Imagine 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 1 month 2 weeks ago • 739 views • 3:53

Describes that by 2030 90% of Vehicles will be Electric and that WE will not buy the but use them as Taxi and such. The Future as we know will change very quickly, like the change from horse to car... continue reading

posted by bobknight33 1 year 4 months 2 weeks ago • 7 views • 1:05:24

"Behavior of mice aboard the International Space Station 20 female mice were transported to the International Space Station by SpaceX CRS-4 Dragon spacecraft. On NASA’s Rodent Habitat, the mice engaged... continue reading

posted by ant 2 years 2 months ago • 13 views • 3:42

YouTube description: Until the mid 1950’s, small short-range airliners like the twin engined IL-14 were really the only type the Soviet Union produced. And that meant flying across the country’s... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 420 views • 10:05

Electric cars are touted as a solution for reducing emissions and improving the environmental impacts of transportation, but are electric cars actually any better for the environment than gasoline cars?... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 469 views • 13:47

Bill Gates introduces the Indigo, the remarkable invention that uses no electricity, no ice, and no batteries to store vaccines at the precise temperature required to remain effective.

posted by newtboy 3 years ago • 854 views • 2:22

US Car Number 1, the Ferdinand Magellan, sits in the Gold Coast Railway Museum in Miami. It's 120 tonnes of bulletproof, armoured railcar: a train carriage designed to move the President of the United... continue reading

posted by b4rringt0n 3 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 398 views • 4:59

I made a brick mold that makes bricks 25 x 12.5 x 7.5 cm from wood. A log was split and mortise and tenon joints were carved using a stone chisel and sharp rocks. The mold was lashed together with cane... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 3 years 8 months 4 weeks ago • 1,018 views • 10:47

The future of train transportation might be pneumatic tubes and magnets. Meet the 89-year old entrepreneur who wants to disrupt the railroad with a modern twist on a very old train idea.

posted by Mordhaus 3 years 11 months 1 week ago • 591 views • 4:35

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 4 years 3 weeks ago • 104 views • 10:14

YouTube description: I thought about saying "secret patterns" or "mysterious patterns" in the title, but that'd be a lie: they're just mostly unknown! So let's talk about tactile paving, about design,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 5 months 1 week ago • 1,723 views • 3:13

This video from the London Transport Museum youtube channel shows how the big vinyl signs that London busses use to show their destinations are made. YouTube description: McKenna Brothers, recognised... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 11 months ago • 395 views • 4:10

YouTube description: Sometimes flight recorders are the only way the victims' families will know what happened to the plane. Immediately following an airplane crash anywhere in US territory, the... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years ago • 223 views • 5:31

Predominately found in South and Central America, the Leafcutter Ant is truly an amazing creature. The complexity of teamwork and organization displayed in their societies is 2nd only to human beings and... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 5 years 3 weeks ago • 278 views • 8:09

YouTube Description: What has the highest melting point known to us? Hank Green explains in this episode of SciShow. This episode is brought to you by Audible. Go to Audible.com/SciShow for a free 30-day trail. ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 524 views • 5:26

In Wuppertal, Germany, there's the Schwebebahn: a suspended monorail that carries 80,000 people a day above the streets of the city, and above the river Wupper. It's a wonderful thing: but it wasn't the... continue reading

posted by blacklotus90 5 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 927 views • 1:52

There are only a few transporter bridges still working in the world. What are they for? Why weren't there more of them? And why don't we build them any more? -yt

posted by eric3579 5 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 914 views • 2:21

YouTube: Your car battery is dead and you like a boost to jump start? Maybe you can use AA batteries to crank the engine...

posted by PlayhousePals 5 years 12 months ago • 368 views • 3:42

A beautifully produced video in which we follow John, a motor protein, who has to transport his package to the right destination in the nerve cell, illustrating the relevance and mechanisms of proper intracellular... continue reading

posted by blacklotus90 6 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 431 views • 5:14