Making water orbit a charged knitting needle in zero G
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from yt: "Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones are the web's expert on maps. Be it the deserts of Bir Tawil, the maps that show how the internet works, maps used by Soviet spies, maps that are wrong, maps... continue reading
posted by makach 1 month 4 weeks ago • 77 views • 1:37The Far Side by Gary Larson is one of the best and most praised cartoons in history. But what makes The Far Side so good? What is the legacy of Gary Larson? And most importantly: what can we learn from The Far Side? ... continue reading
posted by newtboy 2 months ago • 258 views • 9:51How to make a butane soda rocket!
posted by BSR 3 months ago • 95 views • 15 secsMaking New Sounds for a Vintage Cartoon
posted by BSR 3 months 2 weeks ago • 112 views • 23 secsThe original Star Wars trilogy was groundbreaking for its special effects, its world building, its action, and so, so much more. But if you ask George Lucas, it isn't the action, nor the performances,... continue reading
posted by newtboy 4 months 1 week ago • 45 views • 10:59"... Over the last year, we at MinuteEarth and MinutePhysics have had the privilege of working with NASA's Heliophysics Education Activation Team make a series of videos about the awesomeness of solar... continue reading
posted by ant 5 months 3 weeks ago • 3 views • 27:10Ignore the crazed cook, make the cookies. They’re amazing.
posted by newtboy 6 months 1 week ago • 98 viewsThe Ocean Kite Engine (OKE) incorporates regen kite control technology, enabling it to generate electrical power and/or providing propulsion. This dual functionality allows the OKE to not only propel boats... continue reading
posted by newtboy 6 months 2 weeks ago • 190 views • 10:01When grown-up jellyfish love each other very much, they make huge numbers of teeny-tiny potato-shaped larvae. Those larvae grow into little polyps that cling to rocks and catch prey with their stinging... continue reading
posted by newtboy 6 months 2 weeks ago • 38 views • 4:39How to make a Paperclip Cube
posted by BSR 7 months ago • 157 views • 58 secsThe act of sniffing black pepper has been explored in some studies for its potential to interrupt and shift habitual behaviors and cravings. The inhalation of black pepper's pungent scent may engage the... continue reading
posted by BSR 8 months 4 weeks ago • 109 views • 4:03Professor Brian Cox will make you love science
posted by BSR 9 months 1 week ago • 284 views • 55 secsProudly Presenting: "Corporate Ping Pong" This engineered mechanical sculpture is a representation of the hum and haw and constant, slow churn of the big corporate machine. Jumping through hoops, creating... continue reading
posted by newtboy 10 months 2 weeks ago • 72 views • 6:35Rep. Katie Porter delivers a powerful breakdown on the current state of the IRS. She brings a white board and shows which methods of filing taxes are free, requires low effort and makes a few mistakes.
posted by newtboy 11 months ago • 336 views • 6:56Hemp is a plant whose vegetable fibers have been used in the making of fabrics, the manufacture of espadrilles and in rope making. Manuel Abad was an expert ropemaker from Cornago (La Rioja) who showed... continue reading
posted by newtboy 11 months ago • 56 views • 8:44Magnetohydrodynamic thrust uses no moving parts in order to accelerate water. It has been known for half a century, but it may be possible that we're only now beginning to explore it for use in Marine... continue reading
posted by newtboy 11 months 3 weeks ago • 277 views • 12:11The Rio Las Vacas in Guatemala is one of the most polluted rivers on earth. This small river is estimated to contribute 2% of the total plastic pollution we dump in the oceans yearly. The Ocean Cleanup... continue reading
posted by newtboy 1 year 1 month 3 weeks ago • 111 views • 52 secsOdd how often those tasked with enforcing the law break them. 18 U.S. Code § 700 - Desecration of the flag of the United States; penalties (1) Whoever knowingly mutilates, defaces, physically defiles,... continue reading
posted by newtboy 1 year 2 months 2 weeks ago • 24 views • 59 secs