Nasa's take on a popular question, driven by the Discover supercomputer. There are multiple runthroughs, covering first the simple video then a full explanation, a deep dive into some of the details,... continue reading
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Pareidolia is the tendency to perceive a specific, often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern (Merriam-Webster) This one minute film uses pareidolia as a tool to convey the importance... continue reading
posted by newtboy 2 months 2 weeks ago • 231 views • 1:01This 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
posted by newtboy 3 months 1 week ago • 132 views • 17:05IF you can get SOME Trump supporters to think their own arguments through, you can change SOME minds. Watch how, in 60 seconds, this man realizes how poorly thought out his anti Ukraine position was... continue reading
posted by newtboy 4 months 1 week ago • 213 views • 1:54Proudly Presenting: "Corporate Ping Pong" This engineered mechanical sculpture is a representation of the hum and haw and constant, slow churn of the big corporate machine. Jumping through hoops, creating... continue reading
posted by newtboy 6 months 2 weeks ago • 72 views • 6:352023 Florida is home to about 800,000 undocumented immigrants, and many work in the kinds of businesses that would be impacted by the law, known as SB 1718. Many of those affected are also members of mixed-status... continue reading
posted by newtboy 11 months 3 weeks ago • 98 views • 7:32Zoe the orangutan needed help breastfeeding after failing to nurse her first baby. Zookeepers worked with her tirelessly to kickstart her maternal instincts. When Zoe delivered her second baby, a zookeeper... continue reading
posted by newtboy 1 year 1 month 3 weeks ago • 293 views • 3:12Disney researchers have developed an artificial intelligence system that seemingly makes it far easier to make an actor appear younger or older in a scene. While artists will still be able to make manual... continue reading
posted by simonm 1 year 6 months ago • 418 views • 6:48Alaska has cancelled this year's snow crab harvest for the first time ever after 90% of the snow crabs disappeared. BILLIONS of snow crabs vanished from the Bering Sea. By why? Why did billions of crabs... continue reading
posted by newtboy 1 year 7 months ago • 104 views • 11:29Hint, there isn’t one. Second hint, David Duke is an elected Republican representative that endorses “conservative” Republican candidates including Trump. Third hint, Christian Nationalism is a... continue reading
posted by newtboy 1 year 9 months 4 weeks ago • 379 views • 1:42The executive desk toy is alright for about 25 seconds. But what if it went a little bit faster? Nothing that a compressed air cannon can't solve while Gav and Dan film it 4000 times slower than you can see. ... continue reading
posted by BSR 2 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 135 views • 12:17US Senate Candidate Gary Chambers Pushes For Marijuana Legalization www.ChambersForLouisiana.com
posted by newtboy 2 years 4 months 1 week ago • 192 views • 37 secsThe world remains in a state of shock after spectacular satellite images of an undersea volcano erupting on the island of Tonga left a giant mushroom cloud in the Pacific region. With shocking visuals... continue reading
posted by eric3579 2 years 4 months 1 week ago • 42 views • 4:26In 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 1 week ago • 155 views • 1:47Jupiter's second Galilean Moon, Europa
posted by newtboy 2 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 112 views • 13:24The flight between Papa Westray and Westray takes 80-90 seconds and covers about 2km. Why does it exist? And what's it like? On a rainy day in the Orkney Islands, I went to find out.
posted by newtboy 2 years 9 months ago • 384 views • 4:32YouTube description: Have you ever asked yourself what is going on when using a lighter? Let's go macro and see the process in detail with extreme slow motion. Filmed with Photron Fastcam at 20.000... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 12 months ago • 995 views • 1:23From Youtube, "In and out, in and out. Staying alive is about doing things. This very second, your cells are combusting glucose molecules with oxygen to make energy available, which keeps you alive for... continue reading
posted by w1ndex 3 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 324 views • 11:05An amazingly thorough deep dive into the acoustic engineering, materials science, and construction of a beautiful pair of speakers. "We construct a pair of large Voigt speakers. I explain the principles... continue reading
posted by blacklotus90 3 years 7 months ago • 375 views • 52:56