The Secret Architecture of America’s $1BN Fortress This is how the US built its most hi-tech and controversial embassy.
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Before NOVA begins its construction, the Rainbow Bridge only exists in a 900-year-old painting that shows the bustling capital city of Kaifeng. Another NOVA ancient construction episode, again narrated... continue reading
posted by newtboy 1 year 6 months 3 weeks ago • 65 views • 54:16A classic NOVA episode about attempting to build a Roman tepidarium, or hot baths, in Turkey. Narrated by Stacey Keach.
posted by newtboy 1 year 6 months 3 weeks ago • 141 views • 54:28Testing the Secret Optical Tool that Let you Draw like a Photo - Camera Lucida
posted by newtboy 1 year 8 months 2 weeks ago • 467 views • 8:01I’ve Got a HUGE Secret Hiding Behind This Fake Office
posted by BSR 1 year 11 months ago • 352 views • 17:16Scientists have long been marveled by the secrets of the Universe. However, the more they discover, the much more they realize they haven't even started scratching the surface! Much of the limitation... continue reading
posted by BSR 2 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 48 views • 10:32Axolotls are one of science’s most studied animals. Why, you ask? These extraordinary salamanders are masters of regeneration: they can flawlessly regenerate body parts ranging from amputated limbs and... continue reading
posted by newtboy 2 years 7 months 1 week ago • 225 views • 5:22How does order spontaneously arise out of chaos? The Secret of Synchronization
posted by bobknight33 3 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 13 views • 20:58Thoughty2 looks at altered states of reality.
posted by w1ndex 3 years 7 months 1 week ago • 19 views • 18:30YouTube description: The Roadmachines Mono-Rail may have been the only truly useful, fit-for-purpose monorail in the world. Of the hundreds that were built, most were never meant for passengers. But... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 7 months 4 weeks ago • 443 views • 3:24"Not every yellow bloom ― or fluffy white globe ― taking over your backyard is a dandelion. Some of them are close relatives called catsears. But both of them have a little secret. To tell them apart... continue reading
posted by ant 3 years 8 months 1 week ago • 82 views • 4:50YouTube description: For more from the Georgia Aquarium go to: https://www.georgiaaquarium.org
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 68 views • 8:55YT description-Much of the information on the midnight paintings was obtained from this website which has a few more paintings I didn't mention. If you want to learn even more I encourage people to visit it. ... continue reading
posted by newtboy 4 years 2 months ago • 1,087 views • 11:53YouTube description: You are probably aware of the fact that elephants make trumpeting noises - but did you know that most of their communication is so low pitched that humans can’t even hear it? ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 5 months 4 weeks ago • 489 views • 6:05Secret Service Most Wanted Man Explains How He Swindled Millions from Banks
posted by bobknight33 4 years 6 months 1 week ago • 25 views • 15:38From Youtube, "Who FILES A LAWSUIT UNDER THE SEA? A depressed Plankton wakes up and goes to the Krusty Krab one morning without a plan to steal the Krabby Patty secret formula, telling Karen that... continue reading
posted by w1ndex 4 years 7 months ago • 48 views • 23:21YouTube 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) 4 years 8 months ago • 824 views • 6:07YouTube description: Making a faster plane takes more than building better engines and structures. To go supersonic, engineers had to solve hundreds of problems -- including ditching one of the biggest... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 537 views • 4:36