WOPR!

posted by Mordhaus 6 months ago • 539 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 8 months 3 weeks ago • 575 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) 9 months 3 weeks ago • 458 views • 4:33

Kurzgesagt on detonating a nuclear bomb in the Marianas Trench.

posted by w1ndex 10 months ago • 685 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 10 months 3 weeks ago • 19 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 1 year 3 weeks ago • 621 views • 7:38

Scary

posted by Mordhaus 1 year 4 months 1 week ago • 528 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 1 year 6 months ago • 746 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) 1 year 6 months 1 week ago • 1,672 views • 7:14

Exploring a few innovations in nuclear power generation that could make new plants much safer...if we were still making new plants.

posted by newtboy 2 years ago • 621 views • 8:11

John Oliver is not afraid to put his money where his mouth is. Back in February, realizing that President Trump gets most of his ideas from cable news, the Emmy-winning Last Week Tonight host purchased... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 years 1 month 1 week ago • 584 views • 1:37

Caesium is an alkali metal and has physical and chemical properties similar to those of rubidium and potassium. The metal is extremely reactive and pyrophoric, reacting with water even at −116 °C (−177... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 703 views • 7:36

It takes less acceleration to get to other stars than our own sun. Crazy, huh?

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 3 months 1 week ago • 1,859 views • 3:13

Uhoh YouTube: Most systems and machines people design break from time to time. That also applies to the United States' nuclear weapons. This video was originally published in June 2015.

posted by PlayhousePals 2 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 917 views • 3:50

In the event of a nuclear war, on top of all the damage from the bombs themselves, our world may enter what’s known as a nuclear winter. Could we survive it?

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 412 views • 3:33

At Qaanaaq, in Greenland, there's IS18: an infrasound station that's quietly listening for nuclear tests — or any other large bang. Here's what, why, and a few words the man who, for years, has been... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 8 months 1 week ago • 221 views • 4:08

For info about divesting from nuclear weapons companies, go to http://responsibleinvest.org/

posted by Mordhaus 3 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 96 views • 3:15

Some are having fun trying [or so it seems]. YouTube: There are a lot of nuclear weapons on Earth, so many that we often say it’s enough to “destroy the world several times over.” But could we?... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 3 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 177 views • 2:43