YouTube description: People use boats for all kinds of reasons, and in the same way, there are all kinds, shapes, sizes, and ages of locks used for waterway navigation across the world. Freight is big... continue reading
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YouTube description: 50 Years Ago Apollo 13 was preparing to launch on a mission that would become famous for the wrong reasons, 56 Hours into the mission an oxygen tank would explode, blowing the side... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 1 month ago • 29 views • 12:18"Why does America's system for picking the president start in Iowa? Before Americans vote on the next president in November, both major political parties have to settle on a nominee. That process is... continue reading
posted by ant 4 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 309 views • 8:03For three centuries, farmers living in the remote mountains of northern Turkey have communicated great distances by whistling. It’s a language called kuş dili that is still used to this day, though... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 4 years 3 months 1 week ago • 100 views • 2:41"There's a scientific reason behind your 'second stomach.' ... How is it that, after stuffing ourselves full at dinner, we somehow find room to eat again once dessert comes around? Turns out, the thing... continue reading
posted by ant 4 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 234 views • 4:15What if a Passenger was the ONLY one left to land the plane? Could a passenger theoretically do it, without ANY previous knowledge or training? In todays Special video, I will go through the required... continue reading
posted by BSR 4 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 25 views • 31:56From Youtube, "Well, looks like it's that time of year again. When Ben Shapiro (or anyone else) argues that rap and hip hop aren't technically considered music, they're flying in the face of basically... continue reading
posted by w1ndex 4 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 21 views • 13:55YouTube description: There's an economic reason why everyone is going to Iceland lately. Gear I use https://goo.gl/qxMR2o Iz made a travel vlog from our trip too. It's good: https://youtu.be/01inM9Nc1bM ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 3 months 1 week ago • 606 views • 6:40Thanks to a weird golden goal rule. YouTube description: Barbados needed to win by two, but they were only up one. So instead of scoring in the traditional way they intentionally kicked in an own... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 4 months 1 week ago • 432 views • 5:35"Elevator. It’s a fascination and a fear for many. Countless action movies and TV shows feature stuck elevators, fights in elevators, and, of course falling elevators. How many times when an elevator... continue reading
posted by ant 5 years 6 months ago • 219 views • 7:36YT: There's a reason music videos look strange. I could just talk about framerate, cuts and continuity... or I could get an actual music video director. And a leaf blower.
posted by Lumm 5 years 6 months 4 weeks ago • 388 views • 3:05Why did soldiers in World War Two get issued with clips of ammunition instead of magazines? The reasons are quite practical.
posted by Mordhaus 5 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 21 views • 6:44Cannibalism is a clear taboo in our society. But, putting ethics aside, what are the other reasons why you should not eat other humans?
posted by Mordhaus 5 years 11 months 1 week ago • 93 views • 3:44"We've all seen TV snow. Whether because the TV is detuned, or just because we're trying to tune our Mega Drive into a new channel. But why, on a colour TV is this static still presented in a monochrome... continue reading
posted by ant 5 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 148 views • 7:20OK. A thing I didn't say, that I probably should have, is that we haven't actually had a chance to do as much research on marijuana as we should have. Edibles have different effects than smoking which... continue reading
posted by eric3579 6 years 3 weeks ago • 593 views • 3:40Police in West Midlands, UK have released footage of criminals stealing a car by relaying a signal from the key inside the home, to the car in the driveway. Source: CNNMoney I've always wondered... continue reading
posted by b4rringt0n 6 years 1 month ago • 961 views • 1:30YouTube description: In Göttingen, Germany, there's a four-tonne steel ball that can be raised up a 14-metre tower -- and then dropped in less than two seconds, crashing back to earth. It makes tiny,... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 724 views • 3:34https://youtu.be/IcLZqpB_QPg You might be benefiting from the weird units you've never heard every time you put on your shoes or read about dark matter. Hosted by: Olivia Gordon (H/T @eric3579)
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 3 months 1 week ago • 1,465 views • 12:43Summary: Fluidized beds are used in industry for various reasons. They also happen to be really cool to play with and swim in. I made a liquid sand hot tub by adding air in just the right way. MUSIC- ... continue reading
posted by newtboy 6 years 5 months 1 week ago • 873 views • 10:03