1951
Kompsat-2 satellite captured this magnificent image over the sand seas of the Namib Desert in 2012. The blue and white area is the dry river bed of the Tsauchab. Black dots of vegetation are concentrated close to the river’s main route
[read more: buff.ly/2r4vGcD]
1952
A candle snuffer is a clever and extremely simple mechanical device that can automatically extinguish a candle at a certain time or in case one forgets to blow it out. This is a 1841 model
[📹 Rescue & Restore Shorts: buff.ly/3jyIKoc]
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1953
The trick itself is a popular winter science experiment when temperatures dip below freezing, but it’s visually stunning
[the science behind the process: buff.ly/3mRKacr]
[source, Sam Williams: buff.ly/3wmr4hT]
1954
If you own, manage or operate a livestock operation, counting your animals and monitoring the movement of your livestock is a critical part of your business. See how Vision AI can help improve the process [source , read more: buff.ly/3AgRDIB]
1955
Sea anemones can swim by rapid movements of the tentacles beating synchronously like oar strokes. This one was filmed in the Maldives
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1956
This photo of a disassembled 1988 VW Golf CL version was taken by Hans Hansen and shows 6843 parts of the car [read more: buff.ly/2vOCAGX]
1957
While conceived later, this peculiar robot bar also wanted to celebrate the future and in particular the space race. It was designed by Fratelli Borghesani Mobili in direct correlation to the Apollo 11 lunar landing in 1969
[buff.ly/3rRd8KX, buff.ly/34bqWHH]
1958
In 2009, Bill Gates acquired the rights to make a series of lectures held by Richard Feynman available to the public. Gates saw the lectures when he was younger so he created Project Tuva to share 1964's The Character of Physical Law. Still available now: buff.ly/3qd2RcB
1959
The Andean condor is the largest flying bird in the world by combined measurement of weight and wingspan. It has a maximum wingspan of 3.3 m and weight of 15 kg [read more: bit.ly/3cCzYyo] [source of the photo, ornithologist Jerry McGahan: bit.ly/3cCzYyo]
1960
The Asch conformity experiments (1951-1956)
people conform for two main reasons: they want to fit in with the group and because they believe the group is more informed than they are
[read more: buff.ly/3AMy8GY]
1961
The dead leaf mantis is a predator, but also prey to many other predators. To scare them off, this mantis can assume a 'deimatic display', using its wings and its front legs to create the illusion of a toothed mouth
[read more: buff.ly/3fhQ4zk]
1962
The Sakya Monastery in Tibet houses a huge library of as many as 84,000 books on traditional stacks 60 meters long and 10 meters high. One scripture weighs more than 500 kg, the heaviest in the world
[read more: buff.ly/3UTum7t]
1963
Dynamic projection mapping onto deforming non-rigid surface can be based on two original technologies: high-speed projection "DynaFlash" and high-speed non-rigid surface tracking at 1,000 fps
[source, full video: buff.ly/2sGeudt]
1964
This neuroscience medical animation explains the effects of a concussion on brain cells
[full video, HD, Syntropy Studio: buff.ly/3Tz9lij]
1965
Born #Today in 1815, Ada Lovelace was mathematician and writer, chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's proposed mechanical general-purpose computer. She is often regarded as the first computer programmer
[read more: buff.ly/2Pop1Do]
1966
The migration of golden cownose rays in the Gulf of Mexico is a sight that will leave you breathless. It only happens twice a year and it's actually beyond beautiful [read more, photo by Florian Schulz: buff.ly/2Ku3aIU]
1967
The central square is NOT moving.
Color-dependent motion illusions in stationary images: What causes illusory motion? The answer at this page by @AkiyoshiKitaoka
[source, read more: bit.ly/2r5OZUO]
1968
Whilst out snorkelling one afternoon in Jervis Bay, photographer Jordan Robins stumbled across this common stingaree slowly hovering above the shallow sand flats. He managed to take this amazing photo where you can see above and below the water [source: ow.ly/3YXy50ATRiU]
1969
A waterspout is an intense columnar vortex over a body of water connected to cumuliform clouds. More than one waterspout can occur in the same vicinity at the same time, as Raney Frederick filmed in 2020 in Louisiana [source: buff.ly/3jwhmnY-]
1970
This website calculates the effects of an asteroid impact anywhere on Earth, with a customization of the size, composition, speed and angle of impact.
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1971
3D augmented reality educational packages allow students to learn through a simple visual approach. This app for example explains the role of Earth's inclination in determining the seasons and the daylight duration
[read more: foxar.fr/en/education]
1972
In this 1985 documentary, James Burke talks about uniting people in an electronic community erasing physical distances. An accurate prediction of Internet and how politics will change in the digital age
[📹 «Worlds without end»: buff.ly/3LXiE8o]
1973
Gorillas, both in captivity and in the wild, use tools. This clip shows a family of gorillas trying to fix a defective door in their enclosure, using a modified branch as a tool
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1974
In 36BCE, Marcus Varro wrote about germs describing "minute creatures which cannot be seen by the eyes...enter the body through the mouth & nose & there cause serious diseases" The germ theory of disease would not be widely accepted for another 1,900 years ow.ly/RVjE30nIUoZ
1975
Shenzhou 14 astronauts delivered their first lecture from the Tiangong space station
[full video: buff.ly/3ewPOPN]
Astronomy, astronautics, meteorology, physics. Engineer, trying to build the big picture of #science via selected & curated pics, videos & links