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Oh, My. That’s Certainly Different

30 August, 2008 (05:02) | Humor, Movies, Video, science-y observation | 1 comment

The real message of Toy Story. Warning: this cannot be unwatched.
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via Mine

Random Nonphysics Video

28 August, 2008 (03:57) | Other science, Video | No comments

Pangolins is practically chickens.
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Screw Archimedes

25 August, 2008 (03:59) | Physics, Tech, The Lab, Video | 1 comment

Who needs a lever, man? I’m Marty McFly.
Let’s say, for the sake of argument, that you needed to move a heavy piece of equipment you’re helping to build. And you have the constraints of not wanting to tip it, and the course you need to navigate has some spots with less than 10 [...]

Olympic Memories

22 August, 2008 (03:53) | Sports, Video | No comments

Great Olympic moments on YouTube
One of the best ways to watch the Olympics is to chase down all the references made by NBC’s commentators on YouTube and watch them in addition to (or instead of) the regular telecast. Here are some of the ones I’ve found.

Just Checking

16 August, 2008 (05:23) | Humor, Sick sick sick, Video | No comments

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Yep. Still funny.

I Could Break the Club Record, Theoretically

13 August, 2008 (03:56) | Physics, Video | No comments

Slow-motion lightning.
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Oh, ratfarts, that’s cool.
(In case of a thunderstorm, stand in the middle of the fairway and hold up a one iron. Not even God can hit a one iron. Lee Trevino)

Let Me In

6 August, 2008 (06:17) | Silly, Video | 1 comment

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If you stress glass in that way, it does tend to make it more susceptible to breaking.

This Would Trigger My Cat-a-Pult

2 August, 2008 (14:41) | Humor, Silly, Video | No comments

I’m allergic to most cats, and especially sensitive to the behavior near the end of the clip.
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via Wanderings

Blame it on Eddy

30 July, 2008 (04:11) | Experiments, Physics, Video | No comments

“Eddies,” said Ford, “in the space-time continuum.”
“Ah,” nodded Arthur, “is he. Is he.”
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Everyday Electromagnetism
This time, though, Eddies in the penny. And he enforces Lenz’s law.
You can see a similar effect if you drop a magnet down a copper pipe, because the eddy currents [...]

Cool Things, Small Packages

26 July, 2008 (05:09) | Cool stuff, Tech, Video | No comments

DelFly Micro Air Vehicle Weighs Just Three Grams
The ‘dragonfly’ has a tiny camera (about 0.5 grams) on board that transmits its signals to a ground station. With software developed by TU Delft itself, objects can then be recognised independently. The camera transmits TV quality images, and therefore allows the DelFly II to be operated from [...]

Put Your Hand Up My Back and I’ll Sing Along

25 July, 2008 (03:58) | Music, TV, Video | No comments

Rockin’ with the Muppets on Sesame Street
Feist, counting to four
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R.E.M. singing “Furry Happy Monsters”
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via Madam Lamb

Pastariffic

24 July, 2008 (04:02) | Food, Silly, Video | No comments

Western Spaghetti. Neat stop-action stuff.
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via Madame Lamb

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