"Right now, you are inhabited by trillions of microorganisms. Many of these bacteria are harmless (or even helpful!), but there are a few strains of ‘super bacteria’ that are pretty nasty — and they’re... continue reading
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Smithsonian channel short story about a great white shark being eaten by a super predator.
posted by Shakylogic 9 years 11 months 1 week ago • 449 views • 2:55... or how to soil a pristine lab coat! YouTube Description: Gav and Dan are in the GE lab using nanotechnology to show you cool liquid physics at 2500fps. The first experiment shows a superhydrophobic... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 1 decade 4 months 1 week ago • 1,101 views • 5:34(YT description via Vice) You might not know who Arjan Roskam is, but you've probably smoked his weed. Arjan's been breeding some of the most famous marijuana strains in the world—like White Widow,... continue reading
posted by Procrastinatron 1 decade 9 months 1 week ago • 595 views • 26:58It may not be super science but if you never explain yourself, it’s a cool visual trick.
posted by truth-is-the-nemesis 1 decade 11 months 1 week ago • 505 views • 2:51YouTube Description: Imagine a mouthful of pop rocks plus Novocaine plus dandelions and you'll have an idea of what buzz buttons are like! Big in Brazil, the buzz buttons inspired us to call on our favorite... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 1 decade 11 months 3 weeks ago • 311 views • 5:27A bit of glass made by dropping liquid glass into water is called a Prince Rupert's Drop. It has some very weird properties, including being nearly indestructible at one end, and super vulnerable at the... continue reading
posted by messenger 1 decade 1 year 1 month 3 weeks ago • 3,954 views • 6:39With the Super Bowl coming up this weekend, you certainly don't want to be uninformed. Here is a uniformed referee with the latest signals so YOU won't look like an ass.
posted by PlayhousePals 1 decade 1 year 3 months 2 weeks ago • 145 views • 2:09The scientists at Sixty Symbols attempt to explain what would happen if you put your hand in the Large Hadron Collider. They have a few hypotheses, but nothing that can reach the theory level yet. Other... continue reading
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