The EPIC OF GILGAMESH is the earliest great work of literature that we know of, and was first written down by the Sumerians around 2100 B.C. Ancient Sumer was the land that lay between the two rivers,... continue reading

posted by newtboy 4 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 15 views • 3:56

YouTube description: Insane Floating Tensegrity Chair If you have ropes and wood - you can build floating tensegrity chair based on tension! It was pretty difficult project, but result is amazing! ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 5 months 1 week ago • 1,478 views • 4:40

YT: Bill describes how the minimization of surface area and inertia compete to form droplets. He then shows how engineers use this knowledge to create precisely-sized droplets in a commercial inkjet printer... continue reading

posted by Fantomas 5 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 733 views • 5:52

YouTube description: Who would have thought baby electric eels would be so cute? I record their electric pulses and think about future research. Catania, K.C., 2015. Electric eels concentrate their... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 665 views • 3:27

Concrete's greatest weakness is its tensile strength, which can be less than 10% of its compressive strength. So, we often reinforce it to create a composite material strong against all types of stress.... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 6 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 362 views • 8:11

https://youtu.be/mbKAwk-OG_w Who knew there was so much science in a bowl of cereal? Ever notice how cereal clumps up in your bowl, or how cereal sticks to the edges of the bowl? Bubbles in beverages... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 1,107 views • 5:36

The upsides and downsides. YouTube: Size is the most under appreciated regulators of living things. Let us demonstrate that by throwing animals from buildings.

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 7 months ago • 575 views • 6:40

From OutdoorHub: "opens a Master Lock by simply applying tension and gently tapping it with a hammer. This is a particularly worrisome exploit for two reasons. First, this type of lock is one of the most... continue reading

posted by chicchorea 9 years 3 months 1 week ago • 1,629 views • 1:13

Unraveling the longstanding physics mystery of why spaghetti shatters into many pieces (instead of two) using ultra-slow-motion cameras

posted by blacklotus90 1 decade 2 months 2 weeks ago • 862 views • 7:00

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