Nifty Magnetic Levitation Device!
YT: CLM 2 magnetic levitation module provided by Crealev. This device is to huge and powerful, it's really hard to believe. I've had smaller units before that will float items weighing about 1 pound....
View ArticleKids Throw Sodium into Lake
Sodium is a highly reactive metal, so when you throw it in water – this happens (dailypicks)
View ArticleLast Week Tonight with John Oliver: Stephen Hawking
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO): Stephen Hawking Extended Interview YT: John Oliver talks to Stephen Hawking in the first installment of Last Week Tonight's new "People Who Think Good" series....
View ArticleLiquid Nitrogen Under Vacuum - Solid Nitrogen
YT: Solid nitrogen is something few people have ever seen. In this lecture, ChefSteps explains why liquid nitrogen goes solid under an extreme vacuum.
View ArticleMaking "petrified lightning" at home
Fusing Sand with Electricity - Fulgurite Forge YT: Artificial Fulgurite Forge (Arc through sand) Here I present my Artificial Fulgurite Forge, or: Fusing Sand with Electricity. When lightning strikes...
View ArticleLast Week Tonight with John Oliver: #GoGetThoseGeckos
YT: Russia sent some geckos into space to have sex. And then they lost contact with them. John Oliver wants Vladimir Putin to #GoGetThoseGeckos.
View ArticleThe "first man-made biological leaf"
It looks real, absorbs water and carbon dioxide, releases oxygen, and could make deep space travel a reality. (devour.com) Vimeo: RCA graduate Julian Melchiorri says the synthetic biological leaf he...
View ArticlePendulum Wave Demonstration
YT: I did not make this – I simply took a video of it! This is a large-scale demonstration of the interaction between period and pendulum length, using 16 bowling balls hung from a wooden frame.
View ArticleWhat a fly’s brain tells us about our own minds
"The fruit fly has a very long and distinguished career in science. At a facility considered a Nirvana for scientists, researchers pursue greater understanding of biomedical processes, using test...
View ArticleMesmerizing rebuild of a mechanical Fourier calculator
Albert Michelson's harmonic analyzer -- a 19th century mechanical calculator that can do Fourier analysis with just gears, springs and levers -- was found at the University of Illinois, and then...
View ArticleBack to School Fails || FailArmy
YT: Back in school? Hopefully you're not already failing! If you are, check out your fellow students in these back to school fails!
View ArticleMesmerizing metal filings moving to music
YT: Found at Maker Faire in New York September 20, 2014. Pretty cool piece that used metal filings, magnets and music to dance and move in mesmerizing patterns. The piece was created by...
View ArticleMythbusters: The Glass Age
YT: Ever crack your cell phone screen? How about your car windshield? Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman explain why those days may soon be behind us. Watch as they conduct mind-bending demonstrations of...
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