From youtube: We think of the moon as orbiting the earth, following a spiraling trajectory as the earth itself orbits the sun. But this is wrong. Not only is the moon's orbit NOT a spiral... there's an... continue reading

posted by noims 5 months 1 week ago • 32 views • 5:30

After hearing Kevin Roberts of the right-wing think tank "The Heritage Foundation" talk about their "Project 2025" plans for America, Mangy Fetlocks feared they might have a public relations problem resulting... continue reading

posted by newtboy 8 months 1 week ago • 131 views • 2:14

I gave a talk on my Masters Thesis Project in Architecture focusing on Altering Soundscapes in Exterior Environments using Helmholtz Resonators in Ceramic Bricks to absorb Low Frequency Traffic Noise. ... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 1 month 4 weeks ago • 83 views • 34:05

Wildfires in Hawaii fanned by strong winds burned structures in areas including the historic town of Lahaina, forcing evacuations and closing schools in several communities. Rescuers pulled a dozen people... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 7 months ago • 114 views • 2:14

Odd how often those tasked with enforcing the law break them. 18 U.S. Code § 700 - Desecration of the flag of the United States; penalties (1) Whoever knowingly mutilates, defaces, physically defiles,... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 8 months 1 week ago • 25 views • 59 secs

2023 Florida is home to about 800,000 undocumented immigrants, and many work in the kinds of businesses that would be impacted by the law, known as SB 1718. Many of those affected are also members of mixed-status... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 9 months ago • 98 views • 7:32

"Flashback to the holiday season of 2001. After years of filming, the first film in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Fellowship of the Ring, is due to hit theaters, and expectations... continue reading

posted by ant 2 years 4 weeks ago • 5 views • 24:24

It turns out that there are giant viruses that blur the line between life and death – and other viruses hunting them.

posted by Mordhaus 3 years 6 months 1 week ago • 79 views • 11:10

The human immune system is the most complex biological system we know, after the human brain, and yet, most of us never learn how it works. Or what it is. Your immune System consists of hundreds of tiny... continue reading

posted by eric3579 3 years 7 months ago • 726 views • 10:48

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 4 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 15 views • 3:56

An amazingly thorough deep dive into the acoustic engineering, materials science, and construction of a beautiful pair of speakers. "We construct a pair of large Voigt speakers. I explain the principles... continue reading

posted by blacklotus90 4 years 4 months 1 week ago • 385 views • 52:56

Trump found the silver lining in Covid early on. It means he no longer has to touch all those disgusting people at his rallies. In 2016 Olivia Troye, Vice President Pence's former Homeland Security... continue reading

posted by newtboy 4 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 477 views • 1:01

Officials in Buffalo, New York, want an investigation into the firing of a black police officer who intervened when a white colleague had a suspect in a chokehold. The incident happened in November 2006.... continue reading

posted by newtboy 4 years 8 months 4 weeks ago • 646 views • 5:14

Createk third-arm : Supernumerary robotic arm powered by magnetorheological clutches and an hydrostatic transmission. Fast enough to compensate for human motions while being safe for physical human-robot interaction. ... continue reading

posted by newtboy 4 years 8 months 4 weeks ago • 124 views • 2:51

YouTube description: Using machine-learning and sensory hardware, Alberto Rodriguez, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, and members of MIT's MCube lab have developed a robot that is learning... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 1 month 1 week ago • 530 views • 1:21