The Ural-4320 is a general purpose off-road 6x6 truck built in Russia where apparently they have no roads... only rivers.

posted by therealblankman 1 decade 3 years 1 month 1 week ago • 3,603 views • 3:02

A mechanical analog fire control computer, as described in detail in a Navy Training Video from 1953. The series is 7 parts long. Because it's a training video, they do an excellent job of explaining... continue reading

This magnet is so powerful its own field is strong enough to break its own fall on a plate of aluminum.

posted by rgroom1 1 decade 3 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 4,364 views • 2:29

Documentary about the life of Ray Kurzweil and the ideas presented in his famous book "The Singularity Is Near"

From YT: Nearly every digital copier built since 2002 contains a hard drive - like the one on your personal computer - storing an image of every document copied, scanned, or emailed by the machine. ... continue reading

posted by Offsajdh 1 decade 3 years 2 months ago • 1,540 views • 5:15

Even in the future there's no flying cars. :(

posted by Exalted 1 decade 3 years 2 months 1 week ago • 1,297 views • 5:33

Good intro primer for how to use a multimeter.

posted by Stingray 1 decade 3 years 3 months 1 week ago • 842 views • 7:22

From the show James May's Big Ideas. This concentrated energy may be used in the future for many environmentally friendly purposes.

posted by Ornthoron 1 decade 5 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 2,228 views

In 1961 the most powerful hydrogen bomb ever detonated was tested above Novaja Zemlja in the north of Russia. It was originally designed to have be equivalent to 100 Megatons of TNT, but was cut to 58... continue reading

posted by Ornthoron 1 decade 5 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 2,821 views

Meissen Porcelain Documentary 1969 Johann Friedrich Böttger (February 4, 1682 – March 13, 1719) was a German alchemist. He was generally acknowledged as the inventor of European porcelain although... continue reading

posted by Sagemind 1 decade 3 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 1,273 views • 2:39

If you're really geeky and have kids. Make this for them. They'll be amazed. Make me one as well please. =]

posted by GenjiKilpatrick 1 decade 3 years 3 months 4 weeks ago • 6,915 views • 4:30

Today's matches are safer and the bad smell disappears quickly.

posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 1 decade 3 years 4 months 1 week ago • 886 views • 5:02

How can it be so rough and make things so smooth?

posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 1 decade 3 years 4 months 1 week ago • 1,286 views • 5:16

"So, after locating an apparently reliable skimmer seller on an exclusive hacker forum, I chatted him up on instant message and asked for the sales pitch. This GSM skimmer vendor offered a first-hand account... continue reading

posted by vaporlock 1 decade 3 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 2,672 views • 1:20

The amazing everyday wristwatch...

posted by dan00108 1 decade 3 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 6,502 views • 3:34

LiveLeak: 'A Russian language film showing the works at Izhmash, the Russian Kalashnikov factory. (sorry, no subtitles available) '

posted by mintbbb 1 decade 3 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 4,159 views