YouTube description: In March 1974, Chinese farmers digging a well unearthed the greatest archaeological find of the century - the buried Terracotta Army. After coming across a life-sized human head... continue reading
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I built a water powered hammer called a “Monjolo”. I started by making a water spout from half a hollow log to direct water from the creek. This was set up in the creek and water flowed through it.... continue reading
posted by Joe Motion (lurgee) 7 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 1,216 views • 8:51Brilliant Earth has scammed thousands of customers They claim to: 1) Provide their customers with the exact origin of their diamonds, and 2) Track their diamonds from mine to consumer- making sure... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 1,739 views • 5:02YouTube description: In a dusty, crowded shop in Milan, Italy, artist Osvaldo Menegazzi toils, as he has for decades, designing intricate decks of tarot cards. Every card a handmade work of art, Mengazzi... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 304 views • 2:11This goblet is made using filigrana, a style of blown glass made with colorless, white, and sometimes colored canes that originated on the island of Murano in the 16th century. The canemaking and glassblowing... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 3 months 1 week ago • 262 views • 10:27In this video I build a garden to grow Cassava and yams, two staple food crops. Cassava is a shrub that develops large edible roots. Yams are a climbing vine that produce large, edible underground bulbs... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 99 views • 6:27YouTube description: Originally built by the Incas, the manmade salt pans in Maras, Peru, have endured for over 500 years. Beneath the Qaqawiñay mountains runs a salty fresh spring, which empties into... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 1,535 views • 1:20YouTube description: View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-super-glue-was-invented-moments-of-vision-8-jessica-oreck Today, super glue is a nearly indispensable household item — but its... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 4 months ago • 362 views • 1:54Uhoh 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 7 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 924 views • 3:50It's Twue!
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 775 views • 1:39The original title had old movies, but fuck that, a movie from 2004 is not an 'old' movie.
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 6 months ago • 1,693 views • 3:16YouTube description: Lost for decades beneath the streets of Naples, Italy, the Galleria Borbonica is a time capsule of the city's history. The system of tunnels and caverns was originally created in... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 6 months 1 week ago • 139 views • 1:28I built a prawn trap from lawyer cane, sticks and vine. Then I caught some prawns and ate them. Prawn (and fish) traps are simple traps designed to catch aquatic life due to their shape. It consists... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 7 months 1 week ago • 257 views • 7:16Via YouTube: A new study led by the U.K.’s Queen Mary University has found that even relatively simple animals like bumblebees can teach other how to perform somewhat complex tasks such as pulling a... continue reading
posted by Gratefulmom 7 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 595 views • 1:11This is without a doubt the most entertaining A Capella Science song yet. The song assumes you already know about Crispr-Cas9, so it never actually explains that it's a targeted gene editing technique... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 8 months 1 week ago • 497 views • 6:07"The four-day post-apocalyptic party in California’s Mojave desert began in 2010 and has seen steady growth each year. While it embraces many influences (video games like Fallout, films like Book Of... continue reading
posted by blacklotus90 7 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 117 views • 5:30"... In this episode we take a look at some facts, secrets, and history of Luigi. Luigi is was by Nintendo veteran Shigeru Miyamoto, and is portrayed as the fraternal twin brother of Mario. Luigi first... continue reading
posted by ant 7 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 12 views • 7:36YouTube description: The song “American Woman” by The Guess Who wasn't ever supposed to happen. It wasn't planned, staged or pre-meditated. Yet you all know the iconic riff. Sometimes all it takes... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 10 months ago • 1,835 views • 3:02"... Did you know ‘Independence Day’ was originally titled ‘Doomsday’? That’s just one of the blockbuster facts jammed into the latest episode of ‘You Think You Know Movies’! ..."
posted by ant 7 years 11 months 1 week ago • 16 views • 2:58