This car goes from 0-62 miles per hour (100kph) in 0.956 of a second. This is the classic acceleration test, one that we all grew up using to compare cars. A Formula 1 car will do it in about two and... continue reading
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Magnetohydrodynamic thrust uses no moving parts in order to accelerate water. It has been known for half a century, but it may be possible that we're only now beginning to explore it for use in Marine... continue reading
posted by newtboy 7 months 1 week ago • 275 views • 12:11Several things you never wanted to know about wombats; mostly focused around the rear half rather than the 'wom'.
posted by noims 8 months ago • 45 views • 2:41The biggest of instruments. Takes a half hour long video just to explore MOST of it.
posted by BSR 11 months 2 weeks ago • 6 views • 29:53January the 26th, AKA Australia Day, is the anniversary of British ships arriving in Sydney and beginning colonisation in Australia. While traditionally it's been widely celebrated as a national holiday,... continue reading
posted by truth-is-the-nemesis 1 year 2 months 1 week ago • 90 views • 9:59In this video we show you the new kind of artificial muscles that don't explode after puncture but just bleed without a visible decrease of performance. We also present our robotic arm. Since the last... continue reading
posted by newtboy 2 years 7 months ago • 155 views • 1:47I highly recommend listening to the song first, or at least the first half. As a drummer for 32 years (8 formally on actual drums / in public, the rest on available surfaces and arguably in rhythm games),... continue reading
posted by moonsammy 3 years 1 month ago • 497 views • 10:15"Why some Americans’ votes count more than others. Watch more of our election coverage: http://vox.com/ElectionVideos In the 2000 US presidential election, the Democratic candidate got half a million... continue reading
posted by ant 3 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 86 views • 8:09From Youtube, " Review of Angle Vocabulary for Homeschooling Week because I have to teach today, but Half Life Alyx just came out. Twitter – @charlescoomber "
posted by w1ndex 4 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 194 views • 16:54In which Half as Interesting explains the Machine Identification Code covertly printed in yellow dots by virtually all colour printers.
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 1,648 views • 5:45Most 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
posted by BSR 4 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 687 views • 2:34From Youtube, "Is it possible that butter dry aged steak can be better than a real dry aged steak? Today I am dry aging one whole rib roast for 60 days, one half was in butter and the half other is the... continue reading
posted by w1ndex 5 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 241 views • 12:58YouTube 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 3 months 2 weeks ago • 477 views • 3:32YouTube description: What would it be like if our eyes could see more colors? We may never be able to answer that, but we can build devices that can do the work for us. Over the last three weeks we've... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 449 views • 9:29(H/T @eric3579)
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 2 months ago • 853 views • 5:00At the old hut site (the new one being temporarily cut off by flooding) I made lime mortar from the shells of rainforest snails by firing them in a kiln, slaking them in water, mixing them into lime putty.... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 406 views • 7:08"Nearly half of Americans don’t know that Puerto Ricans are US citizens. But they are, and have been since 1917. Watch why Puerto Rico won't have power for months: http://bit.ly/2DBCPVp Read about... continue reading
posted by ant 6 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 481 views • 3:56From YT: 2014Footage of the rare event when the Space Station crosses the face of the Moon. The station flies at a speed of 30000km/h, meaning it takes about half a second to traverse the Lunar face.... continue reading
posted by Nephelimdream 6 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 734 views • 1:12