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From Dino to Turkey Posted: 5 hours ago by mutil8or
Today at Thanksgiving dinner, imagine you're eating a dinosaur. You won't be far from the truth.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9KT4M7kiSw&feature... Posted: 4 weeks ago by zebrahdh
Carl Sagan explaining the 4th dimension as first proposed by Edwin Abbott in ""Flatland"
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Meat Stick Blowtorch Posted: 1 month ago by Bornbad
A video demonstrating the energy (i.e. calories) stored in gas station-quality snack sausages. Naturally, eye protection is needed.
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Evolution of the International Space Station Posted: 1 month ago by Bornbad
Evolution of the International Space Station
*won't embed*
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Spiders on Drugs Posted: 2 months ago by Marli
When winter came, the marijuana spider had no place to live. It ended up in the crack web, as the crack spider's b***h.
Nice web, Mr. Crack Spider.
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Synesthesia: A film by Jonathan Fowler Posted: 2 months ago by Bornbad
"Synesthesia," a documentary directed by Jonathan Fowler about people whose senses blend, or mix. For instance: a synesthete might see colors when listening to music...
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Giant Garage Spider. Posted: 2 months ago by muppet
Heebie Jeebie Central.
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Floaters - What are they? How do they happen? Posted: 2 months ago by nateebiinature
The more you know...
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The Marshmallow Test Posted: 2 months ago by suckersklub
Kids!
Read more about the experiment here (it's a shame you can't upvote that, right?)
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Neil deGrasse Tyson: "Children are not the problem" Posted: 3 months ago by Bingo
Asked to offer his views about the future of science education in the United States, Tyson (astrophysicist, director of Hayden Planetarium) opines that he has no worries about children, who have an innate love of science and curiosity about the natural world.
He worries about the adults who teach them...
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Common Sense Is Worthless in Science Posted: 3 months ago by Bornbad
Common Sense Is Worthless in Science
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Primordial Soup With Julia Child Posted: 3 months ago by Bornbad
Primordial Soup With Julia Child
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How A Hurricane Is Born Posted: 3 months ago by AutumnLotus
A fascinating look at how a little girl walking in the sand of the African desert could cause a hurricane 4,000 miles away in the USA
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Poor man's "Liquid Nitrogen" Posted: 4 months ago by shuallyo
Can't get liquid nitrogen? Then make your own version by using Dry Ice. Note that this demonstration involves several major safety hazards, and should only be performed by skilled professionals.
Note that dry ice comes from companies listed in your local yellow pages. Some welder supply stores carry it. In Seattle, you can find it in the seafood section of QFC neighborhood grocery.
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High speed robotic hands Posted: 4 months ago by kakana
High speed robotic hands
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Toyota Running Robot, Humanoid But Creepy Posted: 4 months ago by kakana
Toyota’s most recent humanoid robot prototype (one of many partner robots the automotive giant is developing) stands 130cm tall and weighs 50Kgr. Its legs have 7 degrees of freedom and it can run at an average speed of 7 km/h. In contrast, ASIMO’s maximum speed is 6km/h. The Toyota researchers had to develop new real-time methods for balance control. These methods make it possible for the robot to remain balanced when an external force such as a push from a human is applied when in motion.
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Mythbusters Moon Hoax Photo Explanations Posted: 4 months ago by nateebiinature
Apollo doubters never seem to come up with their own photos of seedy, back-room hoax meetings, actors, directors or sets in the desert. However, they love to pick on Apollo photos! Unfortunately, they often lack even basic understanding of photographic realities. Here, the crew from "Mythbusters" defuses 2 popularly proposed Apollo photo objections. No, in a half-hour show, they can't explain 100s of photos.
Don't bother suggesting that Mythbusters is actually proving that photos can be faked. These little photos aren't THAT good! And that's not the point of their experiment.
The purpose was not to prove it's impossible duplicate an effect. They proved that shadows can appear at uneven angles. They proved shadows don't always look parallel on uneven surfaces. They've proved that an astronaut's image can properly be exposed even if he's in a shadow.
Taking a couple of (less than convincing) still image of a toy model doesn't explain thousands of images and dozens of hours of video, retroreflectors on the moon, rock samples, etc.
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Donovan - Intergalactic Laxative Posted: 4 months ago by Bornbad
Donovan - Intergalactic Laxative(careful@work)
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Video Narration of Sunborn Posted: 4 months ago by Bornbad
Video Narration of Sunborn(The Chaos Chronicles)
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Train vs. Tornado Posted: 5 months ago by suebe
Train vs. Tornado
On January 9, 2008, a tornado struck northern Illinois, leaving a trail of damage from Poplar Grove (Boone County) all the way to Harvard (McHenry County). The timing of the tornado was just right as to run across some tracks right when a train was passing by. Thanks to a camera mounted on the train, we see what happens when a train battles a tornado: Mother Nature wins.
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The Baloney Detection Kit Posted: 5 months ago by mutil8or
With a sea of information coming at us from all directions, how do we sift out the misinformation and bogus claims, and get to the truth?
"Baloney Detection Kit," ten questions we should ask when encountering a claim.
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HD Video of the moon Posted: 6 months ago by bernardblack
a high definition video from 13 miles above the moon. Taken by a Japanese probe.
Watch at Youtube if HD version doesn't embed:
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Flying Fish in Japan Posted: 6 months ago by suebe
45 second flight of a fish in Japan. Yes, a flying fish.
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Gecko eaten by ants Posted: 6 months ago by bornbad
Gecko eaten by ants
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slugs mating Posted: 7 months ago by Marli
Seriously, slugs mating. It is way more amazing than you think, I promise.
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