The original Star Wars trilogy was groundbreaking for its special effects, its world building, its action, and so, so much more. But if you ask George Lucas, it isn't the action, nor the performances,... continue reading
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"... Over the last year, we at MinuteEarth and MinutePhysics have had the privilege of working with NASA's Heliophysics Education Activation Team make a series of videos about the awesomeness of solar... continue reading
posted by ant 1 month 2 weeks ago • 3 views • 27:10Ignore the crazed cook, make the cookies. They’re amazing.
posted by newtboy 2 months ago • 98 viewsThe Ocean Kite Engine (OKE) incorporates regen kite control technology, enabling it to generate electrical power and/or providing propulsion. This dual functionality allows the OKE to not only propel boats... continue reading
posted by newtboy 2 months 1 week ago • 184 views • 10:01When grown-up jellyfish love each other very much, they make huge numbers of teeny-tiny potato-shaped larvae. Those larvae grow into little polyps that cling to rocks and catch prey with their stinging... continue reading
posted by newtboy 2 months 1 week ago • 38 views • 4:39How to make a Paperclip Cube
posted by BSR 2 months 3 weeks ago • 157 views • 58 secsThe act of sniffing black pepper has been explored in some studies for its potential to interrupt and shift habitual behaviors and cravings. The inhalation of black pepper's pungent scent may engage the... continue reading
posted by BSR 4 months 3 weeks ago • 109 views • 4:03Professor Brian Cox will make you love science
posted by BSR 5 months ago • 283 views • 55 secsProudly 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 1 week ago • 72 views • 6:35Rep. Katie Porter delivers a powerful breakdown on the current state of the IRS. She brings a white board and shows which methods of filing taxes are free, requires low effort and makes a few mistakes.
posted by newtboy 6 months 3 weeks ago • 336 views • 6:56Hemp is a plant whose vegetable fibers have been used in the making of fabrics, the manufacture of espadrilles and in rope making. Manuel Abad was an expert ropemaker from Cornago (La Rioja) who showed... continue reading
posted by newtboy 6 months 4 weeks ago • 56 views • 8:44Magnetohydrodynamic thrust uses no moving parts in order to accelerate water. It has been known for half a century, but it may be possible that we're only now beginning to explore it for use in Marine... continue reading
posted by newtboy 7 months 2 weeks ago • 275 views • 12:11The Rio Las Vacas in Guatemala is one of the most polluted rivers on earth. This small river is estimated to contribute 2% of the total plastic pollution we dump in the oceans yearly. The Ocean Cleanup... continue reading
posted by newtboy 9 months 2 weeks ago • 111 views • 52 secsOdd how often those tasked with enforcing the law break them. 18 U.S. Code § 700 - Desecration of the flag of the United States; penalties (1) Whoever knowingly mutilates, defaces, physically defiles,... continue reading
posted by newtboy 10 months 2 weeks ago • 23 views • 59 secs2023 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 2 weeks ago • 98 views • 7:32Police in Franklington La tried to falsify accident reports to cover for a fellow officer that was drunk and had driven into oncoming lanes. The cops truck was found on the wrong side of the road surrounded... continue reading
posted by newtboy 1 year 2 weeks ago • 61 views • 4:49Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), in his capacity as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, co-led a hearing of the full Judiciary... continue reading
posted by newtboy 1 year 3 weeks ago • 277 views • 5:49The F-15 was born from the difficult lessons learned during the Vietnam War. In the late 1950s, Air Force planners were confident that the advent of powerful new radars and long-range air-to-air missiles... continue reading
posted by eric3579 1 year 1 month 1 week ago • 83 views • 14:21"Flashback to the holiday season of 2001. After years of filming, the first film in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Fellowship of the Ring, is due to hit theaters, and expectations... continue reading
posted by ant 1 year 3 months 1 week ago • 4 views • 24:24