YouTube description: The Citicorp Center repair is a classic engineering case study of how mistakes must be avoided in engineering and construction of public works. A skyscraper in New York City needed... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 1,280 views • 8:24Videos (75) | Sift Talk (0) | Blogs (0) | Comments (1000) |
"... I love coffee. Like, a lot. You know who else loves coffee? Astronauts! And also the people who help them do awesome things in space (I think NASA might be powered by coffee). But how do astronauts... continue reading
posted by ant 4 years 11 months 4 weeks ago • 124 views • 11:39YouTube description: Compliant mechanisms have lots of advantages over traditional devices. SimpliSafe is awesome security. It's really effective, easy to use, and the price is great. Check out SimpliSafe... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 1,004 views • 12:52YouTube description: Ruben Orozco Loza is an artist from Guadalajara, Mexico. He is a self-taught sculptor. He creates sculptures of celebrities and everyday people using modeling clay, silicone, resin,... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 1,440 views • 3:06YouTube description: Cheese is delicious, beloved by many, and a teeming mess of microbes. Which microbes, exactly, has long been a mystery, but modern DNA sequencing tech is allowing researchers to... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 2 months ago • 241 views • 6:38YouTube 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) 5 years 3 months 4 weeks ago • 426 views • 10:05The Australian Government has made a tourism ad about East Timor, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative!
posted by NaMeCaF 5 years 5 months 4 weeks ago • 711 views • 2:46YouTube description: The Ganges River is a highly revered site by Hindus and an iconic, historical epicenter in India. As hundreds of millions of people visit the Ganges each year, there is a dedicated... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 149 views • 2:26YouTube description: What happens when you fire a Civil War mortar at a caravan? We invited YouTuber Tom Scott to find out. The mortar used is a replica of Roaring Meg, which destroyed large parts... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 8 months 1 week ago • 545 views • 7:11"Brexit Britain is fed up with experts. These days we only listen to the bloke down the pub. So in this controlled experiment, we put three experts in a pub and recorded the results for your viewing pleasure. ... continue reading
posted by radx 5 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 72 views • 58:34YouTube description: At Reed College in Portland, Oregon, there's a TRIGA nuclear reactor, used for research. You can stand next to it and watch the blue glow from the bottom of a deep swimming pool.... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 8 months 4 weeks ago • 460 views • 4:33Holly visits The Captain with a request to debunk a machine that miraculously sorts coloured marbles.
posted by Fantomas 5 years 10 months ago • 543 views • 11:03YouTube description: I'm visiting the University of Iowa's National Advanced Driving Simulator, to answer a question: how unsafe is it for me to vlog while driving? Is vlogging while driving dangerous?... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 5 months 1 week ago • 805 views • 4:27In this classic Sesame Street clip, we take a visit to the saxophone factory to see how the horn is made. Throughout, a delightful free jazz soundtrack acts as foley sound, instead of us hearing the (probably... continue reading
posted by BSR 6 years 6 months ago • 69 views • 2:06Believe 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 2 weeks ago • 249 views • 7:24There's a tiny island on the East River that you've probably never heard of, and you're not allowed to visit it.
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 1,633 views • 3:56Now I really want to go and make my own (small!) batch of seeded mustard. I have all the ingredients in my cupboard, too. YouTube description: Mustard has been around for ages, but today's chefs... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 11 months 1 week ago • 45 views • 5:51Sushi isn't part of the regular Sean Evans diet, but he's ready to broaden his horizons. To understand the art of omakase—a meal in which diners allow a sushi chef to determine what they eat—Sean visits... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 190 views • 8:32