Sewers were one of the earliest and most impactful advents of public health in urban areas, and it’s exciting that we’re still finding new ways to use them to that end.
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Fascinating stuff about how and why a plant becomes a meat eater
posted by eric3579 2 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 56 views • 16:11I highly recommend listening to the song first, or at least the first half. As a drummer for 32 years (8 formally on actual drums / in public, the rest on available surfaces and arguably in rhythm games),... continue reading
posted by moonsammy 3 years 1 month ago • 497 views • 10:15YouTube description: People use boats for all kinds of reasons, and in the same way, there are all kinds, shapes, sizes, and ages of locks used for waterway navigation across the world. Freight is big... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 1 month 1 week ago • 248 views • 10:37YouTube description: The history of the Earth from its formation to present day, covering major events throughout its 4-billion-year history. Estimates of average temperature, atmospheric composition,... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 4 months ago • 807 views • 11:36From Youtube, "Well, looks like it's that time of year again. When Ben Shapiro (or anyone else) argues that rap and hip hop aren't technically considered music, they're flying in the face of basically... continue reading
posted by w1ndex 4 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 21 views • 13:55YouTube description: Hi :) I’m a student in Network & Systems Engineering (Robots, networks and programming and stuff) and I built a dinosaur in my spare time. I got the idea in my head, thought... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 8 months ago • 1,278 views • 2:37YouTube description: Citheronia regalis is a giant silk moth...though these don't actually produce silk, which is why it's better to go by their family name saturniidae. Citheronia regalis actually... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 8 months ago • 1,000 views • 3:59I've heard a lot of discussions about Banksy, but this does a really good job of explaining it from all sides as well as giving it thorough philosophical and historical context. Good stuff.
posted by eoe 5 years 2 months ago • 119 views • 16:31Dialect coach Erik Singer once again analyzes the accents of some of Hollywood's biggest names. How accurate were their accents, really? I find this stuff fascinating.
posted by ChaosEngine 5 years 8 months ago • 145 views • 24:22How to DAD creator Jordan Watson takes a break from explaining how to Dad to explain the difference between Australia and New Zealand. This is part 2, but he should have called it version 2 because it's... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 420 views • 4:26YouTube description: IMPORTANT NOTE I'm not saying that this is the best or only way. I have lots of friends who go to 100% every time and they are extremely prolific and effective creators. And they... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 1,346 views • 3:57The US signed the metre convention and bases all customary units on SI standards. As an aside, the Utah constitution from 1895 required the metric system to be taught in schools. This requirement was repealed... continue reading
posted by eric3579 7 years 1 week ago • 1,012 views • 8:52From YouTube: "SAFETY FIRST!!!!! Extremely Dangerous Experiment, I hold no responsibility for your actions!!!!! DEAD SHORTING A BATTERY IS NOT GOOD!!!!!!!! BE CAREFUL!!!! This is an extremely easy... continue reading
posted by chicchorea 7 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 22 views • 10:01YouTube description: Meet Professor Jamie Seymour, he milks stuff. But nothing that moos, has hooves, wool or fur. He prefers to live life on the edge, milking the venom from the most venomous animals... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 2 months 1 week ago • 176 views • 4:26YouTube description: Foraminifera – tiny, single-celled marine life forms – build gorgeous houses that record how much ice there is on the planet. Special thanks to Professor Lee Kump of Penn... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 5 months 1 week ago • 489 views • 2:51YouTube description: I still love me some YouTube videos, so I'm always looking for the best ways to watch them and ensure that I get informed when my favorite creators make stuff. If you want to turn... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 1,109 views • 3:48Last month I brought attention to a particularly nasty product currently promoted online to vulnerable people as a cancer cure. Black salve is a paste made from a mixture of Bloodroot extract and zinc... continue reading
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