From Youtube, "At this very second, you are on a narrow ledge between life and death. You probably don’t feel it, but there is an incredible amount of activity going on inside you. And this activity... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 3 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 557 views • 11:31

Plain old soap and water absolutely annihilate coronavirus. Read more about the coronavirus pandemic at http://vox.com/coronavirus You've been told a thousand times: wash your hands to stop the spread... continue reading

posted by eric3579 4 years 1 month 1 week ago • 379 views • 3:45

YouTube description: Mumbai Police and FCB Interface collaborated to teach Mumbai’s reckless honkers a lesson. Watch how a passive street signal turned into a Punishing Signal and taught Mumbaikars... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 605 views • 1:54

Texas dad Jeffrey Younger has been fighting in the courts to stop his ex-wife from gender "transitioning" their 7-year-old son, James. On October 24, 2019, Dallas Judge Kim Cooks ruled to allow Younger... continue reading

posted by bobknight33 4 years 6 months ago • 9 views • 10:48

YouTube description: A decade ago, engineers found the Humber Bridge had the same problem as many of the world's suspension bridges: unexpectedly fast corrosion. Here's how they fixed it, and how they're... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 9 months 1 week ago • 941 views • 5:05

‘I have no obligation to oblige by that warrant.’ — This citizen stopped ICE agents from arresting 2 undocumented immigrants because he knew his rights.

posted by BSR 4 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 816 views • 3:15

YouTube description: At night, these parasites crawl onto your bed, bite you and suck your blood. Then they find a nearby hideout where they leave disgusting telltale signs. But these pests have an... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 1,273 views • 4:22

You've probably spun around a coin for fun at some point, but this physics toy uses the physics of a spinning coin to keep spinning faster and faster for up to 2 minutes. As seen on The Big Bang Theory,... continue reading

If you irritate Godzilla by talking or texting while he's telling his stories, you get the Atomic Breath. Got it? That goes for you too, Minilla. This magnificent stop-motion masterpiece was created... continue reading

posted by newtboy 4 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 1,468 views • 1:48

Most poisonous mushrooms won’t kill you—they’ll simply cause a severe headache or vomiting. Death-cap mushrooms are not like the others. As little as half an Amanita phalloides contains enough toxin... continue reading

posted by BSR 4 years 11 months ago • 687 views • 2:34

"... We’ve all gotten dizzy before… but have you ever gotten WEIRD DIZZY? I teamed up with Vanessa Hill from BrainCrat to answer the question 'why do we get dizzy?' and in the process we learned about... continue reading

posted by ant 4 years 12 months ago • 659 views • 9:22

Using foundational computer science theories, Colin Morris focuses on understanding trends in popular music. Borrowing from the areas of bioinformatics and compression algorithms, he shows that the lyrics... continue reading

posted by notarobot 5 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 140 views • 14:23

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 3 months 2 weeks ago • 522 views • 3:30

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 3 months 4 weeks ago • 426 views • 10:05

How much fuel does engine idling use? Does idling waste fuel? How much fuel does it take to start a car? Do engine start-stop systems save gas? The truth about engine start stop systems.

posted by bobknight33 5 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 618 views • 7:15

How to dial your phone, now that the operator won't do all the work for you. A public training film from well within living memory, at a time when youngsters might need the instruction in order to use... continue reading

posted by Buttle 6 years 2 weeks ago • 1,504 views • 9:51

Ever wondered what it's like to stop a psycho on a killing spree? It isn't as awesome as you'd think.

posted by newtboy 6 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 1,397 views • 5:57

Eline Van Der Velden has an intense row with a male actor in public. Are people more likely to stop if she is being aggressive to him or visa versa?

posted by Mordhaus 6 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 891 views • 4:25