Most poisonous mushrooms won’t kill you—they’ll simply cause a severe headache or vomiting. Death-cap mushrooms are not like the others. As little as half an Amanita phalloides contains enough toxin... continue reading
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A novel way to test which batteries are the best. Some have better longevity while others better discharge. Source: Mr. Michal
posted by b4rringt0n 4 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 1,283 views • 3:16"... We’ve all gotten dizzy before… but have you ever gotten WEIRD DIZZY? I teamed up with Vanessa Hill from BrainCrat to answer the question 'why do we get dizzy?' and in the process we learned about... continue reading
posted by ant 4 years 12 months ago • 659 views • 9:22YouTube description: Some of the top-selling car brands in the United States are Japanese — Toyota, Honda, and Nissan especially. But the reverse isn't true – General Motors, Ford, and Fiat Chrysler... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years ago • 731 views • 7:13The Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration observed the supermassive black holes at the center of M87 and our Milky Way galaxy (SgrA*) finding the dark central shadow in accordance with General Relativity,... continue reading
posted by eric3579 5 years 2 weeks ago • 332 views • 5:24YouTube description: Learn about the life and art of Mexican surrealist painter Frida Kahlo, who explored disability, relationships and Mexican culture in her work. -- In 1925, Frida Kahlo was... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 4 weeks ago • 152 views • 4:06Is there a right way to ride an escalator? City escalator etiquette states that one side is for standers and the other for walkers. But is this the safest, most efficient way to ride an escalator?
posted by Mordhaus 5 years 4 weeks ago • 357 views • 6:26YouTube description: You can make a movable hole in soap film with a loop of thread. It's surprising when you first see and it's fun to think about why it behaves the way it does. It's also a useful... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 1 month 1 week ago • 512 views • 6:03Making a pattern to fill in a window opening can be a trial and error proposition - but it doesn't have to be that way!
posted by BSR 5 years 2 months ago • 99 views • 7:31YouTube description: After being diagnosed with a rare, potentially fatal brain condition known as Moyamoya, Jennifer Lee was forced to face her own mortality and consider the things in life she held... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 589 views • 10:01YouTube description: Engineers need to be able to predict how water will behave in order to design structures that manage or control it. And fluids don’t always behave the way you’d expect. On this... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 752 views • 8:43YouTube description: As a little girl, Basma Hameed suffered a painful accident that left half of her face obscured by third-degree burns. She endured hundreds of surgeries and laser treatments to repair... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 477 views • 3:32On New Year's day, we said goodbye to George the Snail, marking the first extinction of 2019, and the way things are looking, it won't be the last. Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow
posted by newtboy 5 years 3 months ago • 276 views • 5:51YouTube description: You can tell a lot about an animal from the way it moves, which is why scientists have been recreating the movements of an extinct crocodile-like creature called Orobates pabsti.... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 3 months 1 week ago • 441 views • 4:19Thanks to a weird golden goal rule. YouTube description: Barbados needed to win by two, but they were only up one. So instead of scoring in the traditional way they intentionally kicked in an own... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 432 views • 5:35YouTube 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 • 10:05YouTube description: A launch mishap led to the best experimental confirmation of gravitational redshift. Huge thanks to Dr. Pacome Delva: https://ve42.co/pacome Dr. Sven Herrmann: https://ve42.co/sven ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 4 months ago • 815 views • 11:52YouTube description: Kittie Weston-Knauer loves a challenge, so best not get in her way. She started BMX racing at 40 years old, initially competing against men and later working with the sport’s... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 5 months ago • 150 views • 3:20YouTube description: Take a behind the scenes look at how these huge Supertankers are turned so quickly during the 'Camp' fire at McClellan Reload Base, Sacramento Ca. LINKS: http://globalsupertanker.com/ ... continue reading
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