Curated Video
The Body Transfer Illusion
In this video, we explore the fascinating concept of proprioception, the sense that allows us to know the position of our body parts in relation to each other. We also delve into the rubber hand illusion, where our brains are tricked...
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Kitchen Chemistry - How to make green fire in 3D!!
In this video I will show you how to make a green flame, and also the difference between boric acid and borax.
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36" Fresnel Lens death ray (fail at boiling water)
It failed because the bottle was clear and the wine was light color they had no chance to absorb energy from the Sun.
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Huge Snapper Vs. Gasoline - Can they cause a fire? - SMS#3
Huge Snapper Vs. Gasoline
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Aluminum Vs. Toaster teaser
A subscriber suggested I melt a toaster with molten aluminum, so thats what i did!
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Black powder cannon tests
We made a cannon that fires water bottles. Why you ask? Why not!?! Using 1-2 ounces of blackpowder, and 10-16oz of water. If we filled the bottles up all the way they exploded!
Next Animation Studio
Doctors successfully suspend human in animation
Doctors have put at least one human in suspended animation, the New Scientist reports
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Astronomer doubles down: ‘Oumuamua could be alien craft’
A new book reasserts the astronomer author’s controversial claim about mankind’s first observed interstellar object
NASA
NASA at Fenway
On May 30th, 2018 NASA descended upon the historic Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox Major League Baseball team, to participate in a STEM Day public engagement event. This collaborative effort was led by members of the Solar System...
Rock 'N Learn
Physical Science : Motion And Gravity
Physical Science for Kids is the fun way to learn important facts about physical science and get ready for tests. Take a fascinating journey to the Super Science Station to learn about motion and gravity.
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USF X-Labs 10ft tesla coils playing Mario
2 polyphonic Tesla coils playing Mario..
NASA
Training the Next Generation of Planetary Scientists
Each year in early March, a new class of postdocs at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center gathers for the Planetary Science Winter School. This intensive training program takes the young scientists and plunges them into the Instrument...
NASA
NASA Names Upcoming Telescope to Honor the 'Mother of Hubble'
In a time when women were discouraged from studying math and science, Nancy Grace Roman became a research astronomer and the first chief of astronomy at NASA. Known today as the “Mother of Hubble,” she was instrumental in taking the...
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Bart Simpson Megaphone Challenge!
I've always wondered what would happen if you lined up 10 megaphones in a row and yell into them, today I put that idea to the test! That literal feedback loop was crazy loud!
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Fortnite Boom Bow IRL - BOOM or BUST?
How could you pass up trying a Boom Bow IRL? It was fun, and a noise maker for sure!
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Israeli spies tricked Iranians into blowing up nuclear facility
Mossad agents allegedly posed as Iranian dissidents and got Iranian scientists to help them sabotage Iran’s nuclear program.
NASA
NASA | Black History Month 2009: Jahi Wartts
Join NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., in celebrating Black History Month. Each week in February, a different African-American employee from GSFC will be featured. The employees will talk about their careers, career...
Science360
Living Lab Combines Research With Outreach
It's hands-on time at the Museum of Science Discovery Center in Boston (MOS). Kids can touch and play their way through scientific exhibits, and even take part in actual science experiments in Living Laboratory, a model for informal...
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Nuclear activity rises at Chernobyl
Scientists have recorded a rise in fission reactions around the destroyed nuclear reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, according to New Scientist.
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Powerful Golf Ball cannon! [Black Powder in a 1.75" fiberglass tube]
This cannon was pretty extreme. It shot a golf ball at speeds approaching the speed of sound and has some SERIOUS power. We typically used around 1 ounce of powder charge, enough to propel the ball clear through a bucket, and into the...
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Purify chloroform by distillation
In this video I am distilling the chloroform.