As the weather gets colder and dryer, you are more likely to get shocked when getting out of a car, touching a door knob, or doing laundry. Is there a way to prevent getting shocked on the car door? [Physics Girl]
This set of periodic belt and wallet set from Thinkgeek is periodically useful! This canvas wallet and belt set will help you remember the symbols for Astatine, Phosphorus, Cesium, Barium, Lead, Hydrogen, Lithium, Titanium, Aluminum, Fluorine, Helium, Beryllium, Argon, Nickel, Calcium, Potassium, Bromine, Indium, Carbon, Silver, Xenon, Radium, Francium, Radon, Gold, Sulfur, Gallium, Chlorine, Neon, […]
The science of why you might be Netflix and Chilling by yourself. [SciShow]
Will these audio illusions trick your ears into hearing someone speak, even though all you are hearing are piano notes? Watch the video and find out! [ASAP Science]
You know how scissors work? Two opposing blades close on a surface and create shear stress on a localized area, cutting the surface in the process. A lawnmower blade is different: Just a massive and rather dull blade with a lot of inertia going around a fixed axis. How can such a blade cut grass […]
Houseplants can be great for your mental health, but eating some of them can be far worse for your bodily health than you might think. Find out more in the this episode of SciShow. [SciShow]
Modern life would be impossible without plastic – but we have long since lost control over our invention. Why has plastic turned into a problem and what do we know about its dangers? [Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell]
This week the “Reactions” Youtube channel is taking science to the skies and checking out the chemistry behind chemtrails, or more accurately, contrails, for condensation trails. It’s easy to look at the white trail behind a jet aircraft and imagine all manner of chemicals raining down from above. However, airplane contrails are simply what happens […]