Tag: science

February 20, 2017 at 12:25 pm

This Is What Happens When You Microwave a Bar of Soap

This Is What Happens When You Microwave a Bar of Soap

Steve Mould found a way to film inside a microwave without destroying the camera. Watch the bubbles of air inside the bar expand to create this cool effect

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February 19, 2017 at 11:32 am

This Is Why You Never Trust a Trapezoid

This Is Why You Never Trust a Trapezoid

In this clip from the 1958 film “Gateways to the Mind“, we see how our mind plays tricks on us and why you should never trust a trapezoid

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February 11, 2017 at 11:47 am

This Light Painting, Double Pendulum Elegantly Demonstrates Chaotic Movement

This Light Painting, Double Pendulum Elegantly Demonstrates Chaotic Movement

“Pendulus” is a double pendulum built by Devin Montes that visualizes the unpredictable patterns of chaotic movement in real-time

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February 4, 2017 at 2:16 pm

This Is Why You Never Load the Heavy Stuff at the Back of the Trailer

This Is Why You Never Load the Heavy Stuff at the Back of the Trailer

For the safest towing experience, load 60% of your weight to the front of the trailer and 40% to the back.

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January 28, 2017 at 10:48 am

This DIY Centrifuge Costs $0.20 and Can Be Used for Medical Tests in Remote Locations

This DIY Centrifuge Costs $0.20 and Can Be Used for Medical Tests in Remote Locations

90 secs of spinning can separate a blood sample into red/white blood cells, platelets, and plasma. Longer spins can separate the part of the blood needed for malaria testing

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January 23, 2017 at 5:57 pm

Animating a Dry Erase Stick Figure with Water and Air

Animating a Dry Erase Stick Figure with Water and Air

Twitter user @RYUSO01 discovered something cool. If you draw something on a surface like glass or acrylic with a dry erase marker and pour water over it, the ink will lift and you can ‘animate’ it by blowing the water around

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January 20, 2017 at 3:15 pm

Here’s Where the Juice That Powers Your Favorite Devices Comes From

Here's Where the Juice That Powers Your Favorite Devices Comes From

Bloomberg’s Ashlee Vance explores lithium mining in Chile’s Atacama Desert

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January 18, 2017 at 2:47 pm

4K Slow Motion: Visualizing Combustion with a See Through Engine and Phantom Camera

4K Slow Motion: Visualizing Combustion with a See Through Engine and Phantom Camera

The team at Warped Perception built a glass head for a Briggs and Stratton engine to make the combustion process visible

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January 7, 2017 at 1:09 pm

Picture of the Day: Surface Tension

Picture of the Day: Surface Tension

“Do you have a minute to talk about your car insurance?”

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January 3, 2017 at 12:56 pm

Bullet vs Prince Rupert’s Drop at 150,000 FPS

Bullet vs Prince Rupert's Drop at 150,000 FPS

Destin of ‘Smarter Every Day’ shoots a bullet at a Prince Rupert’s Drop and captures the results with a Phantom camera

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