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
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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"What different clouds mean, explained for kids. Welcome to our first-ever week of programming for kids! If you’re standing outside and you look up, you’ll likely see something familiar above... continue reading
posted by antRed sprites, secondary jets and newly discovered green afterglow called "ghosts" triggered by red sprites. A dozen vibrant red sprites were recorded on this evening and only two events had the green afterglow.... continue reading
posted by newtboyYouTube description: You are probably aware of the fact that elephants make trumpeting noises - but did you know that most of their communication is so low pitched that humans can’t even hear it? ... continue reading
posted by Aard VarkYouTube description: I got to see an Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola) up close and personal at the Monterey Bay Aquarium recently and I fell in love. These things are the superlative of superlatives. They... continue reading
posted by Aard VarkFrom Youtube, "I bought 10,000 shade balls and tried to swim in them. They appear to act like a non-Newtonian fluid: rigid under high shear stress, but they flow like a liquid under low shear."
posted by w1ndexYouTube description: Dams serve a wide variety of purposes from hydropower to flood control to storage of water for municipal and industrials uses. But when a dam’s useful purpose fades away, the... continue reading
posted by Aard VarkGrama bay is gorgeous! Also, conversely, a place to see thousands of years of low-quality tagging from people of all backgrounds. From Pompeii Magnus to modern Albanian beach-goers, the walls ripple... continue reading
posted by nanrodYouTube description: Denmark has been consistently ranked in the World Happiness Report among the top three happiest countries in the world, owing, in part, to the presence of a stable government, access... continue reading
posted by Aard VarkYouTube description: In the last 20 years it's been surprisingly common for space probes to end missions early because reaction wheels have failed, moreover there's been a large number of failures associated... continue reading
posted by Aard VarkA low-tech tank with fragile armour, a tank that never saw the enemy, and the tank used to teach how not to build tanks.
posted by MordhausYouTube description: A metal alloy spoon melts in tea. Featuring Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff and Senior Technician Neil Barnes. Why not use Gallium? Well - besides the fact it's not what we... continue reading
posted by Aard VarkYouTube description: Shemika Campbell hails from a long line of limbo. Both her mother and her grandmother were limbo dancers, carrying on the traditionally Trinidadian form of dance. Shemika is keeping... continue reading
posted by Aard VarkYT: I built an A frame hut as a large work space for projects. First I made a celt hatchet to cut timber for the hut. The axe head was made of amphibolite and the handle was made of a species of wattle.... continue reading
posted by nanrodI'm at the top of Mount Evans, more than 14,000 feet - 4.3km - above sea level. This is definitely a mountain: but why doesn't the smaller summit next to it also count? Let's talk about prominence. (Just... continue reading
posted by MordhausAmerican healthcare might not be the best world, but it is the most expensive. *** It's true, ask for an itemized bill sometime. I had a panic attack a few months ago and ended up in the hospital. Since... continue reading
posted by MordhausLet'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 AshenkaseScientists 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 MordhausIt 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 newtboyI 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
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