This week John takes a look at how companies such as Amazon get your orders to you as quickly as possible.

posted by w1ndex 4 years 11 months ago • 1,088 views • 21:18

If you irritate Godzilla by talking or texting while he's telling his stories, you get the Atomic Breath. Got it? That goes for you too, Minilla. This magnificent stop-motion masterpiece was created... continue reading

posted by newtboy 4 years 12 months ago • 1,468 views • 1:48

"... The eyes are often the first thing we see when we look at someone. And when you look at them up close, everyone’s eye color is a kaleidoscope of shapes and hues. How does eye color work? The answer... continue reading

posted by ant 5 years 2 weeks ago • 543 views • 6:21

"... We’ve all gotten dizzy before… but have you ever gotten WEIRD DIZZY? I teamed up with Vanessa Hill from BrainCrat to answer the question 'why do we get dizzy?' and in the process we learned about... continue reading

posted by ant 5 years 1 month ago • 659 views • 9:22

What do you get when you take a boxy little hatchback, replace the backseat with a high-performance engine, and add a turbo? You get one of the most badass pieces of automotive engineering thought up by... continue reading

posted by Joe Motion (lurgee) 5 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 63 views • 13:02

CBC Marketplace investigates the science and marketing behind popular DNA ancestry kits. Host Charlsie Agro and her identical twin sister Carly test five top brands. Find out why ancestry test kits are... continue reading

posted by eric3579 5 years 4 months 1 week ago • 1,656 views • 21:15

YouTube description: What would it be like if our eyes could see more colors? We may never be able to answer that, but we can build devices that can do the work for us. Over the last three weeks we've... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 4 months 4 weeks ago • 449 views • 9:29

YouTube description: In 1958, scientists from Russia left a plastic bust of Vladimir Lenin at the Southern Pole of Inaccessibility, and as of 2007 it was still there. What does it mean? Guest host John... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 4 months 4 weeks ago • 97 views • 8:10

YouTube description: Behind the Scenes: https://youtu.be/3HABgm-UUi0 Download Skunkworks! http://www.audible.com/Smarter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GET SMARTER SECTION Check out Derek's video... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 5 months ago • 855 views • 11:21

"... You know you’ve wondered. Do fish actually pee? And what does that make the ocean… one big toilet? ..."

posted by ant 5 years 5 months 1 week ago • 44 views

"Elevator. It’s a fascination and a fear for many. Countless action movies and TV shows feature stuck elevators, fights in elevators, and, of course falling elevators. How many times when an elevator... continue reading

posted by ant 5 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 219 views • 7:36

YouTube description: Picture this: you're gorging on leftover Halloween candy. You take a bite of a fun-size chocolate bar and instead of sugary goodness, you get a flash of blinding pain in your tooth!... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 7 months ago • 236 views • 2:59

Jadon Anderson on his career sat diving. "My deepest was 621 feet" "When you drop out into the unknown- and you know, I could be the first person that’s actually stood here. You’re in a different... continue reading

posted by nanrod 5 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 664 views • 3:18

Have you ever tried to figure out how to use a ratchet strap? Which way do you feed the other strap into it? How the heck to you get it to tighten? Well, don't worry. Dirt Farmer Jay can help you by explaining... continue reading

posted by BSR 5 years 10 months 4 weeks ago • 22 views • 7:29

Why did soldiers in World War Two get issued with clips of ammunition instead of magazines? The reasons are quite practical.

posted by Mordhaus 5 years 11 months 1 week ago • 21 views • 6:44

"Why we love this nerdy role-playing fantasy game. ... In an age of virtual reality, video games, and smartphones, more and more people are getting into this magical, nerdy tabletop fantasy role-playing... continue reading

posted by ant 5 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 18 views • 10:13

OK. A thing I didn't say, that I probably should have, is that we haven't actually had a chance to do as much research on marijuana as we should have. Edibles have different effects than smoking which... continue reading

posted by eric3579 6 years 1 month 1 week ago • 593 views • 3:40

YouTube description: In Göttingen, Germany, there's a four-tonne steel ball that can be raised up a 14-metre tower -- and then dropped in less than two seconds, crashing back to earth. It makes tiny,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 725 views • 3:34

YouTube description: A simple demonstration of the learning ability of a monitor lizard. If you're curious about how they get back into the enclosure, when they need to bask to warm up again they... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 6 months 1 week ago • 294 views • 6:27

Ever wondered what it's like to stop a psycho on a killing spree? It isn't as awesome as you'd think.

posted by newtboy 6 years 7 months ago • 1,397 views • 5:57