I built a water powered hammer called a “Monjolo”. I started by making a water spout from half a hollow log to direct water from the creek. This was set up in the creek and water flowed through it.... continue reading

posted by Joe Motion (lurgee) 7 years 6 months ago • 1,217 views • 8:51

The Voyager 1 space probe is the furthest man-made object from Earth, and the fastest. But right now, it's moving towards us. Relatively speaking. At Mission Control for the Deep Space Network, inside... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 6 months 1 week ago • 656 views • 3:26

I built this pottery kiln and some pottery from termite mound clay to test an alternative clay source to my usual one from the creek bank. I started by making a large grate from ordinary clay. It was just... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 7 months 1 week ago • 420 views • 11:27

Via YouTube: Incredible view of the western world from the mind of a small tribe living in the Amazon rain forest.

posted by Gratefulmom 7 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 1,300 views • 6:30

Yttrium, terbium, erbium and ytterbium were all named after one small town on the Stockholm archipelago. But it could have been different, and there could have been many other names. From a snowy bit of... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 8 months ago • 18 views • 2:16

In this video I build a garden to grow Cassava and yams, two staple food crops. Cassava is a shrub that develops large edible roots. Yams are a climbing vine that produce large, edible underground bulbs... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 8 months 1 week ago • 100 views • 6:27

From NYT: "...a really big drain called a spillway. And once you see it full of spiraling water, it is hard to take your eyes off it. For the first time in a decade, January and February have brought... continue reading

posted by chicchorea 7 years 8 months 1 week ago • 1,900 views • 1:31

Chop up 2 pounds of potatoes (or one pound, then halve the dressing) Toss with olive oil salt and pepper pepper pepper Bake at 400 30-45 minutes, wrastle' once or twice Dressing: 1/2 cup walnut oil ... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 9 months ago • 233 views • 3:48

In this small city near San Francisco, the dead outnumber the living by a thousand to one. There's some gruesome history here - and a few questions for the future.

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 11 months ago • 22 views • 2:45

At the Computer History Museum, in Mountain View, California, there sits a small teapot. It's the world's most famous teapot.

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 921 views • 2:34

The best technical description of what happened. Many small human errors combined to create the conditions for this tragic accident.

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 1,750 views • 11:23

Join the world’s transition to sustainable energy. Powerwall 2 is a battery for homes and small businesses that stores the sun’s energy and delivers clean, reliable electricity when the sun isn’t... continue reading

posted by newtboy 7 years 12 months ago • 279 views • 19:04

Via YouTube: A new study led by the U.K.’s Queen Mary University has found that even relatively simple animals like bumblebees can teach other how to perform somewhat complex tasks such as pulling a... continue reading

posted by Gratefulmom 8 years ago • 595 views • 1:11

This informative video shows how I catch catfish out of the storm sewer. I was using 20lb line, a small circle hook, and Sewer fishing is real and I encourage y'all to try it by using the methods in this... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 2 months 1 week ago • 26 views • 2:51

Three hundred and sixty degrees, of seven hundred clowns, all in one small room. Use the arrows in the upper left to look around. Turn on CC for bonus information.

posted by newtboy 8 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 16 views • 2:07

When Dr. John Reid, Chairman of the Trimontium Trust, contacted us and asked for our help in order to shed some light on an ancient mystery, we immediately agreed! Dr. Reid and his team did some excavations... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 344 views • 29:38

YouTube description: A good anvil is the mother of all shop tools. Here is tour of my small collection, and a few things I have learned regarding anvils over the years. Thank you for watching. ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 3 months ago • 699 views • 7:58

The Speke’s gazelle is the world's smallest gazelle, and is also one of the most endangered. This Bambi lookalike lives in the semidesert areas in the Horn of Africa. Named after English explorer John... continue reading

posted by blacklotus90 8 years 3 months ago • 202 views • 1:07

YouTube description: On La Gomera, a small island in Spain’s Canary Islands, the last speakers of a language without words reside. "El Silbo," a whistled communication used in rural and isolated areas,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 3 months ago • 197 views • 3:53