Geometry is not only a discipline but a state of mind. Watch a cube being made with staples. [📹tool_tips]
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The “Dance of the thousand-hand Quanyin” is possibly the most famous and most spectacular visual display in which geometr yand synchronization create a kind of effective optical illusion. [📹 S. Yağmur]
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Topology of ropes, knots and cables.
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Stunning billiard trickshots
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How to fold an angel-wing origami crane.
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Seeing a hippo in ocean waves is rare, but in places like Loango National Park in Gabon, it happens because the coastline overlaps with their natural habitat. [📹 gabonseanbellon]
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The largest engine in the world: the Sulzer RTA96-C This monster powers massive container ships like the Emma Maersk. Standing over 44 feet tall and 90 feet long, it produces a mind-blowing 107,000 horsepower. That’s enough power to move an entire city block across the ocean.
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How Steve Jobs predicted the rise of AI in 1985
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How origami is used in aerospace engineering
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Extremely skilled driver
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NASA's Artemis II Orion heat shield photographed underwater by the U.S. Navy after splashdown off San Diego.
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Magic paper art turns a flat cat drawing into fluffy 3D fur [📹 condsty]
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This coffee shop uses AI to track the productivity of baristas and how much time customers are spending in the shop. The NeuroSpot Barista Staff Control and Customer Monitoring Video Analytics Module, are tools designed to enhance the efficiency.
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The Andalusian, aka pura raza española, has been recognized as a distinct breed since the XV century. It has been known for its prowess as a war horse and kings across Europe rode them for centuries [📹 DiazFarmNC]
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This $17,000 book on Ferrari’s history and racing victories comes encased in an aluminum V12 engine replica designed by Marc Newson.
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Majestic hippopotamus heading into the ocean
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Did you know? Archaeologists found 3,000-year-old honey jars in Egyptian tombs, and they're still edible. Honey never expires due to its low moisture, high acidity, and natural hydrogen peroxide. Bees even add enzymes that boost preservation.
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This would have been hard to believe if it hadn’t been recorded
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A juvenile jack fish wears a jellyfish like a helmet immune to its sting, it uses the jellyfish for protection while drifting in the open ocean at night. [📹 Chris Gug]
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A car performing a pit maneuver demonstration. [📹 chinese_cars]
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New article on @Klein_Universe. Feeling bad produces bad thought. But not necessarily without a productive conclusion. Have a read.
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Magnus effect visualized by a tennis ball
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Group performs Beethoven’s symphony No.5 a cappella [🎼 HotPlaysMusic]
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«Points of view»
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RT by @Rainmaker1973: This type of comedy doesn't exist anymore.
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Some people are true human
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The Marvelous Spatuletail, found in just one valley in northern Peru and is one of the rarest hummingbirds on Earth. [📹Alex Fine]
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In 1985 an astronaut noticed this physical behavior of a handle, that turned out to be the proof of a theorem: the tennis racket theorem (also dubbed the Dzhanibekov effect),
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The Tyndall effect is the scattering of light by suspended particles in a colloid or fine suspension, making a light beam's path visible. This happened during a recent marathon in China.
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Geolocation
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