Reaching the Andromeda Galaxy in Just a Minute! Brian Cox discusses the concept of time and distance contraction at speeds close to the speed of light. He explains that for objects moving near light... continue reading

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How do you film the Speed of Light?

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Why were climate models so wrong about 2023? Neil deGrasse Tyson learns about why 2023 was hotter than we expected it to be and what effects need to be factored into future climate modeling with climatologist... continue reading

posted by newtboy 9 months ago • 137 views • 16:39

Createk third-arm : Supernumerary robotic arm powered by magnetorheological clutches and an hydrostatic transmission. Fast enough to compensate for human motions while being safe for physical human-robot interaction. ... continue reading

posted by newtboy 4 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 123 views • 2:51

co-drivers telling them what's ahead that racers are able to drive full speed around blind corners and over sudden drops.

posted by bobknight33 4 years 6 months ago • 469 views • 6:55

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) 5 years 3 months 4 weeks ago • 1,838 views • 3:58

YouTube description: Built from the discarded fuel tanks of WWII fighter planes, "belly tankers" are miniature speed demons and a major part of hot rod culture. For more, check out: https://www.petersen.org/1952-... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 7 months 1 week ago • 623 views • 3:48

YouTube description: Until the mid 1950’s, small short-range airliners like the twin engined IL-14 were really the only type the Soviet Union produced. And that meant flying across the country’s... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 10 months 1 week ago • 427 views • 10:05

Ever wonder how fast the ships in Star Trek actually are? How about relative to one another? Source: EC Henry

posted by b4rringt0n 5 years 11 months 1 week ago • 611 views • 4:07

In which Destin uses Schlieren imagery and a high speed camera to show the shockwaves from bullets. (H/T @eric3579)

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years ago • 379 views • 9:46

"Pacific mole crabs, also known as sand crabs, make their living just under the surface of the sand, where they're safe from breaking waves and hungry birds. Some very special physics help them dig with... continue reading

posted by ant 6 years 2 weeks ago • 90 views • 3:52

YouTube description: Olympic ski jumper Sarah Hendrickson is no stranger to soaring through the skies. She’s been taking flight for 15 years, jumping from dizzying heights and sliding downhill at... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 8 months 4 weeks ago • 336 views • 2:23

In which Derek drives a replica of the first internal combustion engine car patented by Karl Benz in 1886 and talks about how cars have improved since then (claims about Nazi speed records on public roads... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 11 months 1 week ago • 476 views • 9:14

YouTube description: Ever wondered how they film a tank shell in flight for over 100m meters like it was travelling at walking speed or the instant of a nuclear explosion. In this video, I look at... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 1,678 views • 7:14

I built a natural draft furnace to test ideas about how hot a furnace could get without the use of bellows. Natural draft is the flow of air through a furnace due to rising hot air. The hot gasses in the... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years ago • 454 views • 5:46

YouTube description: This is how we go from single cells to people. EVO-DEVO Huxley B. Mac. Oh Carroll, Carroll Gould, Stephen Jay yeah D-D-D-D-Davidson and Peter See One cell divide and... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 1 month ago • 923 views • 4:46

See Through Suppressor in Super Slow Motion (110,000 fps) - Smarter Every Day 177

posted by bobknight33 7 years 1 month 1 week ago • 906 views • 9:44