How do you measure big forces accurately? By calibrating your force transducer on the worlds biggest weight - 1,000,000 pounds of force. This machine ensures planes don't break apart, jets provide required... continue reading
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Did you know you could measure the speed of light using your microwave oven? Then you might like to know how the oven works.
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 20 views • 10:01YouTube: Measuring 'intellect' is a difficult task. Check out one way scientists are attempting to make this endeavor more testable.
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 1 week ago • 435 views • 5:02The killer punch of the mantis shrimp is the fastest strike in the animal kingdom, a skill that goes hand in hand with its extraordinary eyesight. They can see an invisible level of reality using polarized... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months 1 week ago • 36 views • 4:00Salamanders are a major link in the food web, and measured by weight, there can be more salamander biomass than all mammals and birds combined in a forest. Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bs or Bsal),... continue reading
posted by newtboy 8 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 112 views • 3:12YT: This test works equally well for AA, AAA, C, D and 9 Volt alkaline batteries. It is our understanding that the following chemical reactions occur and helps to explain our observations. A non-rechargeable... continue reading
posted by Zawash 9 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 589 views • 5:32Neatorama: DIY fanatics like myself consider Adam Savage (of Mythbusters fame) to be one of the gods of DIY. The man can build really cool stuff out of a pile of random stuff, and his diverse skillset,... continue reading
posted by Zawash 9 years 11 months ago • 255 views • 43:41YouTube Description: Sport Relief and the Sainsbury's Sport Relief Games: http://goo.gl/UAKUr2 Sport Relief interactive video: [See YouTube Description] Ruis Martins animation: [See YouTube Description] ... continue reading
posted by Janine V. (Lilithia) 1 decade 3 months 2 weeks ago • 269 views • 10:22What has happened to us? Despite the most advanced medical technology in the world, we are sicker than ever by nearly every measure. Two out of every three of us are overweight. Cases of diabetes are... continue reading
posted by eric3579 1 decade 11 months ago • 599 views • 2:12YouTube Description: The world's roundest object helps solve the longest running problem in measurement -- how to define the kilogram.
posted by Zifnab 1 decade 1 year 1 month ago • 2,553 views • 11:44Originally called hydrogen inflammable air when he discovered it until he breathed it in and blew it out over a candle... tested electricity by measuring how much agony it caused him... and did experiments... continue reading
posted by RFlagg 1 decade 2 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 920 views • 6:27From YT: With the term "millisieverts" being used in relation to the Japanese nuclear crisis, we explain how radiation is measured and show you some radiation in action.
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