Sometimes, it seems hard to go outside and face the day. But what would happen if you never saw sunlight?
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 30 views • 3:32Videos (82) | Sift Talk (1) | Blogs (0) | Comments (1000) |
For the past 50 years, kung fu master Li Liangui has been contorting his body into seemingly impossible positions as he practices one of the more unusual Chinese martial arts. The 70-year-old is an expert... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 3 weeks ago • 334 views • 2:18The Magnus effect is an amazing phenomena: It can lift rotating objects up into the air, seemingly defeating gravity. Bruce Yeany brought out a cool video showing how to make flyers from paper cups... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 1 month 1 week ago • 583 views • 6:40John Oliver is not afraid to put his money where his mouth is. Back in February, realizing that President Trump gets most of his ideas from cable news, the Emmy-winning Last Week Tonight host purchased... continue reading
posted by newtboy 7 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 601 views • 1:37YouTube: Some things are not as they seem.
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 1 month 4 weeks ago • 1,587 views • 3:45"Tardigrades, also referred to as "water bears," are eight-legged microscopic animals that are seemingly impossible to kill, having been found everywhere from Antarctica to the deep sea."
posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 7 years 2 months 1 week ago • 1,101 views • 4:10YouTube: Heart disease continues to be the number one killer in the United States. Because of that, billions of dollars are spent every year on medications that reduce your risk of disease and death. Compounding... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 3 months 4 weeks ago • 46 views • 6:22YouTube: No one is ever boring: we just seem boring when we haven’t learnt the surprisingly easy art of being honest about our vulnerabilities.
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 3 months 4 weeks ago • 572 views • 6:05YT: Why we can't seem to agree on what's true when it's easier than ever to check.
posted by ChaosEngine 7 years 5 months 1 week ago • 109 views • 19:02Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” (“The Magic Flute”) is widely regarded as one of the most influential operas in history. And while it may seem like a childish fairytale at first... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 6 months ago • 1,331 views • 5:48After installing the Windows Anniversary Update for Windows 10 it would seem we picked up a lot more than we bargained for. There is a feature now that allows Microsoft to quietly install popular games... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 6 months 1 week ago • 81 views • 13:57At Autodesk's Pier 9 workshop in San Francisco -- and no, this isn't an ad, pull down the description for more! -- there are giant robot arms using welders to 3D print with stainless steel. Which seemed... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 6 months 1 week ago • 782 views • 4:51You might think you're really hot when you're not. So taking off clothing might seem like a great idea, even though it's not.
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 314 views • 4:03Hank AND cats? Be still my heart! YouTube: Do you give ancient Egypt credit for the domestication of cats? That’s what many people think! But, with some new evidence, it seems that cats became our... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 7 months 1 week ago • 520 views • 4:51"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 10 months 1 week ago • 1,239 views • 5:14YT: Victor Gruen is, according to history, the man who invented the shopping mall... but that wasn't quite what he was aiming for. And it seemed like an appropriate day to do a video about suburban sprawl.
posted by Fantomas 7 years 10 months 4 weeks ago • 575 views • 2:26It seems like every few months, there’s some kind of news about problems with the scientific publishing industry. Why does this keep happening? And what can be done to fix the system?
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 11 months ago • 409 views • 9:11Cooking and leaching Black bean to remove the poison making it safe to eat. A basket was made to leach the poison out in a stream. Also shown are Atherton Oak nuts. The Aboriginal artifacts found near... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 12 months ago • 299 views • 4:51Seems safe. What could go wrong?
posted by nock 8 years 3 weeks ago • 255 views • 3:19YouTube: A waterfall that seems to just disappear into the ground sounds pretty unbelievable, but scientists are still bewildered by the mysteries of Devil's Kettle Falls.
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 3 weeks ago • 254 views • 3:22