"Flashback to the holiday season of 2001. After years of filming, the first film in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Fellowship of the Ring, is due to hit theaters, and expectations... continue reading
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The Parkes Radio Telescope, part of CSIRO, is one of the most famous telescopes in the world: and it's got a unique way of getting equipment up and down from the central section. More about the Telescope: ... continue reading
posted by BSR 1 year 3 months 3 weeks ago • 43 views • 9:15From Youtube, "The launch of SpaceX's DM-2 mission taking NASA astronauts to the Space Station was the culmination of years of development, and more importantly years of political and management decisions... continue reading
posted by w1ndex 3 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 45 views • 15:55YouTube description: This translucent Deepstaria jelly unfurled as it whorled and shapeshifted in currents created by ROV Hercules' thrusters. Its bright red resident isopod, a relative of the pillbug,... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 793 views • 5:43YouTube description: If you want to drink a cup of tea at the Huashan Teahouse on Mount Hua, you’re going to have to put in the effort to get there. The journey starts with a 20-minute cable car ride.... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 465 views • 2:39YouTube description: This millipede uses deadly cyanide gas to keep predators at bay. But one beetle can tolerate the toxic defense and rides the millipede like a bucking bronco. Who will win this showdown... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 3 weeks ago • 336 views • 4:33YouTube description: Learn about the life and art of Mexican surrealist painter Frida Kahlo, who explored disability, relationships and Mexican culture in her work. -- In 1925, Frida Kahlo was... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 152 views • 4:06Is there a right way to ride an escalator? City escalator etiquette states that one side is for standers and the other for walkers. But is this the safest, most efficient way to ride an escalator?
posted by Mordhaus 5 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 357 views • 6:26YouTube description: Skiing and sledding down a mountain? Amateur hour. Try rolling through on a wooden bike. Say hello to the Velogemel, a snow bike local to the Swiss town of Grindelwald. Named for... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 376 views • 3:08YouTube description: Olympic ski jumper Sarah Hendrickson is no stranger to soaring through the skies. She’s been taking flight for 15 years, jumping from dizzying heights and sliding downhill at... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 3 months 1 week ago • 336 views • 2:23Although she only talks about English, irregular verbs in Spanish (and probably other languages) are really quite similar - frequently used words tend to be more resistant to change than less frequently used ones. ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 57 views • 3:59"Larry Smith doesn’t just live with Parkinson’s. He rises above it." "After a 20-year battle with Parkinson’s, Larry has exhausted every conventional method of treatment, every drug, and even... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 635 views • 7:59"Marshal Grover is on horseback backwards!"
posted by ant 7 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 131 views • 2:39WHEEEEE! YouTube: Roller coasters give people the opportunity to experience physics in dramatic ways. In this episode of SciShow, we break down how physics work on roller coasters to give you the ride... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 8 months 4 weeks ago • 71 views • 3:39Ouch
posted by LiquidDrift 8 years 2 weeks ago • 745 views • 2:40I can read in the car.
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