YouTube description: The Park-Car was invented by Brooks Walker in the 1930s and patented in the 1950s. The car included a fifth wheel that allowed it to rotate in and out of parking spaces, as well... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 6 months ago • 503 views • 1:31

YouTube: Some people can identify a pitch without even looking at sheet music. Is it something they're born with or can it be learned?

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 266 views • 2:56

Humans emit roughly 30 to 40 billion tons of the greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, into the atmosphere each year. If we keep it up, Earth will continue to heat up and ultimately devastate our way of life. ... continue reading

posted by newtboy 7 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 107 views • 2:18

Australia's Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef system in the world and the only living structure visible from space. Although ecosystem managers in Australia have worked hard to preserve the... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 7 months ago • 541 views • 8:11

I couldn't find any info on any projects like this, so I thought I would have a try myself. I thought an oven would be the perfect platform, it already has a door, space for insulation, and comes with... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 7 months ago • 15 views • 7:48

Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with Matt to discuss Ancestor Simulations.

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 19 views • 16:28

YouTube: A very weird way a thunderstorm might kill you.

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 124 views • 3:56

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 8 months ago • 656 views • 3:26

Known for his Emmy-winning children’s show “Bill Nye the Science Guy,” Bill Nye returns to TODAY to test viewers’ knowledge about some little-known science facts. Are raisins alive? Do black flowers... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 8 months ago • 15 views • 5:02

YouTube description: Adam Savage makes things and builds experiments, and he uses costumes to add humor, color and clarity to the stories he tells. Tracing his lifelong love of costumes — from a childhood... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 155 views • 13:08

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 9 months 4 weeks ago • 100 views • 6:27

At YouTube Space New York, there's the Mixed Reality lab: a virtual reality setup using an HTC Vive, a third controller, and some fancy compositing equipment. It's brilliant, and I got to visit and look... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 10 months 1 week ago • 104 views • 4:26

YouTube: May 23rd, 1967 could have been the beginning of the end - all thanks to the sun.

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 11 months 1 week ago • 175 views • 4:34

After 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 8 years 4 weeks ago • 81 views • 13:57

YouTube description: There's a hidden market in the supermarket — Vox's Phil Edwards explains. Read the article here: http://www.vox.com/2016/11/22/13707022/grocery-store-slotting-fees-slotting-allowances... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 4 weeks ago • 130 views • 6:59

The killer punch of the mantis shrimp is the fastest strike in the animal kingdom, a skill that goes hand in hand with its extraordinary eyesight. They can see an invisible level of reality using polarized... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 1 month ago • 37 views • 4:00

YouTube: Bakers will sometimes replace the butter, oil, or eggs in their breads, muffins, and assorted tasty treats with applesauce. That pretty much sounds like culinary magic, but it's not... it's culinary... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 1 month ago • 204 views • 2:58

Hank 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 8 years 2 months ago • 520 views • 4:51

YouTube: From taking your files ransom to foiling uranium enrichment, here are five more computer viruses that you really want to avoid.

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 632 views • 11:07