In which Derek drives a replica of the first internal combustion engine car patented by Karl Benz in 1886 and talks about how cars have improved since then (claims about Nazi speed records on public roads... continue reading
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Believe it or not, off-roading is actually illegal in Iceland - they'll lock you up. There is an exception, though, in the form of the outrageous Icelandic Formula Offroad Championship. Strapped into home-built... continue reading
posted by newtboy 6 years 9 months ago • 249 views • 7:24Published on May 21, 2017 After four years of living off the grid we've gathered some wisdom we'd like to share with you. Please enjoy...ten MORE things we wish we'd known before we went off grid. ... continue reading
posted by Buck 6 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 1,847 views • 10:28YouTube description: At the University of Manchester's High Voltage Laboratory, we see what happens when a DJI Phantom 3 drone gets hit with an electrical impulse of 1.4MV - basically, a lightning strike.... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 2 months ago • 339 views • 5:31YouTube description: Osaka's Gate Tower Building is an amazing sight to see because ... well, how should I put this? A highway goes through the building. It literally does, and there is a story behind it. ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 3 months ago • 1,610 views • 5:48Extreme Ownership | Jocko Willink | TEDxUniversityofNevada From YouTube: War is hell, but war is also a brutal teacher. War teaches you about brotherhood, honor, humility, and leadership. In this riveting... continue reading
posted by chicchorea 7 years 3 months 4 weeks ago • 115 views • 13:50YouTube description: In the high-speed world of rally car racing, you’re only as good as your co-driver. As these racers speed around hairpin turns on unpaved, narrow roads, drivers must rely on the... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 4 months 1 week ago • 540 views • 4:06YouTube description: In Bremen, Germany, there's a tower more than a hundred metres high: it's called the Fallturm, or the Drop Tower. If you want a cost-effective way to test an experiment in microgravity... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 299 views • 4:02https://youtu.be/7uL8eCpSt24 This month I've been learning a new instrument. I can already play guitar and piano so I decided to learn something new with the Bamboo Saxophone and cover the jazz piece... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 1 week ago • 24 views • 7:12Know a simple way to solve Sudoku puzzles? If there is, let someone know! YT: Hackerdashery #2 Inspired by the Complexity Zoo wiki: https://complexityzoo.uwaterloo.ca/Co... For more advanced... continue reading
posted by Lumm 8 years 3 weeks ago • 912 views • 10:44YouTube description: Machine translation's a useful tool, don't get me wrong. But if you actually try to use it for regular conversation, it'll fall down really quickly. Why? What makes it so difficult? ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 2 months 1 week ago • 559 views • 5:05YouTube Description: What has the highest melting point known to us? Hank Green explains in this episode of SciShow. This episode is brought to you by Audible. Go to Audible.com/SciShow for a free 30-day trail. ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 524 views • 5:26YouTube: Disenchanted with the out-of-date curriculum of traditional college, Jeremy Rossmann dropped out of MIT. Within a few years, he and co-founder Ashu Desai, started The Make School, a college replacement... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 6 months 1 week ago • 493 views • 4:02EconStories presents a special event on entrepreneurship and innovation. PayPal co-founder and technology entrepreneur Peter Thiel visits the UT Austin campus to talk about innovation, entrepreneurship... continue reading
posted by Trancecoach 9 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 13 views • 51:15In an interview recently Seinfeld reveals he believes he has autism on some level.
posted by newtboy 9 years 7 months 1 week ago • 323 views • 1:02YouTube Description: British physicist Brian Cox is challenged by the presenter of Radio 4's 'Life Scientific', Jim Al-Khalili, to explain the rules of quantum mechanics in just a minute. Brian succeeds;... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 9 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 1,283 views • 1:25Flatulence is a daily phenomenon. In fact, most human beings pass gas 10-20 times a day (yes, that includes you). Where does your bodily gas come from? Purna Kashyap takes us on a journey into the intestines,... continue reading
posted by Fantomas 9 years 9 months ago • 31 views • 4:57YouTube Description: are you an uninsured American? Check out: https://www.healthcare.gov Music by http://www.youtube.com/JakeChudnow and http://www.audionetwork.com Mental Floss "micromorts"... continue reading
posted by Janine V. (Lilithia) 1 decade 2 months 3 weeks ago • 278 views • 8:06How does economy work?
posted by PlayhousePals 1 decade 3 months ago • 209 views • 7:41YouTube Description: Guest Star: Elsie the cat. Music by http://www.youtube.com/JakeChudnow and from http://www.audionetwork.com FLAVOR NETWORK ARTICLE (the cool food network graphs): http://www.nature.com/srep... continue reading
posted by Janine V. (Lilithia) 1 decade 4 months 3 weeks ago • 270 views • 10:13