On a hike looking for rare limestone endemic plants in Death Valley, we spotted the wreckage of a plane! After several hours of hiking and many interesting plants, we managed to scramble over to the wreck.... continue reading

posted by eric3579 2 months 1 week ago • 1,746 views • 5:01

YouTube description: In 1951, the American F-86 Sabre went head-to-head with the Soviet MiG-15 in the skies above North Korea. Both sides wanted to capture examples of each others aircraft. The Soviets... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 9 months 3 weeks ago • 818 views • 6:07

This successful test of the upgraded and now human rated Dragon capsule is the first step towards the USA being able to send astronauts to the ISS without hitching a lift on Russian Soyuz spacecraft. ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 4 months ago • 511 views • 4:57

YouTube description: On August 8th, 1918, Allied forces in France launched the Hundred Days Offensive, one of the first combined arms operations of the war that included hundreds of tanks, airplanes,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 7 months 2 weeks ago • 387 views • 3:15

YouTube description: We take a field trip to the 2018 Summer Steam-up, an annual gathering of hobbyists who build and operate model trains with working steam engines! Tested meets up with two model... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago • 328 views • 14:32

This video shows a deep-sea squid Gonatus onyx fighting to eat an owlfish Pseudobathylagus milleri. It was recorded using remotely operated vehicle Doc Ricketts.

posted by newtboy 1 year 10 months 2 weeks ago • 816 views • 2:17

Luscombe was an aircraft manufacturer that ceased operation around 1950, this one is a 1946 Luscombe 8A/ O-200. This video explains the annual inspection legally required to keep it airworthy and certified. ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 12 months ago • 694 views • 7:23

YouTube description: Let's find out how they put 3D images into glass objects. Known as a 'Bubblegram', vitrography or sub-surface laser engraving, this technology has been around for a very long time... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 306 views • 6:28

How to dial your phone, now that the operator won't do all the work for you. A public training film from well within living memory, at a time when youngsters might need the instruction in order to use... continue reading

posted by Buttle 2 years 2 months 4 weeks ago • 1,487 views • 9:51

YouTube description: This is Barsha Pump, it's a new water pump created by aQysta. "Barsha" means rain in Nepalese and the pumps are being made available across Nepal, Indonesia, Zambia and 9 other countries. ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 4 months ago • 736 views • 3:19

The European Space Agency (ESA) is part of an international effort to monitor and – ultimately – tackle space debris. This junk – accumulated in orbit since the dawn of the space age sixty years... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 133 views • 3:37

YT - Everyday Astronaut Published on Jan 24, 2018 It’s ALIVE!!!!! For the very first time, the Falcon Heavy has successfully lit all 27 of its mighty Merlin engines in preparation for its maiden launch.... continue reading

posted by Buck 2 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 172 views • 8:38

YouTube description: I'm visiting the University of Iowa's National Advanced Driving Simulator, to answer a question: how unsafe is it for me to vlog while driving? Is vlogging while driving dangerous?... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 803 views • 4:27

I built a natural draft furnace to test ideas about how hot a furnace could get without the use of bellows. Natural draft is the flow of air through a furnace due to rising hot air. The hot gasses in the... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 8 months 1 week ago • 444 views • 5:46

The Lahti L-39 is a Finnish 20 mm anti-tank rifle used during the Second World War. It had excellent accuracy, penetration and range, but its size made transportation difficult. It was nicknamed "Norsupyssy"... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 3 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 93 views • 10:14

Extreme Ownership | Jocko Willink | TEDxUniversityofNevada From YouTube: War is hell, but war is also a brutal teacher. War teaches you about brotherhood, honor, humility, and leadership. In this riveting... continue reading

posted by chicchorea 3 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 114 views • 13:50

YouTube description: I thought about saying "secret patterns" or "mysterious patterns" in the title, but that'd be a lie: they're just mostly unknown! So let's talk about tactile paving, about design,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 5 months 4 weeks ago • 1,721 views • 3:13

What is the basic unit for tanks? How big is it? How does it operate? How are orders conveyed? All this and a bit more.

posted by Mordhaus 3 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 369 views • 9:13

Published on Oct 17, 2016 In this explosive new video from Project Veritas Action, a Democratic dirty tricks operative unwittingly provides a dark money trail to the DNC and Clinton campaign. The video... continue reading

posted by bobknight33 3 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 37 views • 16:27

I invented the Bow Blower, a combination of the bow drill and forge blower to make a device that can force air into a fire while being easy to construct from commonly occurring natural materials using... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 3 years 11 months 1 week ago • 1,383 views • 4:32