YT: 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 nanrod 6 years 3 months ago • 524 views • 9:05

I'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 Mordhaus 6 years 8 months 1 week ago • 152 views • 2:46

American 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 Mordhaus 6 years 9 months ago • 2,092 views • 5:33

Let'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 Ashenkase 6 years 9 months 1 week ago • 114 views • 17:49

Scientists 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 Mordhaus 6 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 508 views • 5:02

It 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 newtboy 7 years 2 weeks ago • 1,157 views • 5:01

I 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

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 1 month ago • 419 views • 11:27

YouTube description: Meet Professor Jamie Seymour, he milks stuff. But nothing that moos, has hooves, wool or fur. He prefers to live life on the edge, milking the venom from the most venomous animals... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 176 views • 4:26

This video is about why entropy gives rise to the arrow of time, and also how the initial low-entropy condition of the universe is responsible for the fact that we experience time right now, and how ultimately... continue reading

posted by Mekanikal 7 years 6 months 4 weeks ago • 42 views • 3:24

Using an old golf trick you can see if your dice are decently balanced or completely off. If you have that one D20 that rolls low now you can see why!

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 7 months 4 weeks ago • 820 views • 4:07

Canadian sprinting sensation Andre De Grasse runs a hundred metres in Jesse's shoes. Who's the better runner when conditions are the same?

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 8 months 1 week ago • 395 views • 2:45

"It’s the biggest sporting event on Earth, with more than 10,000 athletes expected to compete at Rio 2016… here’s the low-down on the records, events and stars of the Olympic Games..."

posted by ant 7 years 8 months 4 weeks ago • 10 views • 3:25

In the U.S., apple picking season is between August and November. The apples then go into atmosphere controlled cold storage where they hibernate for up to 12 months before being sold. (via digg)... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 9 months 1 week ago • 763 views • 5:18

Uploaded 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 5 months ago • 189 views • 8:34

"Prepare to get annoyed."

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 1 month ago • 718 views • 6:07

YouTube: What exactly are Personality Disorders? How can they be diagnosed? Can we prevent some of them? In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank gives us the down low on things like Ego-Dystonic... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 6 months 1 week ago • 325 views • 10:58

No, cooks' sperm low for other reasons.

posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 9 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 69 views • 2:57

YouTube: So, what do Batman and J.R.R. Tolkien have in common? Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. It used to be called "Shellshock" and it can be really really really destructive. In this episode of Crash... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 7 months ago • 269 views • 10:51

Can you figure out the rule? Did you see the exponents pattern? http://youtu.be/AVB8vRC6HIY Why do you make people look stupid? http://bit.ly/12Fmlpl How do you investigate hypotheses? Do you seek... continue reading

posted by eric3579 1 decade 2 months ago • 1,455 views • 4:44

TV has sunk to a new low

posted by pierrekrahn 1 decade 8 months 2 weeks ago • 233 views • 36 secs