Zoe the orangutan needed help breastfeeding after failing to nurse her first baby. Zookeepers worked with her tirelessly to kickstart her maternal instincts. When Zoe delivered her second baby, a zookeeper... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 1 month ago • 292 views • 3:12

Instead of shipping food all around the world, imagine your own food coming from your farm in a shipping container, just outside your backdoor. That’s the vision of FarmPod, a St. Croix-based startup... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 18 views • 6:56

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) admits right up front he's not supposed to do this -- but then calls out racist remarks by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), and shares an emailed response from a black staff member, as well.

posted by newtboy 3 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 606 views • 11:15

Zefrank looks at Army Ants and the beetles that co-exist with them. From Youtube, "Where to buy the Army Ants Book: https://amzn.com/067424155X True Facts Shirts: https://ze-true-store.myshopify.com/ ... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 3 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 928 views • 9:28

“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) 4 years 10 months 4 weeks ago • 168 views • 20:41

YouTube description: Thunderstorm time lapse and spectacular phenomenon with facts and information of where to witness these fascinating sights. Upward lightning, mammatus, sprites, gustnadoes and... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 498 views • 6:19

YouTube description: The Galton Board is a 7.5” by 4.5” desktop probability machine. This device brings to life the statistical concept of normal distribution. As you rotate the Galton Board... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 12 months ago • 808 views • 3:23

Police in West Midlands, UK have released footage of criminals stealing a car by relaying a signal from the key inside the home, to the car in the driveway. Source: CNNMoney I've always wondered... continue reading

posted by b4rringt0n 6 years 3 weeks ago • 961 views • 1:30

YT: I built an A frame hut as a large work space for projects. First I made a celt hatchet to cut timber for the hut. The axe head was made of amphibolite and the handle was made of a species of wattle.... continue reading

posted by nanrod 6 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 524 views • 9:05

YouTube description: Recording music on 100-year-old wax cylinder recording equipment. Next week we put a metal band in front of it! Here are the full takes of Short Song: https://youtu.be/_sn7KyLHfr0 ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 304 views • 10:04

YouTube description: A simple demonstration of the learning ability of a monitor lizard. If you're curious about how they get back into the enclosure, when they need to bask to warm up again they... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 294 views • 6:27

Believe it or not, off-roading is actually illegal in Iceland - they'll lock you up. There is an exception, though, in the form of the outrageous Icelandic Formula Offroad Championship. Strapped into home-built... continue reading

posted by newtboy 6 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 249 views • 7:24

YouTube description: When dancer David Chanishvili is on stage, he believes that he can fly. Indeed, he appears to glide through the air with ease while performing for the traditional Sukhishvili Georgian... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 9 months ago • 1,315 views • 2:33

YouTube description: We’ve all met a crazy cat lady or maybe a neighbor with an insane collection of pet turtles. Now, let us introduce you to Ramón Medina Archundia: the iguana guy. Archundia loves... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 9 months 1 week ago • 234 views • 2:29

The Lahti L-39 is a Finnish 20 mm anti-tank rifle used during the Second World War. It had excellent accuracy, penetration and range, but its size made transportation difficult. It was nicknamed "Norsupyssy"... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 6 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 140 views • 10:14

It was just a routine workers’ compensation fraud case for Ken Sheppard. Show up for a spot check, do some surveillance of the subject and keep it pushing. But on March 3, 2014, it was anything but routine... continue reading

posted by newtboy 7 years 3 weeks ago • 1,157 views • 5:01

I built this pottery kiln and some pottery from termite mound clay to test an alternative clay source to my usual one from the creek bank. I started by making a large grate from ordinary clay. It was just... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 1 month 1 week ago • 419 views • 11:27

The Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit (Black Mamba APU) is a mostly female ranger unit founded with the purpose of protecting wildlife in South Africa. They are on the front-line protecting dwindling numbers... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 2 months 1 week ago • 89 views • 2:35

...if he can read, it's at least clear that he doesn't read what he signs. Here he admits signing hundreds, much more than that, legal contracts without ever reading one. That's not good for a businessman... continue reading

posted by newtboy 7 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 550 views • 5:31

Extreme Ownership | Jocko Willink | TEDxUniversityofNevada From YouTube: War is hell, but war is also a brutal teacher. War teaches you about brotherhood, honor, humility, and leadership. In this riveting... continue reading

posted by chicchorea 7 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 115 views • 13:50