Here we have another product of individual creativity, a new type of transmission that can shift from the top gear to reverse without thinking twice. I can’t say I understand completely how it works after watching the video but they do manage to explain it thoroughly. Embed This Video[...]
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July 16th, 2013 - 5:32 am § in Uncategorized
Tubes: The Future of Transportation
This video shows a demonstration of a concept for high-speed travel that will blow anything we currently have out of the water. You and your family can step in to one of these tubes and get on the other side of the world in a matter of hours. Embed This Video[...]
July 12th, 2013 - 10:45 am § in Uncategorized
Simulated Evolution
This video is pretty astounding. What you’re seeing are “creatures” that were generated based on an algorithm that worked in a way that the creatures would change from iteration to iteration in order to become better at a specific task, essentially evolving. What makes this video e[...]
July 10th, 2013 - 7:50 pm § in Uncategorized
The funeral of Sir Winston Churchill
Today’s video is not educational so much as it is historic. This simple video shows how the man who led a nation was mourned by his people. But stepping away from the tragedy itself, I like how this video represents a certain window of time. When thousands of years from now people are learning[...]
July 9th, 2013 - 9:29 am § in Uncategorized
Solids of constant width
This absolutely fascinates me. Functionally, these objects are as good as spheres, yet they’re edged and asymmetrical. Looking at these shapes it never would’ve entered my mind that they might possibly have an unchanging width. Even though I can’t think of a practical use for this [...]
July 8th, 2013 - 7:05 pm § in Uncategorized
Molding an ant colony
Ants are possibly one of the more interesting creatures on this planet. Hundreds of them will work together as if they have one brain and it’s all for the survival and the betterment of their colony. Walking around through the woods, you could have any number of layers of ant colony below your[...]
July 1st, 2013 - 9:18 am § in Uncategorized
World’s roundest object.
I never thought I would be impressed by something as dull sounding as the world’s roundest object, but watching it appear to float when held and hearing all the information about it really turned me around. Not only do you get a background on this object itself but also a bit of a lesson on [&[...]
June 3rd, 2013 - 9:16 am § in Uncategorized
The strangest square mile in the ocean.
Fish have it pretty bad. Not only do they have to deal with the fact that humans find them delicious and have developed ways to catch large groups of them at once, but it turns out their home is an absolute nightmare world. I’m sure there are plenty of people out there would would find [&helli[...]
May 22nd, 2013 - 12:10 pm § in Uncategorized
Watch thermal tile in action.
This kind of material is a perfect example of our ability to adapt in the name of science. Many people would view the problem of burning up due to high speeds while re-entering the atmosphere as an unsolvable problem. It would seem as if some things just aren’t meant to be or can’t be ac[...]
May 16th, 2013 - 1:40 pm § in Uncategorized
What is a second?
Why don’t you have a seat and let James May explain to you exactly how we came to the measurement of time we call a second. I certainly didn’t know when and why it came to be. I’ve only known James May as a presenter on Top Gear, but it seems like he also likes […][...]