The 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 1 year 2 months 1 week ago • 109 views • 4:03

Proudly 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 1 year 3 months 4 weeks ago • 72 views • 6:35

Hemp 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 1 year 4 months 2 weeks ago • 57 views • 8:44

Let’s talk about states of matter. You know your states of matter don’t you? We have solids, liquids and gasses, and plasmas, quark-gluon plasmas, nuclear matter, bose-einstein condensates, neutronium,... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 years 2 months ago • 272 views • 14:12

OK, so straight up..... This might be one of my favorite Smarter Every Day videos ever. It has everything I love.... hard work, fluid dynamics, mechanics, control systems, nature, beautiful shots, teamwork,... continue reading

posted by BSR 2 years 4 months 1 week ago • 214 views • 19:58

God made a missnake, and Alan Pan is going to fix it. Alan tries to repair his reputation by creating mechanical legs for snakes.

posted by newtboy 2 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 275 views • 9:53

The Omega 1 is not only much more powerful than existing technology, but it is also much more efficient. The Omega 1’s rotary mechanism is very efficient because it has very little friction and fluid... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 years 2 weeks ago • 481 views

From Youtube, "John Oliver discusses the mechanics of union busting, why the companies who do it face so few consequences, and what it really means when your manager wants to talk to you about “your... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 3 years 3 months 4 weeks ago • 127 views • 23:37

Assembling a 3D printed tourbillon clock 0:00 Preparation 1:50 Part 1: Bottom Base 5:40 Part 2: Upper Base 7:30 Part 3: Retrograde Mechanism 8:47 Part 4: Full Base 9:13 Part 5: Tri-Axial Tourbillon ... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 years 5 months 1 week ago • 138 views • 18:28

The multiverse hypothesis or theory holds that a group of multiple universes (possibly infinite universes) comprise everything that exists: The entirety of space, time, matter, energy, information, and... continue reading

posted by BSR 3 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 143 views • 10:03

Wave power hasn’t yet made a splash because it’s hard to use waves to spin turbines, and because the sea is a harsh place to build things. To learn more, start your googling with these keywords: ... continue reading

posted by newtboy 5 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 877 views • 3:16

YouTube description: Hi :) I’m a student in Network & Systems Engineering (Robots, networks and programming and stuff) and I built a dinosaur in my spare time. I got the idea in my head, thought... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 1,279 views • 2:37

YouTube description: Compliant mechanisms have lots of advantages over traditional devices. SimpliSafe is awesome security. It's really effective, easy to use, and the price is great. Check out SimpliSafe... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years ago • 1,004 views • 12:52

YouTube description: Using machine-learning and sensory hardware, Alberto Rodriguez, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, and members of MIT's MCube lab have developed a robot that is learning... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 1 month 1 week ago • 530 views • 1:21

YouTube description: Behind the Scenes: https://youtu.be/3HABgm-UUi0 Download Skunkworks! http://www.audible.com/Smarter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GET SMARTER SECTION Check out Derek's video... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 856 views • 11:21

YouTube description: In the last 20 years it's been surprisingly common for space probes to end missions early because reaction wheels have failed, moreover there's been a large number of failures associated... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 566 views • 7:10

Ewww Ewww EWWW!!! YouTube: When predators attack, daddy longlegs deliberately release their limbs to escape. They can drop up to three and still get by just fine.

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 884 views • 4:05