Northrop Grumman is delivering advanced tank ammunition to the U.S. Army. The M1147 Advanced Multi-Purpose round (AMP) is increasing survivability and standoff to keep up with modern battlefield threats.

posted by newtboy 2 years 12 months ago • 552 views • 2:15

This video is about how physics dictates the design of modern windmills - why they are so big, have so few blades, and have such skinny blades.

posted by eric3579 4 years 1 week ago • 361 views • 3:27

The EPIC OF GILGAMESH is the earliest great work of literature that we know of, and was first written down by the Sumerians around 2100 B.C. Ancient Sumer was the land that lay between the two rivers,... continue reading

posted by newtboy 4 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 15 views • 3:56

YouTube description: Around 750-1250 CE, the Islamic empire made incredible scientific advancements that still influence many fields of research today. What we know about some of the great minds of... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 81 views • 10:44

YouTube description: Tejas Sidnal is an architect who believes people in his profession have a responsibility to rid the world of air pollution. Which is why he founded Carbon Craft Design, a startup... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 8 months 1 week ago • 85 views • 2:25

The stereotypical modern playground — with its bright colors and rubberized flooring — is designed to be clean, safe, and lawsuit-proof. But that isn't necessarily the best design for kids. US playground... continue reading

posted by BSR 4 years 9 months 4 weeks ago • 113 views • 5:44

People in Kuwait breaking local and international laws on modern slavery, including a woman offering a child for sale.

posted by bobknight33 4 years 10 months 1 week ago • 174 views • 51:01

From Youtube, "A brief overview of this ingenious method of compressing air using only the power of water. The way a trompe harnesses the power of water to generate compressed air with no moving parts... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 5 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 1,220 views • 8:50

From Youtube, "The Scotch Snap is everywhere in modern hip hop - a metrically accented sixteenth note followed by a dotted eighth note. Why is it everywhere? And where did it come from? The answer lies... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 5 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 721 views • 8:12

YouTube description: Cheese is delicious, beloved by many, and a teeming mess of microbes. Which microbes, exactly, has long been a mystery, but modern DNA sequencing tech is allowing researchers to... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 2 weeks ago • 241 views • 6:38

YouTube description: Skiing and sledding down a mountain? Amateur hour. Try rolling through on a wooden bike. Say hello to the Velogemel, a snow bike local to the Swiss town of Grindelwald. Named for... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 2 weeks ago • 376 views • 3:08

Kurzgesagt on why we feel lonely in this modern age.

posted by w1ndex 6 years 3 weeks ago • 427 views • 12:30

YouTube description: Until the mid 1950’s, small short-range airliners like the twin engined IL-14 were really the only type the Soviet Union produced. And that meant flying across the country’s... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 428 views • 10:05

YouTube description: From the dynamic Choy Li Fut martial art—made world famous by Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee—to the stunning dragon dance, Pun Keng Man takes great pride in building community through... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 2 months 4 weeks ago • 260 views • 3:18

This is the story of America's massive forging presses built during the cold war used to build America's most advanced machinery - the Heavy Press Program. Modern airplanes, missiles, helicopters, turbines... continue reading

posted by nanrod 6 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 528 views • 12:48

YouTube description: Comparing modern concrete to that of the western Roman empire. In this video, I discuss a few modern techniques that help improve design life of concrete, including roller compacted... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 4 months 1 week ago • 495 views • 9:34

Grama bay is gorgeous! Also, conversely, a place to see thousands of years of low-quality tagging from people of all backgrounds. From Pompeii Magnus to modern Albanian beach-goers, the walls ripple... continue reading

posted by nanrod 6 years 5 months 4 weeks ago • 177 views • 8:27