Tag: explainer

October 25, 2022 at 6:10 pm

How This Chair Conquered The World

How This Chair Conquered The World

The Monobloc chair is the world’s most common, best-selling, and most recognizable chair design. So why is it also so controversial?

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December 20, 2021 at 7:49 pm

The Have You Ever Had a Dream Kid is Now 26 and This is What He Meant to Say

The Have You Ever Had a Dream Kid is Now 26 and This is What He Meant to Say

When Joe Cirkiel’s kindergarten class gets invited to be in a documentary, he finds inspiration from an unlikely source. Little does he realizes how far his dreams will take him

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December 13, 2021 at 3:16 pm

Why You Don’t Hear About the Ozone Layer Anymore

Why You Don’t Hear About the Ozone Layer Anymore

Finally, some good news about the environment.

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November 22, 2021 at 2:11 pm

The Process for Making Bowling Bowls is Far More Complex Than I Imagined

The Process for Making Bowling Bowls is Far More Complex Than I Imagined

This will give you a newfound appreciation for the humble bowling ball!

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November 9, 2021 at 10:34 am

Growing Up in the Coldest Town on Earth (-71°C, -96°F) Yakutia, Siberia

Growing Up in the Coldest Town on Earth (-71°C, -96°F) Yakutia, Siberia

Would you rather live in the hottest town on Earth or the coldest?

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November 8, 2021 at 2:54 pm

This is Where the Phrase “Dead as a Doornail” Comes From

This is Where the Phrase "Dead as a Doornail" Comes From

Malcolm P.L. explains the meaning of the phrase, and demonstrates the process of dead nailing

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October 28, 2021 at 1:57 pm

Veritasium Rents a Helicopter to Settle a Physics Debate

Veritasium Rents a Helicopter to Settle a Physics Debate

The story of a controversial physics question on the qualifying exam for the 2014 US Physics Olympiad team

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October 13, 2021 at 10:54 am

Amazing Animation Shows Just How Deep the Ocean Truly Is

Amazing Animation Shows Just How Deep the Ocean Truly Is

From the beach to the deepest part of the Mariana Trench

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October 7, 2021 at 2:36 pm

Amazing Video Explains the Entire Process of Traditional Hemp Rope Braiding

Amazing Video Explains the Entire Process of Traditional Hemp Rope Braiding

Don’t forget to turn subtitles on!

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September 22, 2021 at 12:23 pm

Feeding a Venus Flytrap Candy Instead of Flies

Feeding a Venus Flytrap Candy Instead of Flies

I was not expecting that

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