The purpose of this project was to test a simplified blower design connected to a furnace. I purposely did this to show that people in most natural environments should be able to replicate this design... continue reading
posted by Mekanikal 7 years 1 month ago • 559 views • 9:16Videos (278) | Sift Talk (0) | Blogs (0) | Comments (1000) |
Dialect coach Erik Singer takes a look at idiolects, better known as the specific way one individual speaks. To best break down this concept, Erik analyzes some actors playing real people. Just how close... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 1 month ago • 428 views • 29:11"... The pigments in our food all get destroyed on their way through our digestive system...so where do the colors of our poop and pee come from? ..." This old ant poops and pees, of many colo(u)rs... continue reading
posted by ant 7 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 27 views • 2:51YouTube: I have always thought that sex ed and statistics should be the same course. There's no better way to show how vital stats is to your every day life than to look at statistics. Probabilities... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 2 months 1 week ago • 411 views • 3:56YouTube: Over 100,000 metric tons of caffeine are consumed around the world every year. That’s equivalent to the weight of 14 Eiffel Towers! Caffeine helps us feel alert, focused, and energetic, even... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 2 months 1 week ago • 659 views • 5:15YouTube description: View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-spot-a-misleading-graph-lea-gaslowitz When they’re used well, graphs can help us intuitively grasp complex data. But as visual... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 1,787 views • 4:10This is the first time I have seen a fidget spinner used in an interesting way.
posted by Mekanikal 7 years 3 months ago • 692 views • 6:54YouTube: How does one species evolve into two within the same habitat? Discover the details behind a rare type of evolution: sympatric evolution.
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 3 months ago • 230 views • 4:21YouTube: Soaking in a hot tub is a great way to relax your tired body, but it also comes with some microbial risks.
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 145 views • 3:03In Helsingborg, Sweden, the Museum of Failure has just opened. It's just one room, but inside, curator Samuel West has assembled some of the world's greatest commercial disasters - and also a few things... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 1,040 views • 2:18Humans emit roughly 30 to 40 billion tons of the greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, into the atmosphere each year. If we keep it up, Earth will continue to heat up and ultimately devastate our way of life. ... continue reading
posted by newtboy 7 years 3 months 4 weeks ago • 107 views • 2:189% labor cost with robots 20% typical on labor in fast food. Published on May 10, 2017 Artificial intelligence and advanced automation are everywhere including our farm fields and kitchens. How... continue reading
posted by bobknight33 7 years 4 months 1 week ago • 526 views • 6:40I couldn't find any info on any projects like this, so I thought I would have a try myself. I thought an oven would be the perfect platform, it already has a door, space for insulation, and comes with... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 4 months 1 week ago • 15 views • 7:48Now 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) 7 years 4 months 1 week ago • 45 views • 5:51YouTube description: Why so many languages invented words for colors in the same order. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO In 1969, two Berkeley researchers, Paul Kay and Brent Berlin,... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 634 views • 6:45Star Talk host, Hayden Planetarium director, and astrophysicist extraordinaire Neil deGrasse Tyson has a brilliant knack for breaking down big scientific ideas to the masses. But can he keep his facts... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 96 views • 26:04After earning our pilot's licence, the first thing most of us do is take our first passenger flying. However, I think passenger management is something that the primary training does not address very well. ... continue reading
posted by BSR 7 years 5 months ago • 89 views • 14:52YouTube: A very weird way a thunderstorm might kill you.
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 5 months ago • 124 views • 3:56Brilliant Earth has scammed thousands of customers They claim to: 1) Provide their customers with the exact origin of their diamonds, and 2) Track their diamonds from mine to consumer- making sure... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months ago • 1,739 views • 5:02