The Smithsonian Natural History Museum houses 147 million specimens — everything from pickled animals to priceless gems to dinosaur bones. But less than 1% of it's on display. The rest is hidden behind... continue reading

posted by eric3579 2 years 10 months ago • 60 views • 12:15

When disaster strikes, the flurry of political positioning and fingerpointing can make it difficult to understand what really happened. This video provides a summary of the facts of the 2021 Texas winter storm. ... continue reading

posted by eric3579 3 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 167 views • 16:48

Red sprites, secondary jets and newly discovered green afterglow called "ghosts" triggered by red sprites. A dozen vibrant red sprites were recorded on this evening and only two events had the green afterglow.... continue reading

posted by newtboy 4 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 985 views • 2:32

YouTube description: It's an often told story about Apollo 12 getting struck by lightning, crippling the command module in flight and John Aaron in mission control figuring out the exact switch to flip... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 261 views • 13:55

“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I... continue reading

posted by Joe Motion (lurgee) 5 years 9 months ago • 168 views • 20:41

YouTube description: He was inside Jabba the Hut in “Return of the Jedi,” helped make “The Muppets” come alive and has been pulling the strings on Yoda since he was 19 years old. Meet Dave Barclay,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 10 months ago • 285 views • 3:12

‘I was stunned when the pieces started falling into place,’ recalls specialist Howard Dixon of the moment an unassuming folio of photographs was presented to him in a restaurant in Texas earlier this year. ... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 1,174 views • 3:34

I built a water powered hammer called a “Monjolo”. I started by making a water spout from half a hollow log to direct water from the creek. This was set up in the creek and water flowed through it.... continue reading

posted by Joe Motion (lurgee) 7 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 1,217 views • 8:51

YouTube description: At the University of Manchester's High Voltage Laboratory, we see what happens when a DJI Phantom 3 drone gets hit with an electrical impulse of 1.4MV - basically, a lightning strike.... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 11 months ago • 339 views • 5:31

YouTube description: Colorado is known for its beautiful Rocky Mountains, but with mountains come snow and with snow come avalanches. Breckenridge Resort has a group of 6 dogs and handlers trained specifically... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 1 month 1 week ago • 189 views • 2:42

Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela, is the unofficial lightning capital of the world. There, lightning strikes occur, on average, 300 days a year. When dangerous storms approach, most people flee. But 21-year-old... continue reading

posted by blacklotus90 8 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 80 views • 4:51

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 3 months 3 weeks ago • 37 views • 4:00

From YT- The issue of mobility in armour is addressed there with striking images of actual armour pieces to demonstrate the range of movement allowed when worn. Today, our contribution follows the same... continue reading

posted by SDGundamX 8 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 281 views • 3:36

Since it is Labor Day in a good part of the world, here is a video about the incidents at Haymarket Square following the call for workers to strike on May 1st. It picks up on May 3rd. The events would... continue reading

posted by RFlagg 1 decade 3 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 1,238 views • 5:15