Ice lost in Greenland means higher sea levels around the world. "Oceans Melting Greenland," a NASA program in its fourth year, is studying the melt. So far, measurements indicate a rate of melt exceeding... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 weeks 5 days ago • 323 views • 3:27

The frozen continent of Antarctica contains the vast majority of all freshwater on Earth. Now that ice is melting at an accelerating rate, in part because of climate change. What does this transformation... continue reading

posted by newtboy 5 months ago • 26 views • 10:16

YouTube description: A metal alloy spoon melts in tea. Featuring Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff and Senior Technician Neil Barnes. Why not use Gallium? Well - besides the fact it's not what we... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 4 months ago • 1,314 views • 4:27

At the old hut site (the new one being temporarily cut off by flooding) I made lime mortar from the shells of rainforest snails by firing them in a kiln, slaking them in water, mixing them into lime putty.... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 1 year 6 months 1 week ago • 192 views • 7:08

YouTube description: In Göttingen, Germany, there's a four-tonne steel ball that can be raised up a 14-metre tower -- and then dropped in less than two seconds, crashing back to earth. It makes tiny,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 7 months ago • 723 views • 3:34

I built a natural draft furnace to test ideas about how hot a furnace could get without the use of bellows. Natural draft is the flow of air through a furnace due to rising hot air. The hot gasses in the... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 1 year 10 months 3 weeks ago • 442 views • 5:46

I made a brick mold that makes bricks 25 x 12.5 x 7.5 cm from wood. A log was split and mortise and tenon joints were carved using a stone chisel and sharp rocks. The mold was lashed together with cane... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 1 year 11 months 4 weeks ago • 1,011 views • 10:47

What if the Sun was here on Earth?

posted by w1ndex 2 years 1 week ago • 652 views • 7:01

If your glass glass glass made of glass melts because the Dr Pepper is too hot, you have gone way too far.

posted by Mekanikal 2 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 299 views • 2:01

Enterprising Aussies have started using a common potato, a torch, and some Borax to smelt their gold dust and nuggets into ingots.

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 197 views • 7:11

Melting Iphone 7 tempered glass is look so satisfying. I didn't expect the screen protector glass be that strong.

I 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 3 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 1,382 views • 4:32

Vanity can be deadly. YouTube: As you know, in fashion, one day you're in and the next day your skin is falling off and your lungs are melting.

posted by PlayhousePals 3 years 5 months 4 weeks ago • 18 views • 9:43

YouTube Description: What has the highest melting point known to us? Hank Green explains in this episode of SciShow. This episode is brought to you by Audible. Go to Audible.com/SciShow for a free 30-day trail. ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 521 views • 5:26

"Whoops, it melted and broke the glass."

posted by PlayhousePals 4 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 30 views • 5:06

YouTube: Hank shares losses and finds this week, including a huge amount of Antarctic ice that’s lost for good, and 10 cool new species that are last year’s top finds.

posted by PlayhousePals 4 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 90 views • 5:14

iflscience: If there was ever a video that illustrated why safety goggles need to be worn in the lab, this is it. The guys over at Slow Mo Lab have poured 98% concentrated sulfuric acid over a kitchen... continue reading

posted by Zawash 4 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 156 views • 2:25