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We love wood here at The Slingshot Channel. It is our most important raw material by a great margin. When we found this 20" piece of European Dogwood (Cornus Sanguinea) while cleaning up the shed, we immediately... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 1 month ago • 203 views • 13:07Caesium 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 7 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 716 views • 7:36(H/T @eric3579)
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 366 views • 15:44Published on Nov 6, 2016 Urine is mainly water (at least 95 percent), but the rest is a surprisingly complicated brew of components that include urea, chloride, sodium, potassium, creatinine and other... continue reading
posted by bobknight33 7 years 4 months ago • 66 viewsYouTube description: As the world’s largest technology manufacturers increasingly move toward creating products that are designed to be difficult or impossible to repair, Motherboard has started looking... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 426 views • 9:15for Workers, Employers, and Pretty Much Everybody YouTube: Maybe the person working near you, the one who dragged himself to work and is now coughing and sneezing, couldn’t afford to stay home. Each... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 521 views • 5:25From Transformers to The Martian, Hollywood films are looking to China's massive audiences.
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 660 views • 6:03YouTube description: Behind any commercial flight is centuries of political negotiations and accords that dictate who, how, and where airlines can fly. (H/T @eric3579)... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 5 months ago • 411 views • 14:05This 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 6 months 2 weeks ago • 497 views • 6:07Last month I brought attention to a particularly nasty product currently promoted online to vulnerable people as a cancer cure. Black salve is a paste made from a mixture of Bloodroot extract and zinc... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 330 views • 8:10YouTube description: It’s probably the most well known peacetime battle between the USA and the Soviet Union, in both technological and ideological terms of the 20th century. Although the USA won... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 8 months ago • 811 views • 14:23"Urushiol oil in poison sumac, poison oak, and poison ivy may produce a severe skin rash. Timely urushiol removal can prevent poison ivy skin reaction. The key is to understand how poison ivy works... ... continue reading
posted by ant 7 years 9 months ago • 1,239 views • 5:14YouTube: 'SIMON’S CAT LOGIC' CREDITS: Directed by: Chris Gavin Producer: Emma Burch Cat Expert: Nicky Trevorrow Animation & Graphics: Simon Tofield Junior Designer: Liza Nechaeva Production... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 10 months 1 week ago • 397 views • 6:24Watch this complex object get 3D printed in less than 15 minutes. Sean and Norm visit Carbon, the makers of the M1 3D printer, to get a demo of this new super fast 3D printing technology working in real-time.... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 384 views • 24:31I made a rough type of textile from bark fibre. This is the same tree I use for making cordage though I don’t know its name. It has been raining a lot here lately (the video also shows how well the hut... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 11 months 4 weeks ago • 639 views • 4:48YouTube: What is the difference between brand name and generic products? AsapTHOUGHT TASTE TEST: https://youtu.be/rYmon9AO1os
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 12 months ago • 915 views • 3:30YouTube description: Freezer burn, what's your deal? Why are you ruining our dinner plans? Hosted by: Michael Aranda ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years ago • 256 views • 1:47YouTube 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 2 months 3 weeks ago • 524 views • 5:26