Tag: science

March 22, 2018 at 11:23 am

Just a 1920s Steam Engine Doing a Casual 55 MPH on the Highway

Just a 1920s Steam Engine Doing a Casual 55 MPH on the Highway

Built in 1927, the Santa Fe 3751 is a steam-powered beaut!

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March 15, 2018 at 1:57 pm

Remembering the Badass Wedge Truck from the MythBusters Finale

Remembering the Badass Wedge Truck from the MythBusters Finale

For the MythBusters finale, Adam drove an unstoppable wedge truck through 14 years of props and it was awesome

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March 12, 2018 at 10:05 am

SpaceX Releases Official Falcon Heavy and Starman Launch Video

SpaceX Releases Official Falcon Heavy and Starman Launch Video

One guess what the music soundtrack was

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March 7, 2018 at 1:59 pm

Dropping Ice Down a 90m Borehole in Antarctica Makes a Very Unexpected Sound

Dropping Ice Down a 90m Borehole in Antarctica Makes a Very Unexpected Sound

Is there a sound effects guy down there?

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March 6, 2018 at 12:10 pm

Flippy the Burger Flipping Robot Just Started Its First Shift

Flippy the Burger Flipping Robot Just Started Its First Shift

Built by Miso Robotics, ‘Flippy’ has begun work at the Caliburger restaurant in Pasadena, Los Angeles

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February 27, 2018 at 2:54 am

Casting the Mirror for the World’s Largest Telescope

Casting the Mirror for the World’s Largest Telescope

The castings of the 15-metric ton, off-axis mirrors for the Giant Magellan Telescope forced engineers to push the design and manufacturing process beyond all previous limits

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February 24, 2018 at 2:05 pm

Every 10 Seconds This Film Zooms Out 10 Times Further

Every 10 Seconds This Film Zooms Out 10 Times Further

‘Powers of Ten’ (1977) is an award winning film that takes you on an adventure in magnitudes

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February 13, 2018 at 11:57 am

Picture of a Single Atom Wins Top Prize in Science Photo Contest

Picture of a Single Atom Wins Top Prize in Science Photo Contest

David Nadlinger’s ‘Single Atom in an Ion Trap’ shows the atom held by the fields emanating from the metal electrodes surrounding it

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February 13, 2018 at 9:38 am

In Case You Were Wondering What Boston Dynamics Has Been Up To

In Case You Were Wondering What Boston Dynamics Has Been Up To

Hey Buddy, Can You Give Me a Hand?

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February 11, 2018 at 9:43 pm

This Amateur Video of the Falcon Heavy Landing is Amazing and the Sound is Unreal

This Amateur Video of the Falcon Heavy Landing is Amazing and the Sound is Unreal

This time, it is rocket science

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