The Ocean Kite Engine (OKE) incorporates regen kite control technology, enabling it to generate electrical power and/or providing propulsion. This dual functionality allows the OKE to not only propel boats... continue reading

posted by newtboy 12 months ago • 192 views • 10:01

The magnificent Azorella compacta may look odd as hell, but this matter Seussian "rug" form is actually quite common among Alpine plants - plants from very high elevations or very high latitudes. It is... continue reading

posted by eric3579 2 years 7 months ago • 362 views • 2:59

S&H Green Stamps was one of the first customer reward programs handed out by various retailers. They were collected with great excitement by American families from the 1930s through the 1980s.

posted by bobknight33 3 years 12 months ago • 26 views • 8:07

Createk third-arm : Supernumerary robotic arm powered by magnetorheological clutches and an hydrostatic transmission. Fast enough to compensate for human motions while being safe for physical human-robot interaction. ... continue reading

posted by newtboy 4 years 8 months 4 weeks ago • 124 views • 2:51

A video about the full length video "Vitamania" with Derek Muller of Veritasium as executive producer and host, including a trailer for Vitamania. You can watch "Vitamania" for a fee on various sites... continue reading

posted by nanrod 6 years 7 months ago • 408 views • 4:58

YouTube description: We go hands-on with The Looking Glass, the new display from a company that's been experimenting with various forms of volumetric and lightfield imaging in pursuit of real-world... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 639 views • 13:07

At the old hut site (the new one being temporarily cut off by flooding) I made lime mortar from the shells of rainforest snails by firing them in a kiln, slaking them in water, mixing them into lime putty.... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years ago • 408 views • 7:08

YT - ThePanthNetwork Published on Feb 20, 2012 This video answers the questions "What is Pantheism?" and "What do Pantheists believe?" Please watch this video with your volume up, as it does not... continue reading

posted by Buck 7 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 67 views • 3:26

Summary: Fluidized beds are used in industry for various reasons. They also happen to be really cool to play with and swim in. I made a liquid sand hot tub by adding air in just the right way. MUSIC- ... continue reading

posted by newtboy 7 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 873 views • 10:03

I recently had the idea for this new vacuum cannon design that many of you might be interested in. Since it hasn't been very long since my last vacuum cannon video I thought I would make this a more casual... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 9 months 1 week ago • 16 views • 10:29

YouTube description: Greenford, Middlesex. An item about the manufacture of wallpaper. C/U on stuffed birds. C/U of an artist painting the birds in a design. Various shots of artists designing... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 446 views • 2:52

This video explores the nature of self-perception and various illusions related to body ownership. - YT

posted by blacklotus90 8 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 162 views • 9:16

I made this bow and arrow using only primitive tools and materials.The bow is 1.25 m (55 inches) long and shoots 60 cm (2 feet) long arrows. I don't know the draw weight - safe to say greater than 15 kg... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 622 views • 5:54

Via YouTube: There are various ways to pronounce "O-U-G-H" in the English language. This was hilariously demonstrated on the "I Love Lucy" television program by Ricky Ricardo (Desi Arnaz) and his wife,... continue reading

posted by Gratefulmom 8 years 11 months 4 weeks ago • 842 views • 3:05

"The Republican Presidential candidate and business mogul has caused controversy with his views on various sensitive issues, most notably in relation to Muslim citizens living in the U.S. But what else... continue reading

posted by ant 9 years 1 month ago • 11 views • 1:47

Learnfun and Playfun are software written to automate the playing of Nintendo games, with no game-specific options, only deriving objective functions by reading memory values. In this series the author... continue reading

posted by blacklotus90 1 decade 2 months ago • 65 views • 25:35

Seems about right.

posted by nock 1 decade 4 months 4 weeks ago • 844 views • 1:13

A less-than-exciting video explaining the details of lunar ranging experiments using "retro-reflectors" left on the moon from various moon landings. As explained in the video, retro-reflectors are not... continue reading

Various ways of turning electricity into light.

posted by wormwood 1 decade 1 year 3 weeks ago • 300 views • 2:58

Vimeo: A visual remix of the famous 2003 Harvard Dialect Survey, which maps out the various dialects of American speech. Read the full article on the film here: theatlantic.com/video/archive/2013/11/soda-vs-pop-vs-coke-... continue reading

posted by Janine V. (Lilithia) 1 decade 1 year 3 months 2 weeks ago • 556 views • 4:04