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) 8 months 1 week ago • 1,434 views • 3:32

WOPR!

posted by Mordhaus 1 year 7 months 3 weeks ago • 544 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 1 year 10 months 2 weeks ago • 576 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) 1 year 11 months 2 weeks ago • 458 views • 4:33

Kurzgesagt on detonating a nuclear bomb in the Marianas Trench.

posted by w1ndex 1 year 11 months 3 weeks ago • 687 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 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 2 years 2 months 1 week ago • 654 views • 7:38

Scary

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 6 months ago • 531 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 2 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 762 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) 2 years 8 months ago • 1,673 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 3 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 624 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 3 years 3 months ago • 588 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 3 years 4 months 1 week ago • 707 views • 7:36

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

posted by Mordhaus 3 years 5 months ago • 1,860 views • 3:13