Precious samples collected from an asteroid are to be moved to a specialist laboratory in Texas. Material taken from what has been described as “the most dangerous rock in our Solar System” came... continue reading
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a small clip from 'where to invade next' (left a short summary on school lunches and the real cost of 'low taxation' before the video covers sex education). a comparison of the u.s. and france's approaches... continue reading
posted by luxintenebris 1 year 9 months ago • 187 views • 11:59The 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 • 12:17Let’s not resigns ourselves to fatality. Solutions exist. Together we can do more to decrease risks on the normal route to Mont-Blanc. The Mont-Blanc rising to 4 809 meters is the highest peak in... continue reading
posted by eric3579 2 years 4 months ago • 317 views • 4:02From Youtube, "You are not a person, you are a planet, made of roughly 40 trillion cells. There is so much of you, that if your cells were human-sized, you would be as big as 20 Mount Everests. For your... continue reading
posted by w1ndex 2 years 7 months ago • 313 views • 11:46In this Dog Nation Episode, I help Victor and Anngel Benoun, with their dog Fergus. Fergus is a golden retriever who is a burn survivor. Fergus has one issue, he is aggressive on the leash. Whenever... continue reading
posted by BSR 2 years 11 months ago • 10 views • 9:18Imagine pole-vaulting across dangerous terrain, down steep slopes and ravines. "Salto del pastor"—translated from Spanish as "the shepherd's leap"—is just that. Now a folk sport and hobby, it was once... continue reading
posted by newtboy 3 years 1 month ago • 751 views • 3:53The Broomway is surrounded on both sides by quicksand and deep, sucking mud. It has no markers and no guideposts. And if you mistime your walk, you won't outrun the tide. Oh, and it's in the middle of... continue reading
posted by eric3579 3 years 6 months ago • 1,130 views • 4:47Does a green laser pointer stop working when it is cold? Or does it turn into an invisible laser? That is nice to know for safety reasons if you are using a green laser pointer to point out stars on a... continue reading
posted by blacklotus90 3 years 8 months 4 weeks ago • 811 views • 9:01Ipley Cross, in the middle of the New Forest, is one of the most dangerous road junctions in Britain. Why? • Thanks to Bez, whoever you are: their definitive article on this junction is here: https://singletrackworld.c... continue reading
posted by eric3579 4 years 1 month 1 week ago • 622 views • 4:12YouTube description: 50 Years Ago Apollo 13 was preparing to launch on a mission that would become famous for the wrong reasons, 56 Hours into the mission an oxygen tank would explode, blowing the side... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 29 views • 12:18"The Aedes aegypti mosquito, which can transmit dengue fever and Zika, makes a meal of us around our homes. And her eggs are hardy. They can dry out, but remain alive for months, waiting for a little water... continue reading
posted by ant 4 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 21 views • 3:51YouTube description: Something about the Apollo missions always confused me, sure, the step off of the lunar lander’s 91 cm footpad was a small step, but the step just before that was actually enormous! ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 483 views • 14:48YouTube description: People get nervous when they see Märten Ajne ice skating. He intentionally skates on extremely thin ice. Ajne has pursued this dangerous hobby for 40 years and has skated on more... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 861 views • 2:34YouTube 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 11 months ago • 465 views • 2:39YouTube description: David Owen reports on noise pollution, an intangible phenomenon with serious costs to human health and wildlife. (H/T @eric3579)
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 2 weeks ago • 379 views • 8:45