February 2017 saw one of the most serious dam-related engineering incidents in history with the failure of the service spillway at Oroville Dam. Whether they realized it or not, the people living and working... continue reading
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YouTube description: Behind the Scenes: https://youtu.be/3HABgm-UUi0 Download Skunkworks! http://www.audible.com/Smarter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GET SMARTER SECTION Check out Derek's video... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 5 months ago • 855 views • 11:21YouTube description: Comparing modern concrete to that of the western Roman empire. In this video, I discuss a few modern techniques that help improve design life of concrete, including roller compacted... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 7 months ago • 495 views • 9:34YouTube description: More Detailed Interviews here: Dr. Angela Olinto https://youtu.be/8S9iKtI_DGQ Felipe Ruiz https://youtu.be/JtLi6tZzsgA Dr. Tony Case https://youtu.be/m3GKfvPc2ns... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 9 months 1 week ago • 571 views • 13:50YouTube description: In the last 20 years it's been surprisingly common for space probes to end missions early because reaction wheels have failed, moreover there's been a large number of failures associated... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 9 months 1 week ago • 565 views • 7:10YouTube description: The Galton Board is a 7.5” by 4.5” desktop probability machine. This device brings to life the statistical concept of normal distribution. As you rotate the Galton Board... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 3 weeks ago • 808 views • 3:23This is very much not how I remember it being reported around the time of the repair mission. I'm sure that at the time it was incorrectly reported as being due to the effect of grinding the mirror under... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 10 months ago • 1,190 views • 7:52YouTube 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) 7 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 1,726 views • 3:13YouTube description: If you're sitting on a boat in Lake Constance, are you in three countries at once? Or just in one? Does it even matter? Because strangely, it turns out there are parts of the world... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 4 months 4 weeks ago • 556 views • 2:32"Justin Schmidt is an entomologist who studies stinging insects. Through the course of his work, he estimates that he has been stung more than 1,000 times, all in the name of science. In fact, Schmidt... continue reading
posted by blacklotus90 7 years 9 months 1 week ago • 392 views • 2:31YouTube description: Did you play with glow in the dark toys as a kid? They’re super cool, but kind of mysterious. How do they glow after all? Hank explains the phenomenon in this quick question. ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 10 months 1 week ago • 129 views • 2:37YouTube description: There's a big fire in the building and suddenly all the sprinklers turn on -- that's not really how works. Let science extinguish this myth. How Fire Burns in Space - http://bit.ly/1OqRB5b ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 11 months 1 week ago • 366 views • 4:02Exploding molten salt - what happens and why (probably, anyway) - this is the full video. :) From a YT comment: Clearly the explosion is down to the analogue imbalance transition within the hyperbolic... continue reading
posted by Zawash 8 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 583 views • 8:45YouTube Description: What has the highest melting point known to us? Hank Green explains in this episode of SciShow. This episode is brought to you by Audible. Go to Audible.com/SciShow for a free 30-day trail. ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 4 months ago • 524 views • 5:26"Eternal youth wouldn't make us invincible." YouTube: References: Aubert, G. & Lansdorp, P. M. (2008) Telomeres and aging. Physiological Review 88(2): 557–579. http://simonadellemonache.com/dispens... ... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 11 months 1 week ago • 581 views • 2:58Learnfun and Playfun are software written to automate the playing of Nintendo games, with no game-specific options, only deriving objective functions by reading memory values. In this series the author... continue reading
posted by blacklotus90 9 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 65 views • 25:35Common misconceptions about climate change. References below: For CO2, sea levels, Arctic sea ice, Antarctic and Greenland land ice: http://climate.nasa.gov Satellite data shows that ground-based... continue reading
posted by cricket 9 years 8 months 1 week ago • 868 views • 6:50YouTube Description: are you an uninsured American? Check out: https://www.healthcare.gov Music by http://www.youtube.com/JakeChudnow and http://www.audionetwork.com Mental Floss "micromorts"... continue reading
posted by Janine V. (Lilithia) 1 decade 2 months 1 week ago • 278 views • 8:06YouTube: Hanu Dixit music: https://www.youtube.com/user/HanuDixit0003 Vsauce video about the FRAME RATE of the eye: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buSaywCF6E8 Feature Film numbers [PDF]: http://www.uis.unesco.org... continue reading
posted by Janine V. (Lilithia) 1 decade 2 months 3 weeks ago • 383 views • 9:43Happy October, Month of the Hexaflexagon! Oct. 21st is the annual Celebration of Mind, in honor of Martin Gardner. Maybe you'd like to host or attend a flexagon party sometime around then, or learn about... continue reading
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