https://youtu.be/cECsj2Bznig The Global Vehicle Target is the new standard for testing autonomous driving and crash test systems. To cameras and radar, it looks like a car: but if you hit it, it'll... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 6 months ago • 846 views • 4:33

I may be one of the largest repositories of random, useless knowledge but I had absolutely no idea this happened.

posted by Mordhaus 6 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 581 views • 12:17

YouTube 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) 6 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 545 views • 7:11

YouTube description: View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-really-happened-to-the-library-of-alexandria-elizabeth-cox 2,300 years ago, the rulers of Alexandria set out to fulfill a very... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 7 months ago • 826 views • 4:53

YouTube description In 1800s, miners began working in exposed deposits of mud near the town of Messel, Germany. They were extracting oil from the rock and along with the oil, they found beautifully... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 7 months 4 weeks ago • 521 views • 8:34

Everyone holds in their pee every now and then. And that's okay! Just don't do it too often, or it could lead to some serious problems down the road.

posted by BSR 6 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 70 views • 3:05

"What goes on inside that cremation machine? ..."

posted by ant 6 years 11 months ago • 66 views • 6:43

Actors reading the actual words of eyewitnesses detailing minute by minute what happened in the run up to the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. It includes forensic and medical examiner... continue reading

posted by bobknight33 6 years 11 months ago • 10 views • 1:22:50

The network effect is Facebook’s biggest selling point, and the root of many of its problems. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO What happened with Cambridge Analytica highlights this perfectly. ... continue reading

posted by b4rringt0n 6 years 11 months 1 week ago • 523 views • 5:35

Incest makes us disgusted - but why?

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 1 week ago • 41 views • 2:41

A new polio epidemic could happen in the USA as more parents opt out of immunization.

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 1 month ago • 70 views • 7:09

YouTube description: Every time a Delta IV launches people inevitably ask if the rocket consuming fireball is supposed to happen. The answer is yes, this is caused by the rocket purging its engines... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 1 month 4 weeks ago • 803 views • 6:14

https://youtu.be/3ykkyTgLocA A geologist describes the types of lava flows found on Hawaii, including pahoehoe and aa, shows what happens when wood is introduced into pahoehoe lava, and shows why lava... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 2 months 4 weeks ago • 841 views • 8:41

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

YouTube description: What happens when you reinterpret heavy metal classics through the lens of mariachi musicians? Introducing: Metalachi—the first and only heavy metal mariachi band in the world.... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 4 months ago • 446 views • 2:49

Eline Van Der Velden has an intense row with a male actor in public. Are people more likely to stop if she is being aggressive to him or visa versa?

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months ago • 893 views • 4:25