YouTube description: On a small island, off the coast of Okinawa in Japan, the world’s most precious kimonos are crafted using a very unusual element: mud. The meticulous technique, which has been... continue reading
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YouTube description: The type of sushi you’re probably most familiar with is haya-nare, a quick form of sushi made and consumed within a day using vinegared rice and raw fish. But there’s a second... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 10 months 1 week ago • 562 views • 2:55YouTube description: Amazing high resolution photos of the Earth should show that the earth is oblate, but it's hard to see because the difference is about 0.3%. So here's a quick demo highlighting the difference. ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 620 views • 1:43YouTube description: In Göttingen, Germany, there's a four-tonne steel ball that can be raised up a 14-metre tower -- and then dropped in less than two seconds, crashing back to earth. It makes tiny,... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 2 months 1 week ago • 724 views • 3:34YouTube description: On the little island of Kihnu, seven miles off the coast of Estonia, women run the show. The island still functions as one of the last matriarchal societies left in the world. Historically,... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 5 months 1 week ago • 659 views • 2:54The history of eating one's fellow man is rich with culinary tradition and innovation, carried on in no small part by Dr. Hannibal Lecter. In this pivotal scene, he gives a fellow killer a taste of his... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 97 views • 6:42Plywood is a simple material made by glueing together thin sheets of wood, known as veneers or plies. These basic elements have remained broadly the same throughout its history. The most significant breakthrough... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 7 months 1 week ago • 1,947 views • 6:44Last year LIGO announced the detection of gravitational waves from the merger of two black holes. The science world went a little crazy. Only a few weeks ago a new rumour emerged: that LIGO had, for the... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 7 months 1 week ago • 151 views • 15:51Petscop, is a seemingly harmless, PS One game that never made it to market. But dig a little deeper, and you'll find there is no game. Just fake let's plays, of a fake game, telling a very REAL and traumatic... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 8 months ago • 71 views • 17:59YouTube: Go see if Eons is for you: http://www.youtube.com/eons Other cool things about Trilobites People have been collecting them for at least tens of thousands of years, as they've been found in... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 6 years 9 months 4 weeks ago • 103 views • 3:39YouTube description: From bee sting to cobra bites, we measure the deadliest substance known to mankind and see how much it takes to kill a person. Everything from the top 10 deadliest substance, most... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 10 months ago • 2,401 views • 3:24YouTube description: You may think of single-celled organisms as being microscopically small, but these ocean dwellers are a little heftier than that. Hosted by: Hank Green... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 219 views • 3:27Maybe one of the most delicious food plots of the 90s, or any decade for that matter, hails from a lesser-known sitcom called 'Seinfeld'. This scrappy little American comedy featured a so-called "Soup... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 298 views • 10:43Known for his Emmy-winning children’s show “Bill Nye the Science Guy,” Bill Nye returns to TODAY to test viewers’ knowledge about some little-known science facts. Are raisins alive? Do black flowers... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years ago • 15 views • 5:02YouTube description: Check out how cats became our favorite little murder machines. To learn how dogs and humans got together, watch the companion video over at It's OK To Be Smart: https://youtu.be/tggdERc8E6Y ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 1 week ago • 361 views • 3:05There’s no mammal in the world quite like the tree pangolin. Covered in reptilian-like scales that protect it from predators in the wild, the pangolin will curl into a ball when threatened. Unfortunately,... continue reading
posted by newtboy 7 years 2 weeks ago • 2,218 views • 1:48John 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 2 weeks ago • 601 views • 1:37YouTube: For some people, fava beans can be deadly. What is it about this little legume that makes it so?
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