If you feel building your very own levitating hot dog cooker is something you absolutely have to accomplish in life, Youtuber NightHawkInLight will set you on the path to success. Someone should give this guy some kind of award for this society changing innovation.
The The Action Lab: In this video I show you what happens when you bring a type II superconductor near ferrofluid that is in a magnetic field. Then I show you what happens when you pour a liter of ferrofluid on a giant neodymium magnet! [The Action Lab]
Your eyes get heavy and gradually close… But wait! It’s only lunch time and you still have so much to do. Would taking a nap help? Or would it derail your day? Well, that depends on a few things— especially what stages of sleep the nap includes. Sara C. Mednick details the cognitive benefits of […]
I’m sure you already know that proteins are a very important part of your diet, but actually, they’re much more than that! Watch this enlightening vide form Minute Earth to learn more about what proteins are and the functions they have in your body. [Minute Earth]
Why aren’t commercial flights getting faster? Dig into the technological and environmental problems facing supersonic flight. And here’s another video explaining some of the problems caused by sonic booms from commercial flights:
Power up your electrical engineering career with The Electrical & Circuits Engineering Certification 13-Course Bundle, offering 34 hours of comprehensive content on electric circuits, machines, power generation, electronics, and more! Just $59.99 instead of the bundle’s MSRP of $1,287 (95% off!) What’s included: -Basic Concepts & Basic Laws of Electric Circuits -Methods of Analysis & […]
I’ve watched this video featuring Car Sagan’s Pale Blue Dot countless times over the past few years, and to this date, it never fails to bring a tear to my eye. [carlsagandotcom]
In 2004, construction began on a new building in Dubai, promising a revolutionary design that would dwarf the rest of the world’s skyscrapers. Five years later, the 828-meter Burj Khalifa was complete, surpassing the previous record-holder by over 60%. What innovations allowed for such a huge leap in height? Alex Gendler digs into the architecture […]
The team over at Google Earth have just released 3 time-lapse videos (Ocean, Forest, Cities) showing the influence humanity had on our planet and its climate since 1984. Watch: Cities – 1984 – 2020 Oceans – 1984 – 2020 Forests – 1984 – 2020
In this episode of the Metal Floss show, learn some rather disturbing facts about a few truly horrifying parasites! [Mental Floss]