From Youtube, "NERC's Space Geodesy Facility, hidden away in the English countryside, fires lasers at satellites. Because it turns out that knowing a satellite's position exactly is really, really difficult.... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 3 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 612 views • 3:17

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 3 years 11 months ago • 15 views • 3:56

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 5 months 1 week ago • 123 views • 2:51

In the debut episode of the Logistics of D-Day we explore the logic and planning that resulted in Normandy being chosen as the location for the largest amphibious invasion in the history of human kind. -yt

posted by eric3579 4 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 803 views • 14:54

YouTube description: The story of Apollo 13 goes beyond a tale of survival. The mission also successfully completed a science investigation that is still helping to inform our understanding of the Moon... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 70 views • 2:46

From Youtube, "A brief overview of this ingenious method of compressing air using only the power of water. The way a trompe harnesses the power of water to generate compressed air with no moving parts... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 4 years 10 months 1 week ago • 1,219 views • 8:50

YouTube description: Go to https://buyraycon.com/polyphonic for 15% off your order! Brought to you by Raycon. POLYPHONIC MERCHANDISE: https://standard.tv/collections/polyp... Music by Pracs:... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 2 months ago • 428 views • 8:12

"... I met Molly Burke a few months ago. She’s awesome. I absolutely love what she’s done on YouTube to bring awareness to living with disability, and turning it into ability. And her guide dog Gallop... continue reading

posted by ant 5 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 90 views • 16:32

“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 2 weeks ago • 168 views • 20:41

"NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover has already descended from Vera Rubin Ridge, a region of Mount Sharp that it has been exploring for more than a year. But before it left, the rover took a 360-degree panorama... continue reading

posted by ant 5 years 9 months 1 week ago • 10 views • 1:31

YouTube description: Thunderstorm time lapse and spectacular phenomenon with facts and information of where to witness these fascinating sights. Upward lightning, mammatus, sprites, gustnadoes and... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years ago • 498 views • 6:19

YouTube description: Take a behind the scenes look at how these huge Supertankers are turned so quickly during the 'Camp' fire at McClellan Reload Base, Sacramento Ca. LINKS: http://globalsupertanker.com/ ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 1 week ago • 180 views • 18:16

"... an educational video produced by The Computer Museum and hosted by David Neil of PBS's Newton's Apple. Join David Neil and his four young companions on an entertaining and illuminating trek through... continue reading

posted by ant 6 years 3 weeks ago • 30 views • 26:32

YouTube: The merging of two neutron stars was detected by gravitational waves and then by telescopes in all parts of the electromagnetic spectrum. This is a historic detection as it demonstrates: - the... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 1 month 1 week ago • 1,229 views • 5:26

YouTube description: Standing nearly 300 feet tall, Europe’s largest monument is a dedication to the army that defeated Napoleon. Named after the battle that took place in 1813, The Monument to the... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 529 views • 1:48

Beginning Sept 1, 2017, knife laws in Texas are changing. We teamed up with Bryan Wilson, the Texas Law Hawk, to explain how these new laws affect you. You’ll now be able to carry knives longer than... continue reading

posted by newtboy 7 years 3 months ago • 485 views • 58 secs

The Lahti L-39 is a Finnish 20 mm anti-tank rifle used during the Second World War. It had excellent accuracy, penetration and range, but its size made transportation difficult. It was nicknamed "Norsupyssy"... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 6 months ago • 150 views • 10:14

I did not know that! Thanks @eric3579 YouTube: There's a reason that a lot of planets in American science fiction look the same: they're all filmed in the same places. But why those particular locations?... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 1,694 views • 2:08

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 7 months 1 week ago • 678 views • 3:56

YouTube description: In a dusty, crowded shop in Milan, Italy, artist Osvaldo Menegazzi toils, as he has for decades, designing intricate decks of tarot cards. Every card a handmade work of art, Mengazzi... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 7 months 1 week ago • 304 views • 2:11