"Dig into the genetic adaptations of cockroaches, and find out what makes it so hard to get rid of these tenacious creatures..." From http://boingboing.net/2022/04/19/why-are-cockroaches-so-hard-to-kill.html.... continue reading

posted by ant 2 months 1 week ago • 53 views • 5:10

From YouTube, "A CSB safety video about the September 21, 2020, hot work incident at the Evergreen Packaging Paper Mill in Canton, North Carolina. A fire erupted in a confined space when a heat gun fell... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 2 months 3 weeks ago • 354 views • 11:44

The winds of change has started. The ICE age is ending. This is the decade of the EV. This will be exceedingly painful for the auto industry

posted by bobknight33 4 months ago • 37 views • 8:44

A jury has found former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter guilty of manslaughter for killing Daunte Wright in an incident during a traffic stop.

posted by newtboy 6 months 1 week ago • 230 views • 1:56

Kill the anvil!!

posted by bjornenlinda 1 year 12 months ago • 14 views • 6:42

Ipley Cross, in the middle of the New Forest, is one of the most dangerous road junctions in Britain. Why? • Thanks to Bez, whoever you are: their definitive article on this junction is here: https://singletrackworld.c... continue reading

posted by eric3579 2 years 2 months ago • 619 views • 4:12

YouTube description: Terrified residents of Italian cities record messages to themselves 10 days ago, when the pandemic hadn't yet killed 1,809 people and infected more than 24,000 across the country.... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 3 months 1 week ago • 295 views • 3:31

Learn about the prairie flowers of Illinois with a gangster.

posted by w1ndex 2 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 19 views • 17:19

Most poisonous mushrooms won’t kill you—they’ll simply cause a severe headache or vomiting. Death-cap mushrooms are not like the others. As little as half an Amanita phalloides contains enough toxin... continue reading

posted by BSR 3 years 1 month ago • 687 views • 2:34

Watching this video might make you want to kill all humans

posted by newtboy 3 years 5 months 1 week ago • 120 views • 7:50

In the animated short “Drawn & Recorded: Teen Spirit” by Drew Christie of Kalakala Animation, narrator T-Bone Burnett tells the story behind the famous 1991 Nirvana song “Smells Like Teen Spirit”... continue reading

posted by eric3579 3 years 6 months ago • 689 views • 2:55

Interesting WWII Navy training film with Huntz Hall, aka "Sach" from the Bowery Boys movies.

posted by ulysses1904 3 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 66 views • 13:39

The Lamborghini Miura is regarded by many to be the world’s first supercar. It set the car world on fire with its groundbreaking mid-engine layout, monster performance, and looks that could kill. Join... continue reading

posted by Joe Motion (lurgee) 3 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 94 views • 12:42

YouTube description: Giant Mine sits near Yellowknife, in the Northwest Territories of Canada. Once it was a productive gold mine, but after the gold ran out, the mining company went bankrupt and left... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 1 week ago • 470 views • 4:34

YouTube description: Ferrofluid is a bizarre, NASA-engineered material that was created for spaceships but never used. In this “lab practical” video, we’ll put ferrofluid through its paces, and... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 2 weeks ago • 674 views • 4:26