YouTube description: 23rd video of the Behind the Business Series. BIC is a corporation based in France best known for making ballpoint pens. It was founded in 1945 by Baron Marcel Bich and has become... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 10 months ago • 1,203 views • 10:33

YouTube description: I broke my tractor in a field. Instead of getting upset, I decided to celebrate the marvel of shear pins. A friend called them "Mechanical Fuses".... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 998 views • 1:33

Via YouTube: All aboard for exciting adventures with Wooden 3D puzzles from Ugears. Self-propelled mechanical toys are the real mechanics in action! It is absolutely fascinating to see the true mechanical... continue reading

posted by Gratefulmom 7 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 297 views • 1:03

"Oh, it smells like freedom."

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 3 months ago • 560 views • 8:31

Place your bets! YouTube: Comedian Matt Kirshen tests Neil deGrasse Tyson and Bill Nye to see if they can decipher whether something is a real mechanical problem or science fiction.

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 1,034 views • 2:39

There’s one interpretation of the meaning of quantum mechanics that manages to skip a lot of the unphysical weirdness of the mainstream interpretations: it's de Broglie-Bohm pilot wave theory.

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months ago • 23 views • 16:32

Silicone oil droplets provide a physical realization of pilot wave theories. -yt

posted by eric3579 7 years 6 months ago • 798 views • 7:41

"Octopus ink is one of nature’s most theatrical defense mechanisms, but what is it made of? ..."

posted by ant 7 years 8 months 1 week ago • 23 views • 46 secs

"So you're gravy once you're locked in."

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 9 months ago • 207 views • 8:33

YouTube description: Bill reveals the stunning engineering underlying the design of a diaper. He describes the five layers of a diaper, including the superabsorbent polymer in the diaper's core. He... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 337 views • 6:34

YouTube description: Engineers that work with fluids need a solid understanding of how they behave, and there’s one branch of fluid mechanics that plays a role in areas all across our lives. Whether... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 116 views • 10:07

YouTube description: Dirt is probably the cheapest and simplest construction material out there, but it's not very strong compared to other choices. Luckily geotechnical engineers have developed a way... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 930 views • 7:53

YouTube description: View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-psychology-behind-irrational-decisions-sara-garofalo Often people make decisions that are not “rational” from a purely economical... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 144 views • 4:39

This very odd one-off pistol first appeared in a 1958 Golden State Arms catalog, with no description of its history or mechanical design. I have often seen it referred to as an automatic revolver, but... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years ago • 155 views • 8:30

120 years old. Not bad.

posted by nock 8 years 2 months 1 week ago • 304 views • 8:33

IFLScience: Still baffled by Einstein’s theory of relativity, or even the parts in the movie Interstellar when everyone experiences time differently? Well, this teenager’s explanation of special relativity... continue reading

posted by Zawash 8 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 1,541 views • 7:34

YT: Bill reveals the engineering design of a NERF blaster, including how it shoots only one dart at a time using a novel air restriction mechanism.

posted by Fantomas 8 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 762 views • 2:52