At his day job, Steve Truglia flips cars, walks through fire and falls out of buildings — pushing technology to make stunts bigger, safer, more awesome. In the following video presentation, he talks us through his next stunt: the highest jump ever attempted, from the very edge of space.
Isn’t that one of the most awesome thing you’ve ever seen? If anyone understands the science behind what’s happening in the video, feel free to leave a brief explanation in the comments section below!
Narrated by broadcaster and naturalist David Attenborough, the Tree of Life is a six-minute documentary that retells the story of life on earth, from its very early days up the present era.
In the following video, Evan Grant demonstrates the science and art of cymatics, a process for making soundwaves visible. Useful for analyzing complex sounds (like dolphin calls), it also makes complex and beautiful designs.
What do you get when you combine science and a conventional cereal bowl? A Loopa Gyroscopic Bowl! This amazing invention will keep your young kids from spilling their cereal all over the place, no matter what they do. The bowl is dishwasher safe and is easy to pick up and handle, even for small hands. […]
Ok, maybe not “happy” but at least happier than they used to be. According to “Measuring the Happiness of Large-Scale Written Expression: Songs, Blogs, and Presidents“, a research report from Peter Dodds and Christopher Danforth, two mathematicians from Vermont University, the general mood of bloggers seems to be in an upward trend since 2005. Starting […]
NASA has just released an amazing video exploring the effect of global warming on the Cryosphere, that part of our planet where water can be found in solid form for most of the year. The animation was built using high definition visuals coming from thousands of satellites and it looks absolutely fantastic. Check it out: […]
In the following clip, The Mythbusters test if they can create a ‘creamer’ cannon using non-dairy creamer, compressed air, and a flare. Watch how they create one of the scariest-looking explosions ever on the show. And as they note at the end of the video, please don’t try this at home! :) [Via TechEblog]