YT: As the world switches to renewable energy - and we are switching - there's a problem you might not expect: balancing the grid. Rotational mass and system inertia are the things that keep your lights... continue reading
posted by Fantomas 7 years 9 months ago • 828 views • 4:06Videos (94) | Sift Talk (1) | Blogs (0) | Comments (1000) |
From YT: Congrats to Bruce, our latest recruit to pass his Initiation Test into the Cave of Adullam Transformational Training Academy. We decided to share this part of his Initiation Test to encourage... continue reading
posted by iaui 7 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 699 views • 5:26Holy Mary mother of God, I did not know that something like this existed, or just how in depth the writing was on Rick and Morty. My mind is just a wee bit blown right now...
posted by WeedandWeirdness 7 years 10 months 1 week ago • 150 views • 5:03YT: Victor Gruen is, according to history, the man who invented the shopping mall... but that wasn't quite what he was aiming for. And it seemed like an appropriate day to do a video about suburban sprawl.
posted by Fantomas 7 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 575 views • 2:26YouTube description: Approaching the Unknown, Mark Elijah Rosenberg's film about an astronaut whose Mars journey does not go according to plan, combines old school non-CGI special effect techniques... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 1,234 views • 5:40From YT: Captain Disillusion teams up with Beakman of' Beakman's World' to examine some free energy claims on YouTube, in the most '90s way possible. [The honest to god Beakman... Beakman was sort... continue reading
posted by RFlagg 7 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 783 views • 12:07YouTube: You know that thing you've been putting off for awhile, that could probably be done now but instead not doing 'cause it doesn't sound like fun' right now? Well here's an explanation as to why... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 12 months ago • 16 views • 8:36YouTube: It may not look like it sitting in that cute bear bottle, but honey is a supercharged bacteria-killing powerhouse!
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years ago • 724 views • 4:20YouTube description: There is extreme fishing and then is going to such extremes that you have a rod and a worm-like lure fused to your face. Quite frankly it's the type of commitment we admire. Meet... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 1 month ago • 271 views • 6:32I made this bow and arrow using only primitive tools and materials.The bow is 1.25 m (55 inches) long and shoots 60 cm (2 feet) long arrows. I don't know the draw weight - safe to say greater than 15 kg... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 8 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 621 views • 5:54Myth or no, it's MY favorite meal of the day! YouTube: Lately, I've become a target for people who like to tell me that "I'm doing nutrition" wrong. Evidently, some people don't agree with my plea,... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 665 views • 6:12YouTube: Juice cleanses or fasts are thought of as a popular way to detox and reboot the digestive system. But, like most fad diets, juice cleanses might not be doing what you think they are.
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 4 months ago • 35 views • 3:46YouTube: Disenchanted with the out-of-date curriculum of traditional college, Jeremy Rossmann dropped out of MIT. Within a few years, he and co-founder Ashu Desai, started The Make School, a college replacement... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 493 views • 4:02I could use a salary to talk about. YouTube: In Adam Ruins Everything, host Adam Conover employs a combination of comedy, history and science to dispel widespread misconceptions about everything we... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 6 months ago • 937 views • 4:13The eight glasses of water a day is a myth! YouTube: How much water should you drink every day? Not as much as you've been told. This summer, like many summers before it, has seen a rash of articles... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 7 months ago • 793 views • 6:46"Help the truth put its shoes on." YouTube: In which Hank largely expands upon Wheaton's Law with some advice for building a better, more pleasant, more constructive internet. Of course, I would like... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 11 months ago • 247 views • 3:57Warning****hard to watch badly poisoned dog, but he's saved and healthy in the end. In a very close brush with death, we rescued this very sweet dog who had most likely ingested rat poison containing... continue reading
posted by newtboy 9 years ago • 435 views • 2:51While bigotry and racism have become increasingly unacceptable in modern society, research indicates even the most accepting persons are not as open-minded as they think. Social psychologist Josh Correll... continue reading
posted by newtboy 9 years 1 week ago • 321 views • 4:15YouTube: Finally, after what seems like eons and eons, the end is nigh. We're talking not only about the end of Crash Course Big History, but also the end of everything. The end of humanity and the end... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 4 months 1 week ago • 71 views • 13:31"Fair warning. After learning about this you may never want to like, get in your bed again."
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 6 months ago • 183 views • 4:01