YouTube description: Something about the Apollo missions always confused me, sure, the step off of the lunar lander’s 91 cm footpad was a small step, but the step just before that was actually enormous! ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 483 views • 14:48

YouTube description: I got to see an Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola) up close and personal at the Monterey Bay Aquarium recently and I fell in love. These things are the superlative of superlatives. They... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 11 months 4 weeks ago • 1,838 views • 3:58

Something that Brian didn't mention, but which was pointed out by Elon Musk, is that the strength of stainless steel increases at cryogenic temperatures. (H/T @eric3579)

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 628 views • 12:09

YouTube description: You probably know not to lick something unfamiliar. But there are actually a surprising number of discoveries that have been made because scientists licked things.... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 768 views • 12:19

About 10 years ago, the news was packed with reports about something called colony collapse disorder — a mysterious phenomenon that involved the disappearance of enormous numbers of bees. Then, the news... continue reading

posted by newtboy 5 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 522 views • 3:30

Cutting down some leaning trees at a friends house. These cedar trees were healthy but too close for comfort and one was leaning. There are a lot of things that can go wrong with something like this, do... continue reading

posted by eric3579 5 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 1,785 views • 7:59

Tom tests the level and duration of reverberation in giant WWII underground fuel storage tanks. Best youtube comment..."I'm slightly disappointed that you didn't shout out something like "BOLLOCKS" ".

posted by nanrod 5 years 7 months 1 week ago • 747 views • 3:28

From Youtube: It’s hard to define what makes something beautiful, but we seem to know beauty when we see it. Why is that and how does beauty affect our subconscious?

posted by w1ndex 5 years 8 months 1 week ago • 544 views • 7:37

In the 1830s, two French brothers, François and Joseph Blanc, pulled off the first telecoms scam in history. The optical telegraph, a line of semaphore towers stretching from hilltop to hilltop, was for... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 5 years 9 months ago • 527 views • 5:49

Back in the 1920s, wingwalking claimed lives. Daredevils would move around on the top of a plane's wings, in mid-flight, often without any harness or any safety line. Maybe they'd be able to clip onto... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 5 years 9 months ago • 74 views • 4:09

From youtube: UV at ground level is non-ionizing but it damages DNA and causes photoaging - how? Also, it turns out glass doesn't block all UV (specifically UVA passes through). This is something I learned... continue reading

posted by nanrod 5 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 383 views • 4:46

YouTube description: Wind can be one of the most critical and complicated loads on civil structures. The case of the Tacoma Narrows bridge is a well-known cautionary tale that’s discussed in engineering... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 10 months ago • 707 views • 8:48

"How can you make a video on something you've never done?"

posted by Mekanikal 5 years 10 months ago • 100 views • 4:01

The nutrient content of food is declining. Is it because of soil depletion, selective breeding, or... something else?

posted by nanrod 5 years 10 months 1 week ago • 580 views • 7:30

So unshelled Brazil nuts are actually seeds found inside a larger fruit that looks like a cannonball. Learn something new everyday.

posted by nanrod 5 years 10 months 1 week ago • 396 views • 11:08

YouTube description: They may be dressed in black, but crow funerals aren't the solemn events that we hold for our dead. These birds cause a ruckus around their fallen friend. Are they just scared,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 1 month 1 week ago • 858 views • 4:35

YouTube description: The Galton Board is a 7.5” by 4.5” desktop probability machine. This device brings to life the statistical concept of normal distribution. As you rotate the Galton Board... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 808 views • 3:23

"Pill bugs. Doodle bugs. Potato bugs. Wood Shrimp. Whatever you call them, there’s something less creepy about these critters than other insects. Maybe it’s because they’re not insects at all..." ... continue reading

posted by ant 6 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 519 views • 3:30

Without neutrons, harnessing nuclear energy would be impossible. Try Audible free for 30 days: http://audible.com/veritasium I have a new documentary coming out in a few months - sign up here to be... continue reading

posted by b4rringt0n 6 years 1 month 4 weeks ago • 667 views • 7:38

Youtube: Many people sent me this story: it covers my favourite topics of power grids and temporal anomalies. But when the mainstream press have already covered it, how could I add something more? The... continue reading

posted by nanrod 6 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 493 views • 4:12