Next to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport is the Buitenschot Land Art Park, a giant set of ridges and furrows cut into the landscape. Yes, it's art: but it also stops some local residents from being exposed to... continue reading
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YouTube description: Hips don’t lie. But a hip x-ray in the Soviet Union of the 1950s might not have been what it appeared to be. In fact, if it was round, it was likely a record. Let us explain.... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 361 views • 2:30YouTube description: Yes, they might eat your brain, but there's a lot more to amoebas than that!
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 6 months 1 week ago • 67 views • 10:26YouTube description: Death is inevitable and mysterious, even in the microcosmos. Stentors, heliozoans, and yes, even tardigrades, experience death in many different ways.... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 8 months ago • 347 views • 7:21YouTube description: I got to see an Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola) up close and personal at the Monterey Bay Aquarium recently and I fell in love. These things are the superlative of superlatives. They... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 10 months ago • 1,838 views • 3:58On Thursday, March 28, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), during a House Intelligence Committee open hearing, responded to Trump and Congressional Republican's calls for his resignation. "You might say that's... continue reading
posted by newtboy 5 years 1 month ago • 195 views • 5:14YouTube description: More Detailed Interviews here: Dr. Angela Olinto https://youtu.be/8S9iKtI_DGQ Felipe Ruiz https://youtu.be/JtLi6tZzsgA Dr. Tony Case https://youtu.be/m3GKfvPc2ns... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 8 months 1 week ago • 571 views • 13:50YouTube description: Amazing high resolution photos of the Earth should show that the earth is oblate, but it's hard to see because the difference is about 0.3%. So here's a quick demo highlighting the difference. ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 11 months ago • 620 views • 1:43YouTube description: It’s an 1980s pop music cliche that dates back to 1910. If you listen to the first few seconds of Bruno Mars’ “Finesse” (hint: listen to the Cardi B remix) you’ll hear... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 594 views • 9:26Is it OK to give a woman flowers? Yes, as long as you don't put your penis in them. The new rules on sexual harassment explained.
posted by ChaosEngine 6 years 3 months 1 week ago • 704 views • 5:57YouTube 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) 6 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 803 views • 6:14YT: The National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST, sells Standard Reference Materials, or SRMs for short. They're analysed, quantified, and certified substances: everything from metals, to elements,... continue reading
posted by Fantomas 6 years 8 months 1 week ago • 474 views • 4:13John Oliver is not afraid to put his money where his mouth is. Back in February, realizing that President Trump gets most of his ideas from cable news, the Emmy-winning Last Week Tonight host purchased... continue reading
posted by newtboy 7 years 3 weeks ago • 601 views • 1:37YouTube: When President Trump's White House revealed its proposed budget recently. A lot of things got cut, and much public outrage was expressed about cuts to funding for Meals on Wheels. White House... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 1 month ago • 396 views • 5:12Yes, littering is terrible. But why should consumers shoulder all the blame for bad corporate habits?
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 4 months 1 week ago • 838 views • 2:16Today we have our rivalry on the football field, but two centuries ago that rivalry was almost on the battlefield, and it was all over, Toledo? Yes, this was the Toledo War, a series of skirmishes over... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months ago • 13 views • 6:50-How much did that cost? -$800 for disposal, then $1400 for the water ball. •Were your parents mad? -yes. •Where did you buy the Waterballs? -China •How much of them? -1600 pounds, 25 Million. ... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 341 views • 8:40Yes, it's only micrograms of difference, but it's still really weird: until 2018, the kilogram is defined as "the weight of this physical object". So what happens when that object changes?
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 10 months 1 week ago • 1,538 views • 3:45A fellow who doesn't know how to skateboard teaches himself to land a kickflip as an experiment in how long things take to learn. (Don't worry, the video isn't actually 5 hours and 47 minutes long...)
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