Hemp is a plant whose vegetable fibers have been used in the making of fabrics, the manufacture of espadrilles and in rope making. Manuel Abad was an expert ropemaker from Cornago (La Rioja) who showed... continue reading
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Are you wrapping your cords, cables and hoses the hard way? There's a better way! Two, actually! Check out the way pros wrap their extension cords, cables and hoses with these two easy-to-follow techniques.
posted by BSR 1 year 4 months 2 weeks ago • 118 viewsFrom YouTube, In this lab, they use different flow visualization techniques to help detect contraband and residues and develop trace particle detection methods... Thanks to Rich Press and NIST for... continue reading
posted by w1ndex 1 year 11 months ago • 212 views • 21:48Original bandmembers of A Flock of Seagulls show how they perform their hit. Super clean presentation how YouTube vids should be done.
posted by oblio70 2 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 72 views • 5:30"Sugar Smith Greg Cohen and the staff from Lofty Pursuits make traditional Christmas candy using century’s old techniques and equipment at their shop in Tallahassee, Florida. Watch and see how Greg and... continue reading
posted by ant 2 years 3 months ago • 218 views • 13:22Imagine pole-vaulting across dangerous terrain, down steep slopes and ravines. "Salto del pastor"—translated from Spanish as "the shepherd's leap"—is just that. Now a folk sport and hobby, it was once... continue reading
posted by newtboy 3 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 751 views • 3:53YouTube description: Tejas Sidnal is an architect who believes people in his profession have a responsibility to rid the world of air pollution. Which is why he founded Carbon Craft Design, a startup... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 85 views • 2:25Learn about directing a film in Ron Howard’s first-ever online class. The two-time Academy Award winner has directed some of the most beloved movies of all time, including Splash, Parenthood, Apollo... continue reading
posted by BSR 5 years 4 months 4 weeks ago • 132 views • 1:59From Youtube, "Jonna Mendez, former CIA Chief of Disguise, takes a look at spy scenes from a variety of television shows and movies and breaks down how accurate they really are..."
posted by w1ndex 5 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 64 views • 27:54YouTube description: Danny Dimian, Visual Effects Supervisor, and Josh Beveridge, Head of Character Animation, for "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse," share exclusive breakdowns and talk about their... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 8 months ago • 425 views • 13:28Using 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 8 months 2 weeks ago • 140 views • 14:23YouTube description: Scientific language can be difficult to parse through for anyone not well-versed in the field. That’s where acclaimed actor Alan Alda comes in. Through the Alda Center for Communicating... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 9 months ago • 498 views • 3:16YouTube description: After being diagnosed with a rare, potentially fatal brain condition known as Moyamoya, Jennifer Lee was forced to face her own mortality and consider the things in life she held... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 590 views • 10:01The wet season started and so fire related projects are harder to do. So I planted this years crop of yams using a different technique. The stones covering the mounds protect the yams from predators such... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 5 years 10 months 1 week ago • 470 views • 6:48YouTube description: On a small island, off the coast of Okinawa in Japan, the world’s most precious kimonos are crafted using a very unusual element: mud. The meticulous technique, which has been... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 12 months ago • 2,040 views • 2:50YouTube description: A new technique is allowing researchers to study the inner workings of a cuttlefish brain by tracking colour changing cells in their skin. These cell are directly controlled by... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 3 weeks ago • 462 views • 6:19YouTube description: Comparing modern concrete to that of the western Roman empire. In this video, I discuss a few modern techniques that help improve design life of concrete, including roller compacted... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 3 weeks ago • 495 views • 9:34YouTube description: Let's find out how they put 3D images into glass objects. Known as a 'Bubblegram', vitrography or sub-surface laser engraving, this technology has been around for a very long time... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 7 months 1 week ago • 308 views • 6:28YouTube description: Hold on tight, because with a stabilised camera shot and a pair of sunglasses, you're about to see a video that works in both 2D and 3D at the same time. The technique's called... continue reading
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