https://www.iter.org/ In southern France, 35 nations* are collaborating to build the world's largest tokamak, a magnetic fusion device that has been designed to prove the feasibility of fusion as a... continue reading

posted by eric3579 10 months 2 weeks ago • 901 views • 7:59

From Youtube, "Upcoming videos will explore what life on a submarine is like. Click here if you want to sub

posted by w1ndex 10 months 2 weeks ago • 321 views • 29:25

YouTube description: There’s no telling what you can do when you put your mind to it. Take Richard Hull, he built a small-scale fusion reactor—in a shed, in his backyard. A retired electronics engineer,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 7 months ago • 1,454 views • 3:32

WOPR!

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 545 views • 8:01

I may be one of the largest repositories of random, useless knowledge but I had absolutely no idea this happened.

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 580 views • 12:17

YouTube description: At Reed College in Portland, Oregon, there's a TRIGA nuclear reactor, used for research. You can stand next to it and watch the blue glow from the bottom of a deep swimming pool.... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 460 views • 4:33

Kurzgesagt on detonating a nuclear bomb in the Marianas Trench.

posted by w1ndex 2 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 688 views • 6:03

In the far north of Canada sit the DEW Line stations: "Distant Early Warning". Built in the 1950s, these were the sites that would have sounded the alarm if the Soviet Union ever attacked North America.... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 11 months 1 week ago • 20 views • 2:59

Without neutrons, harnessing nuclear energy would be impossible. Try Audible free for 30 days: http://audible.com/veritasium I have a new documentary coming out in a few months - sign up here to be... continue reading

posted by b4rringt0n 3 years 1 month 1 week ago • 657 views • 7:38

Scary

posted by Mordhaus 3 years 5 months ago • 532 views • 2:17

All nuclear waste is currently in temporary storage. Finland is building the first long term permanent storage site in the world. How do you convey a warning not to tamper with such a place tens of... continue reading

posted by eric3579 3 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 773 views • 11:09

YouTube description: Ever wondered how they film a tank shell in flight for over 100m meters like it was travelling at walking speed or the instant of a nuclear explosion. In this video, I look at... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 7 months ago • 1,673 views • 7:14