More than a little ironic how this video about fighting the corporate stranglehold on the music industry begins and ends as a commercial for audible.

posted by newtboy 2 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 346 views • 8:40

This is the story of America's massive forging presses built during the cold war used to build America's most advanced machinery - the Heavy Press Program. Modern airplanes, missiles, helicopters, turbines... continue reading

posted by nanrod 3 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 528 views • 12:48

YouTube description: What happens when you fire a Civil War mortar at a caravan? We invited YouTuber Tom Scott to find out. The mortar used is a replica of Roaring Meg, which destroyed large parts... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 544 views • 7:11

A new polio epidemic could happen in the USA as more parents opt out of immunization.

posted by Mordhaus 4 years 6 months ago • 69 views • 7:09

YouTube description: Isn't it a problem to handle powerful magnets with iron in our blood? Let's find out! This video was sponsored by https://brilliant.org/Brainiac75/ The D200xH50 mm neodymium... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 9 months 1 week ago • 684 views • 9:46

I built a natural draft furnace to test ideas about how hot a furnace could get without the use of bellows. Natural draft is the flow of air through a furnace due to rising hot air. The hot gasses in the... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 4 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 454 views • 5:46

I made a brick mold that makes bricks 25 x 12.5 x 7.5 cm from wood. A log was split and mortise and tenon joints were carved using a stone chisel and sharp rocks. The mold was lashed together with cane... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 4 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 1,022 views • 10:47

The Lahti L-39 is a Finnish 20 mm anti-tank rifle used during the Second World War. It had excellent accuracy, penetration and range, but its size made transportation difficult. It was nicknamed "Norsupyssy"... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 5 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 123 views • 10:14

This guide will make cooking with cast iron a breeze!

posted by Mekanikal 5 years 9 months 1 week ago • 1,772 views • 5:55

I invented the Bow Blower, a combination of the bow drill and forge blower to make a device that can force air into a fire while being easy to construct from commonly occurring natural materials using... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 6 years 1 week ago • 1,388 views • 4:32

Have you ever wondered what happens when you bring a magnet near 5000 degree molten Iron? Does it attract? Or repel? Maybe it create cool shapes. But most importantly... DOES IT EXPLODE?! I set off... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 6 years 2 weeks ago • 39 views • 5:21

Except why we can't get along.

posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 8 years ago • 154 views • 7:22

... or how to soil a pristine lab coat! YouTube Description: Gav and Dan are in the GE lab using nanotechnology to show you cool liquid physics at 2500fps. The first experiment shows a superhydrophobic... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 7 months ago • 1,100 views • 5:34