YouTube description: In something like water, particles like electrons can beat light in a race – and cause a blue glow to prove it. Hosted by: Caitlin Hofmeister... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 9 months ago • 341 views • 3:07Videos (110) | Sift Talk (0) | Blogs (0) | Comments (1000) |
Inuktitut syllabics are brilliant. A writing system that's not an alphabet, but something really clever: an abugida, one designed from scratch for a language very unlike anything European. /YT
posted by notarobot 7 years 9 months ago • 84 views • 4:06Love these vids; I learn something every time. Simply put, Sir Martyn Poliakoff explains every bit of the catalytic reaction of breaking the bonds within the Hydrogen Peroxide molecule, to somewhat dramatic... continue reading
posted by oblio70 7 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 153 views • 8:08The reaction of Sulfuric Acid and Matches, I feel it's something new.
posted by A-Rah 7 years 9 months 4 weeks ago • 22 views • 4:17YouTube description: Ken Spitulski from KenCraft Company Inc. shows the real power of a tablesaw. (via digg)... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 2,152 views • 1:38Today's recipe is for a traditional "Pound Cake." This comes from Amelia Simmons's 1796 cookbook, "American Cookery." While it's called a cake, there are clues in the text that this was intended to be... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 29 views • 9:38YouTube description: Octopus, platypus, walrus…there’s something about that –us ending that makes us hesitate when we want to make a plural. Here's what you need to know before you pluralize.... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 270 views • 2:25Holy Mary mother of God, I did not know that something like this existed, or just how in depth the writing was on Rick and Morty. My mind is just a wee bit blown right now...
posted by WeedandWeirdness 7 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 150 views • 5:03A few months ago, @MrFisk submitted http://videosift.com/video/The-Most-Satisfying-Video-Ever-Made and I really dug the music...It was from Macintosh Plus' album Floral Shoppe, which has become a touchstone... continue reading
posted by oblio70 7 years 12 months ago • 167 views • 8:23https://youtu.be/7uL8eCpSt24 This month I've been learning a new instrument. I can already play guitar and piano so I decided to learn something new with the Bamboo Saxophone and cover the jazz piece... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 3 weeks ago • 24 views • 7:12This is an amazing visual exploration of hip-hop that looks one level deeper into how rap is a beautifully intricate weaving of rhymes and rhythm into something that is greater than the sum of its parts.... continue reading
posted by blacklotus90 8 years 1 month 1 week ago • 572 views • 12:44YT-Elliot Crown was one of a few citizens allowed to speak and used his time to point out PROOF of possible voter fraud considering ALL NYC counties Hillary won were with THIS special black box... While... continue reading
posted by newtboy 8 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 973 views • 1:22Destin livin' and lovin' life! YouTube: GET SMARTER SECTION Watch all the Smarter Every Day videos about helicopters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL... Tail Number CGYYW is a 2011 Robinson R44 II ... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 2 months ago • 650 views • 9:12YouTube description: Welcome to the world of contronyms, where words mean something--as well as its opposite. Produced for Mental Floss. (via digg)... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 728 views • 3:10YouTube: We can purge our stomachs by vomiting when we consume something that our body thinks might be harmful, but what about animals that can't?
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 5 months 1 week ago • 21 views • 3:33YouTube: Disenchanted with the out-of-date curriculum of traditional college, Jeremy Rossmann dropped out of MIT. Within a few years, he and co-founder Ashu Desai, started The Make School, a college replacement... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 493 views • 4:02Uploaded on Oct 19, 2011 I read part of Bradfords diary once and from what I gather a large number of the men would get up in the morning and instead of going to work would go to the communal store... continue reading
posted by bobknight33 8 years 7 months ago • 189 views • 8:34"Something just clicked in your brain."
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 7 months 1 week ago • 1,065 views • 9:45This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Building strong children is easier than repairing broken adults. Why allow something to break only to try to fix... continue reading
posted by LukeForsyth455 8 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 24 views • 17:43The eight glasses of water a day is a myth! YouTube: How much water should you drink every day? Not as much as you've been told. This summer, like many summers before it, has seen a rash of articles... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 793 views • 6:46