Drew Berry: Animations of unseeable biology

Published 6 years ago in Science. Submitted by ringmaster

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G-Force, Jerk, and Passing Out In A Centrifuge

Published 6 years ago in Science. Submitted by manro

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Barycentric balls in space - classroom demonstration video

Published 5 years ago in Science. Submitted by sux2bu

Do you really float in space?

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Superfluid helium

Published 5 years ago in Science. Submitted by thundersnow

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Award-Winning Footage Of The Microsopic World Around Us

Published 5 years ago in Science. Submitted by sux2bu

This year’s Nikon Small World Motion Photomicrography Competition has given us a fascinating glimpse into the realm of the extremely tiny. Watch a flea giving birth and a zebrafish embryo developing its complex nervous system. And that’s just the start.

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Piezoelectricity - why hitting crystals makes electricity

Published 5 years ago in Science. Submitted by sux2bu

Certain crystals, like quartz will produce a voltage when hit. It's all to do with the arrangement of atoms and charge in the lattice. It's used in lots of things like piezo lighters, sensors, speakers and oscillators for timekeeping.

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Aluminum and Mercury

Published 5 years ago in Science. Submitted by sux2bu

When mercury is added to aluminum, it forms an amalgam (a mercury alloy).
Aluminum is normally protected by a thick oxide layer, but the formation of the amalgam disrupts it. It allows fresh aluminum to react with air to form white aluminum oxide. As the oxide grows, it forms a…
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Timelapse Of The Future

Published 5 years ago in Science. Submitted by manro

A Journey to the End of Time

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Yooperlite Glow Rocks

Published 5 years ago in Science. Submitted by sux2bu

Yooperlites are Syenites rich in fluorescent Sodalite, found on Lake Superior beaches in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
It’s technically called a “Syenite Clasts Containing Fluorescent Sodalite” but Erik wanted something easier to pronounce. So he coined the name “Yooperlite” and has now trademarked the Yooperlite name.
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How do we know it rains iron on WASP-76b?

Published 4 years ago in Science. Submitted by ringmaster

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How Much of the Earth Can You See at Once?

Published 6 years ago in Science. Submitted by manro

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Is Our Food Becoming Less Nutritious?

Published 6 years ago in Science. Submitted by thundersnow

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Richard Feynman Fire

Published 4 years ago in Science. Submitted by thundersnow

Richard Phillips Feynman was an American physicist known for the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics and the physics of the super fluidity of super cooled liquid helium, as well as work in particle physics (he proposed the Parton …
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Gauss Cannon in Slow Motion | Magnetic Games

Published 3 years ago in Science. Submitted by D-Rex

The Gauss cannon uses magnetic or electromagnetic acceleration to launch metal projectiles at very high speeds. In this video I used Supermagnete magnets to get the acceleration of a sphere or a nail as a projectile.

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History of Earth - A portrait

Published 3 years ago in Science. Submitted by thundersnow

History of Earth - A portrait - depicting the evolution of the planet from the Hadean period to the Anthropocene period. An evolutionary history of life on Earth.

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This is how electrons and high energy particles look like

Published 5 years ago in Science. Submitted by drunkmonk

There are ways to see high energy particles. This is the coolest looking. Here is a picture to interpret what you see. http://www.cloudylabs.fr/wp/phys/

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How Microwaving Grapes Makes Plasma

Published 5 years ago in Science. Submitted by sux2bu

A bisected grape in the microwave makes plasma. But how does it work? A grape is the right size and refractive index to trap microwaves inside it. When you place two (or two halves) close together the fields interact with each other creating a maximum of electromagnetic energy wh…
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If the Universe is only 14 Billion years old, how can it be 92 Billion years Wide with a W

Published 5 years ago in Science. Submitted by Judge-Jake

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Is Spider Silk Stronger Than Steel? | MythBusters Jr.

Published 4 years ago in Science. Submitted by sux2bu

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What if We Nuke the Moon?

Published 3 years ago in Science. Submitted by manro

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