YouTube description: Many structures built by ancient Romans around 2,000 years ago are still standing, and some are still in excellent condition. Over the last decade, researchers have come discover... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 10 months 1 week ago • 688 views • 1:58

This is probably the biggest loophole in German gun law: Because this arrow shooting airgun does not shoot a projetile THROUGH a barrel but OVER a barrel, the BKA (highest German authority on gun assessments)... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 6 years 11 months ago • 333 views • 5:31

Frequently, watching a Meryl Streep movie means you're watching it for Meryl Streep, and not much else. But in the case of Julie & Julia, a host of stunning food porn accompanies Streep's charming turn... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 1 week ago • 137 views • 3:45

John Oliver is not afraid to put his money where his mouth is. Back in February, realizing that President Trump gets most of his ideas from cable news, the Emmy-winning Last Week Tonight host purchased... continue reading

posted by newtboy 7 years 4 weeks ago • 601 views • 1:37

It was just a routine workers’ compensation fraud case for Ken Sheppard. Show up for a spot check, do some surveillance of the subject and keep it pushing. But on March 3, 2014, it was anything but routine... continue reading

posted by newtboy 7 years 1 month ago • 1,157 views • 5:01

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 2 months 2 weeks ago • 99 views • 6:27

YouTube Description: View full lesson here: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-mathematics-of-sidewalk-illusions-fumiko-futamura Have you ever come across an oddly stretched image on the sidewalk, only... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 21 views • 4:55

YouTube description: I thought about saying "secret patterns" or "mysterious patterns" in the title, but that'd be a lie: they're just mostly unknown! So let's talk about tactile paving, about design,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 3 months 4 weeks ago • 1,726 views • 3:13

YouTube 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 8 months 3 weeks ago • 2,152 views • 1:38

The Most Dangerous Stretch of Water in the World: The Strid at Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire I know, I know, it's a clickbait title^. But I stand by it, because the water is so deceptive, and so pretty, and... continue reading

posted by eric3579 8 years ago • 3,374 views • 2:17

I made a rough type of textile from bark fibre. This is the same tree I use for making cordage though I don’t know its name. It has been raining a lot here lately (the video also shows how well the hut... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 1 week ago • 639 views • 4:48

YouTube: In Egypt's sandy silence, all alone, Stands a gigantic Leg, which far off throws The only shadow that the Desert knows:— "I am great OZYMANDIAS," saith the stone, "The King of Kings; this... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 4 months 4 weeks ago • 17 views • 12:03

YouTube: 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 5 months 1 week ago • 493 views • 4:02

iflscience: If there was ever a video that illustrated why safety goggles need to be worn in the lab, this is it. The guys over at Slow Mo Lab have poured 98% concentrated sulfuric acid over a kitchen... continue reading

posted by Zawash 9 years 5 months 1 week ago • 173 views • 2:25

More evidence that those in the inner circle "elite" know what's up, but preach something else (often for their own gain). Here, Alan Greenspan (finally) comes clean, albeit "too late." Via Voices... continue reading

posted by Trancecoach 9 years 5 months 4 weeks ago • 104 views • 4:52

No, cooks' sperm low for other reasons.

posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 9 years 6 months 4 weeks ago • 69 views • 2:57

"But don't bar the doors and windows ..." YouTube: SciShow News give you the facts about ebola, one of the world’s deadliest diseases that’s making a stand in West Africa.

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 9 months ago • 472 views • 4:26

Building the Machine introduces the public to the Common Core States Standards Initiative (CCSSI) and its effects on our children’s education. The documentary compiles interviews from leading educational... continue reading

posted by Joe Motion (lurgee) 1 decade 1 month ago • 184 views • 39:09

"To be a great artist, one must be ready to fail," is just some of the advice offered up by performance artist, Marina Abramović in this recent interview. This idea of failure echoes Samuel Beckett... continue reading

posted by Trancecoach 1 decade 6 months 2 weeks ago • 456 views • 8:46

The causes of some involuntary body quirks.

posted by PlayhousePals 1 decade 7 months ago • 654 views • 1:20