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posted by ant 7 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 272 views • 15:08Videos (57) | Sift Talk (0) | Blogs (0) | Comments (1000) |
In Crystal Palace Park, in South London, are 150-year-old dinosaur models: the first ever full-size replicas of extinct animals. But they're... well, they're a bit wrong, and they likely always will be.... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 9 months 4 weeks ago • 426 views • 2:02Where the desert sands of Dubai meet the ocean, a troop of shipbuilders are taking on the enormous task of building the world's largest handmade ship.
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 11 months ago • 325 views • 4:06Predominately found in South and Central America, the Leafcutter Ant is truly an amazing creature. The complexity of teamwork and organization displayed in their societies is 2nd only to human beings and... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 281 views • 8:09The physics behind the perfect size of a jet engine.
posted by blacklotus90 8 years 3 weeks ago • 845 views • 2:04500ish were made and around half were sold outside the US before the company went under. It isn't mentioned in the video, but the chambers were specially engineered with a taper ream so that smaller cartridge... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 8 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 710 views • 5:15Also shows basics of Sumo
posted by Mordhaus 8 years 2 months ago • 1,010 views • 4:44When I was a preschooler I walked face first into a spider web. Hence my lifelong fear of the eight legged creepers. YouTube: Spiderwebs are designed to trap bug-sized creatures. So how come spiders... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 8 months ago • 27 views • 3:06"Penises sell books." YouTube: Penis size and Suicide. Not two topics that normally go together. This is Healthcare Triage News. How big is the average penis?
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 637 views • 3:12The largest container ship in the world launched earlier this month. It's nearly the size of four football fields. Here's how container ships got so huge and transformed the global economy. Subscribe to... continue reading
posted by bobknight33 9 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 1,564 views • 2:34"What happens when you drop a perfectly balanced stack of balls? And how is the result like a supernova? The classic momentum transfer demonstration, at the next level..." From http://boingboing.net/2015/02/24/how-to-... continue reading
posted by ant 9 years 2 months 1 week ago • 1,125 views • 3:34There's something to be said for polite society.
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 5 months 1 week ago • 826 views • 9:26Portion control
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 1,034 views • 2:50YouTube Description: When sunlight shines through a small hole, it casts an image of the sun on a wall some distance away. Therefore the size and shape of the hole have little effect on the size and... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 decade 1 year 2 months 1 week ago • 448 views • 3:32In this episode of smarter every day, Destin features ants in the Amazon jungle, as the little fellows work together to capture a worm. Cooperative transport allows ants to secure medium sized prey before... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 decade 1 year 2 months 3 weeks ago • 705 views • 1:40The Earth's radius is often quoted when describing the size of exoplanets, such as those recently discovered by the Kepler telescope. Why? and other interesting bits about the discovery of planets outside... continue reading
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