shrimpers of Oostduinkerke, Belgium, have been training draft horses to help them pursue the local catch. Typically weighing more than 2,000 pounds, these horses are well suited... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 4 months 1 week ago • 95 views • 2:39

Most of us think about erosion on the surface of the earth, but erosion can occur in the subsurface as well. In fact, scientist and engineers have a very creative name for just such a process: internal... continue reading

posted by Mekanikal 7 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 105 views • 6:41

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 4 months 3 weeks ago • 697 views • 1:37

Frank Underwood is many things: A husband. A politician. A duplicitous, machiavellian psychosexual deviant with a bloodlust for power. A purveyor of fine Carolinian barbecue. Opening just for him at 7:30AM... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months ago • 115 views • 5:38

Published on Dec 27, 2016 This is the story of how a tiny, magical creature was transformed into a cultural phenomenon by inventor, marketing genius and complicated eccentric Harold von Braunhut. Full... continue reading

posted by bobknight33 7 years 5 months ago • 1,442 views • 16:47

In Helsingborg, Sweden, the Museum of Failure has just opened. It's just one room, but inside, curator Samuel West has assembled some of the world's greatest commercial disasters - and also a few things... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months ago • 1,041 views • 2:18

Scientists have JUST published this new observation. On January 4th, 2017 they detected the merger of two black holes 3 billion light-years away. This marks the furthest detection they've been able to... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 508 views • 5:02

Humans emit roughly 30 to 40 billion tons of the greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, into the atmosphere each year. If we keep it up, Earth will continue to heat up and ultimately devastate our way of life. ... continue reading

posted by newtboy 7 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 107 views • 2:18

YouTube description: The Dolly Zoom is a bizarre cinematic effect, and it can do a lot more than just make you dizzy. Let's take a look at some famous instances of the dolly zoom, see what they accomplish,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 1,436 views • 4:17

I couldn't find any info on any projects like this, so I thought I would have a try myself. I thought an oven would be the perfect platform, it already has a door, space for insulation, and comes with... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 15 views • 7:48

After earning our pilot's licence, the first thing most of us do is take our first passenger flying. However, I think passenger management is something that the primary training does not address very well. ... continue reading

posted by BSR 7 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 89 views • 14:52

MUNCHIES heads to the Bollate jail just outside Milan to visit critically acclaimed restaurant InGalera, which means "in prison" in Italian. The restaurant is located inside a medium-security prison and... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 6 months 4 weeks ago • 678 views • 3:56

John Oliver is not afraid to put his money where his mouth is. Back in February, realizing that President Trump gets most of his ideas from cable news, the Emmy-winning Last Week Tonight host purchased... continue reading

posted by newtboy 7 years 7 months 1 week ago • 601 views • 1:37

YouTube description: They're just tiny marks on the page, but a lot can depend on them. Produced for Mental Floss.

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 7 months 1 week ago • 399 views • 1:42

It 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 7 months 1 week ago • 1,157 views • 5:01

No idea what this is from, but I wish this would happen every time someone selfishly cuts a line thinking their time is more important than everyone else's.

posted by newtboy 7 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 2,882 views • 52 secs

YouTube: When President Trump's White House revealed its proposed budget recently. A lot of things got cut, and much public outrage was expressed about cuts to funding for Meals on Wheels. White House... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 396 views • 5:12

I built this pottery kiln and some pottery from termite mound clay to test an alternative clay source to my usual one from the creek bank. I started by making a large grate from ordinary clay. It was just... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 420 views • 11:27