Createk third-arm : Supernumerary robotic arm powered by magnetorheological clutches and an hydrostatic transmission. Fast enough to compensate for human motions while being safe for physical human-robot interaction. ... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 123 views • 2:51

What do you get when you take a boxy little hatchback, replace the backseat with a high-performance engine, and add a turbo? You get one of the most badass pieces of automotive engineering thought up by... continue reading

posted by Joe Motion (lurgee) 5 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 63 views • 13:02

In which Destin uses Schlieren imagery and a high speed camera to show the shockwaves from bullets. (H/T @eric3579)

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 7 months ago • 379 views • 9:46

YouTube description: Ever wondered how they film a tank shell in flight for over 100m meters like it was travelling at walking speed or the instant of a nuclear explosion. In this video, I look at... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 1,678 views • 7:14

I built a natural draft furnace to test ideas about how hot a furnace could get without the use of bellows. Natural draft is the flow of air through a furnace due to rising hot air. The hot gasses in the... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 6 years 7 months ago • 454 views • 5:46

See Through Suppressor in Super Slow Motion (110,000 fps) - Smarter Every Day 177

posted by bobknight33 6 years 8 months 1 week ago • 906 views • 9:44

YouTube 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 3 months 3 weeks ago • 540 views • 4:06

High speed trains push air in front of them when they enter a tunnel, creating a unique booming sound.

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 9 months ago • 2,478 views • 1:44

I invented the Bow Blower, a combination of the bow drill and forge blower to make a device that can force air into a fire while being easy to construct from commonly occurring natural materials using... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 10 months ago • 1,388 views • 4:32

YouTube description: There is extreme fishing and then is going to such extremes that you have a rod and a worm-like lure fused to your face. Quite frankly it's the type of commitment we admire. Meet... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 271 views • 6:32

Exploding molten salt - what happens and why (probably, anyway) - this is the full video. :) From a YT comment: Clearly the explosion is down to the analogue imbalance transition within the hyperbolic... continue reading

posted by Zawash 8 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 583 views • 8:45

My favorite insect in all the land! YouTube: The Dragonflies vision is so quick but will it detect the high speed pea?

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 6 months 1 week ago • 119 views • 4:14

Not only can the SR-71's engines push it to speeds above mach 3, but it can sustain those speeds for extended periods of time, at high efficiency. This is how it does it.

posted by Sylvester_Ink 9 years 8 months ago • 2,405 views • 5:56

Using high-speed video, a pitcher explains the action of his arm and fingers for the different kinds of baseball pitches: fastball, cutter, two-seamer/sinker, slider, "reverse slider" (screwball), curveball,... continue reading

posted by Hastur 1 decade 5 months ago • 9,535 views • 18:00

Destin gives us the quick science on the best conditions for skipping stones: angle of stone relative to surface of the water: 20° angle of stone's path towards the surface: as low as possible ... continue reading

posted by messenger 1 decade 1 year 1 month 1 week ago • 136 views • 4:03

Youtube Description: This 50 minutes long BBC documentary film is aired in the year 2011. The BBC film says it is the first and the most technological advance in the world, ancient chariot racing, the... continue reading

posted by oohlalasassoon 1 decade 1 year 1 month 3 weeks ago • 556 views • 48:32

YouTube Description: Firing a (very old) musket and filming with a (very new) high-speed camera. With thanks to Jim Gamble. Also discussed by Professor Martyn Poliakoff. Ebay: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221185953... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 decade 1 year 3 months 3 weeks ago • 296 views • 7:32