This is probably the biggest loophole in German gun law: Because this arrow shooting airgun does not shoot a projetile THROUGH a barrel but OVER a barrel, the BKA (highest German authority on gun assessments)... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 333 views • 5:31Videos (68) | Sift Talk (0) | Blogs (0) | Comments (1000) |
"We're all familiar with Pomp & Circumstance, the graduation song that's the official soundtrack of almost every commencement. But how did it get so big? In this episode of Vox's Almanac, Phil Edwards... continue reading
posted by ant 7 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 132 views • 5:34The Magnus effect is an amazing phenomena: It can lift rotating objects up into the air, seemingly defeating gravity. Bruce Yeany brought out a cool video showing how to make flyers from paper cups... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months 1 week ago • 583 views • 6:40YouTube description: Osaka's Gate Tower Building is an amazing sight to see because ... well, how should I put this? A highway goes through the building. It literally does, and there is a story behind it. ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 1,611 views • 5:48YouTube description: Foraminifera – tiny, single-celled marine life forms – build gorgeous houses that record how much ice there is on the planet. Special thanks to Professor Lee Kump of Penn... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 489 views • 2:51"Donald discovers the everyday opportunities of math and why math is useful..." From http://boingboing.net/2016/11/16/donald-duck-is-a-quite-effecti.html ...
posted by ant 7 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 107 views • 27:36In Sanlúcar de Guadiana, in Spain, there's a zip line called Límite Zero: the only cross-border zip wire in the world, landing in Alcoutim, Portugal. You land about an hour before you set off.
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 11 months 1 week ago • 155 views • 2:03Texas Border Volunteers founders Dr. Michael and Linda Vickers. Their experiences are a wake up call for the rest of the country. A non ending march of death turns up on their land everyday. Their life... continue reading
posted by bobknight33 7 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 18 views • 5:32All these worlds are yours, except Europa. Attempt no landing there.
posted by Mordhaus 8 years ago • 161 views • 2:06Published on Aug 13, 2016 Islamic school in UK teaches Europe is the land of Evil
posted by bobknight33 8 years 1 month ago • 9 views • 3:36YouTube description: It’s probably the most well known peacetime battle between the USA and the Soviet Union, in both technological and ideological terms of the 20th century. Although the USA won... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 1 month ago • 812 views • 14:23As urban populations continue to rise, innovators are looking beyond traditional farming as a way to feed everyone while having less impact on our land and water resources. Vertical farming is one solution... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 8 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 832 views • 3:38YouTube: Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly; Man got to sit and wonder 'why, why, why?' Tiger got to sleep, bird got to land; Man got to tell himself he understand. ― Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 7 months ago • 19 views • 15:33"Dear passengers. Does anybody know how to fly this plane?"
posted by Daldain 8 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 1,212 views • 10:35Uploaded on Oct 19, 2011 I read part of Bradfords diary once and from what I gather a large number of the men would get up in the morning and instead of going to work would go to the communal store... continue reading
posted by bobknight33 8 years 10 months 1 week ago • 189 views • 8:34My favorite insect in all the land! YouTube: The Dragonflies vision is so quick but will it detect the high speed pea?
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 10 months 1 week ago • 119 views • 4:14A fellow who doesn't know how to skateboard teaches himself to land a kickflip as an experiment in how long things take to learn. (Don't worry, the video isn't actually 5 hours and 47 minutes long...)
posted by iaui 8 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 772 views • 6:16Common misconceptions about climate change. References below: For CO2, sea levels, Arctic sea ice, Antarctic and Greenland land ice: http://climate.nasa.gov Satellite data shows that ground-based... continue reading
posted by cricket 1 decade ago • 868 views • 6:50A less-than-exciting video explaining the details of lunar ranging experiments using "retro-reflectors" left on the moon from various moon landings. As explained in the video, retro-reflectors are not... continue reading
posted by rancor 1 decade 1 week ago • 228 views • 9:59YouTube: SciShow News introduces you to the most massive land animal ever to walk the earth -- pretty much -- and tells you what’s going on with all of these earthquakes lately.
posted by PlayhousePals 1 decade 3 weeks ago • 372 views • 4:30