I built a water powered hammer called a “Monjolo”. I started by making a water spout from half a hollow log to direct water from the creek. This was set up in the creek and water flowed through it.... continue reading
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Brilliant Earth has scammed thousands of customers They claim to: 1) Provide their customers with the exact origin of their diamonds, and 2) Track their diamonds from mine to consumer- making sure... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 1 week ago • 1,739 views • 5:02The Magnus effect is an amazing phenomena: It can lift rotating objects up into the air, seemingly defeating gravity. Bruce Yeany brought out a cool video showing how to make flyers from paper cups... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 2 weeks ago • 583 views • 6:40YouTube description: Should we double down or give up and go our separate ways? This video will probably not make everybody happy. Probably for completely opposite reasons. Some people want less... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 3 weeks ago • 458 views • 7:42It 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 1 month ago • 1,157 views • 5:01I 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 2 weeks ago • 419 views • 11:27We love wood here at The Slingshot Channel. It is our most important raw material by a great margin. When we found this 20" piece of European Dogwood (Cornus Sanguinea) while cleaning up the shed, we immediately... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 203 views • 13:07In this video I build a garden to grow Cassava and yams, two staple food crops. Cassava is a shrub that develops large edible roots. Yams are a climbing vine that produce large, edible underground bulbs... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 99 views • 6:27YouTube description: Using scissors, tape, and reams of creativity, Matthew Reinhart engineers paper to bend, fold, and transform into fantastic creatures, structures and locales. By adjusting the angles... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 7 months ago • 979 views • 5:24See also this article on making the episode - http://bbc.in/1VYzLYk YouTube description: Programme website: http://bbc.in/1SMdeuR This bird's incredible acceleration and agility enable it to to sneak... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 880 views • 2:52Upon realizing the horrors of the (industrial) meat industry, Ben Runkle went vegan. However, as his understanding of farming deepened, he decided that he instead of giving up meat completely, he would... continue reading
posted by newtboy 7 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 351 views • 15:19YouTube description: Conceived in the open sea, tiny spaceship-shaped sea urchin larvae search the vast ocean to find a home. After this incredible odyssey, they undergo one of the most remarkable transformations... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 658 views • 3:23YouTube description: It’s probably the most well known peacetime battle between the USA and the Soviet Union, in both technological and ideological terms of the 20th century. Although the USA won... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 811 views • 14:23His girlfriend is a hell of a good sport. ------------------------------------------------------------ I made a freeze ray! Im basically a bonafide evil genius now. Freeze your cat, girlfriend, or... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 9 months 1 week ago • 38 views • 4:36The wildfire in this video is actually an azeotropic mixture of trimethyl borate and methanol. Trimethyl borate burns with an intense green flame that looks very much like wildfire from "Game of Thrones". ... continue reading
posted by A-Rah 7 years 9 months 1 week ago • 259 views • 3:41I invented the Bow Blower, a combination of the bow drill and forge blower to make a device that can force air into a fire while being easy to construct from commonly occurring natural materials using... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 1,388 views • 4:32YouTube description: "Freemium" games can end up gaming gamers.
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 487 views • 4:39I built this grass hut up on a ridge. It's roughly parallel with the tiled hut and wattle and daub hut that are a couple of hundred meters away down in a valley. I built it on a ridge to get away from... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 10 months 1 week ago • 567 views • 4:17YouTube description: Today's recipe is a little different: Cheese-curd fritters from Eliza Smith's 1758 cookbook, "The Compleat Housewife." We found it a bit challenging to make cheese curds in camp,... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 49 views • 9:17YouTube description: Have ever wondered how digital illustrations are made? This video explains the basics. Help us keep making videos by supporting us in https://www.patreon.com/MinuteEarth We try... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 483 views • 3:49