1626
An awesome variation on the fractal tree [source, with a multiple, pervasive selection of programming language codes by Rosetta Code and Michael Mol: buff.ly/2Hz5pJP]
1627
It never gets old. This gif, created by Clay Bavor, puts the 747 and SR-71 aircraft speeds into perspective compared to @NewHorizons2015. 36,000 mph ~ 58,000 km/h was the speed reached at launch (Atlas V third stage cut off)
[read more: ow.ly/2g2U30o3uFp]
1628
«In the grand scheme of things, we're all pretty much blind and deaf»
[source, Abstruse Goose: abstrusegoose.com/421]
1629
In 1881, the Harvard Observatory director was frustrated with his staff, and would say "My Scottish maid could do better!" He hired his Scottish maid. Williamina Fleming classified tens of thousands of stars, discovered white dwarfs & the Horsehead nebula buff.ly/2mFX8vw
1630
Molokini is a crescent-shaped, partially submerged volcanic crater which forms a small, uninhabited islet located within Maui County in Hawaiʻi. It is the remains of one of the seven Pleistocene epoch volcanoes that formed the prehistoric Maui Nui island buff.ly/2ZuFTj7
1631
«Look again at that dot»
Through the brilliance of Saturn’s rings, @CassiniSaturn caught a glimpse of a far-away planet and its moon. At a distance of just under 900 million miles, Earth shines bright among the many stars in the sky
[source: buff.ly/3GfJzLl]
1632
Synsepalum dulcificum, also known as miracle berry, is a fruit that, when eaten, causes your taste buds to not detect sour flavor for about half an hour, causing sour foods to taste sweet [read more: buff.ly/2DTlxm2]
1633
explainpaper.com allows you to upload any academic paper, highlight a text which results confusing to you and get a clear explanation. Bonus: you can ask follow up questions if you need a more in-depth answer
1634
Lawrence Anthony was known as the "elephant whisperer". When he died in 2012, a group of wild elephants which he had helped rescue and rehabilitate walked up to his home on their own, and stood around in an apparent vigil for two days, before dispersing ow.ly/aKFB30o9dII
1635
When researchers found this kind of mysterious underwater 'crop circles', they did not know the cause. Then, they proved to be amazing artwork made by pufferfish to attract and win a mate
[video, HD: bit.ly/2p5JBLk]
1636
A Tesla valve is a fixed-geometry passive check valve. It allows a fluid to flow preferentially in one direction, without moving parts
[read more: buff.ly/2PzsHFf]
[📹 NightHawkinLight: buff.ly/2S0yQLZ]
1637
This is the farthest place on earth from any ocean
Known as the Eurasian Pole of Inaccessibility, it's located in China's Xinjiang region and is 2,645 km (1,644 mi) from the nearest coastline.
[read more: buff.ly/3Y1dU7p]
1638
45 years ago #Today, the Shuttle Enterprise made its first free flight piloted by Apollo 13's Fred Haise bit.ly/1U5nZwz
1639
Even though the Boeing 787 has a maximum landing weight (201.8 tons), the landing gear is strong enough to absorb the impact of a landing up to the 250.8-ton maximum takeoff weight.
[📹 david_dar: buff.ly/3v6HgUv]
1640
Science communicator and video producer Hashem Al-Ghaili has released a video envisioning EctoLife, the world’s first concept of artificial womb facility
[full video: buff.ly/3Bv5nzX]
1641
Instead of being totally round, these gears take their cue from the Fibonacci spiral. If one gear is moving at a constant speed, the other will speed up and slow down during the course of its rotation
[full video, Kiyoshi Adachi: buff.ly/2S3FLDU]
1642
Century-old footage of the last known Tasmanian tiger in captivity has been brought to life by colourisation performed by Samuel François-Steininge, offering a tantalising glimpse of the now-extinct creature
[read more: buff.ly/3l5L1UU]
1643
Cory Boone from Edmund Optics made this clip explaning how astigmatism works
[read more: buff.ly/3DW1UL8]
[source, more videos: buff.ly/3E3w3bA]
1644
Designed and made by New Wind in 2016, the trees have plastic leaves which silently turn in the breeze. While larger industrial turbines can only work in winds of over 35 km/h, the leaves capture energy from wind speeds of less than 8 km/h
[read more: buff.ly/3B44wVy]
1645
Selfie shark.
Or how cinematographer Nicolas Zimmermann had his ring camera eaten by a tiger shark, retrieved the camera and got this clip of the interior of a shark's mouth
[source, full story: buff.ly/3vwUDgY]
1646
The human brain contains approximately 100 billion microscopic cells called neurons - about the same as the number of stars in the Milky Way galaxy. This is how they communicate
[source, Helix Animations: buff.ly/3htOiPC]
1647
This "relatively accurate" prediction about future telephones was made by Mark R. Sullivan, president and director of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. in 1953
[read more: buff.ly/2K0HjKy]
1648
Spy hippo is a robotic spy animal capable of capturing some of the closest views that have ever been seen. And when real hippos dive underwater, spy hippo discovers a fish spa and an underwater clinic with skin treatment & dental hygiene too [full video: buff.ly/2mbhOxm]
1649
Lacrymaria Olor is an unicellular microorganism able to stretch its "neck" to about 7-10x its body length. With no eyes, it also looks like it knows where prey are located [read more: buff.ly/2HplFBk] [source, Jam's Germs: buff.ly/3GCjKDs]
1650
One of the most unusual breeds of pigeon is the "frillback" pigeon, which has curly feathers, giving it the appearance of a curly-haired bird
[read more: buff.ly/2LiLmQE]
Astronomy, astronautics, meteorology, physics. Engineer, trying to build the big picture of #science via selected & curated pics, videos & links