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Platysternon megacephalum (or big headed turtle) is a very odd-shaped turtle with a huge head and a long tail that are almost the same size as its body.
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These two snails live in different oceans, but their shell coils are identically inverted
Thatcheria mirabilis and Architectonica perspectiva fit together because their coils follow math rule known as Raup’s model
[read more: buff.ly/3XNKkly]
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The first direct observation of gravitational waves captured the merging of 2 black holes which emitted 36 septillion yottawatts of power (3.6×10⁴⁹ watts), greater than the combined power of all light radiated by all the stars in the observable universe ow.ly/JGIh30mudbE
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Vincent Bal is "shadowologist" and filmmaker: he uses the shadows of ordinary objects to complete his artwork [this and other amazing works on his Instagram account: buff.ly/2tsOhi4]
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Boxabl folding house is 40 square meters—about the size of a studio apartment—and they’re calling it the Casita. It costs $49,500 and can be set up in a day once it’s delivered
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Static electricity
It requires a separation of positive and negative charges, often obtained by rubbing different materials together
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The Math Dance
[source: buff.ly/3ATcW24]
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Archerfish shoot their prey down with water droplets from their mouths. They are remarkably accurate and can bring down insects and other small animals up to 3 m above the water's surface
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Nice visualization of Newton's first law: an object will remain at rest, unless acted on by a net external force
[📹How Ridicolous: buff.ly/3bg5CjP]
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Cheetahs don't roar, they meow.
The ability to roar is made possible by a special two-piece hyoid bone in the throat of the Felidae family's members. Cheetahs only have a one-piece hyoid bone
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The motion of the hip joint.
The hip ligaments are the strongest in the human body. The Y-shaped and twisted iliofemoral ligament has a tensile strength of 350 kg
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The heights of the statues around the world
[📹 Metaball Studios: buff.ly/3JXCUEj]
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An unusual scene in the wild: a tiger approaches a pool for an afternoon dip, but it carefully checks the depth of the water before relaxing
[full video, National Geographic: ow.ly/EhGw30n8w8m]
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This time-lapse video by Max Olson shows what a 4.5 meter (15 feet) storm surge looks like. The video was recorded in Ft. Myers Beach, Florida during hurricane Ian landfall
[full video, HD, Max Olson Chasing: buff.ly/3RpovVc]
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Designed by The Archimeded ‘LIAM F1 UWT is a new generation of wind turbine for domestic use capable of generating an average of 1,500 kilowatt-hours of energy with a wind speed of 5 m/s—enough for a family home
[read more: buff.ly/3OFPhJ8]
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Colugos are arboreal gliding mammals that are native to Southeast Asia. A fur-covered membrane, called a patagium, connects to the face, paws, and tail, giving them an unusual body shape
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This is the kind of gimballed stove you use on a sailboat to compensate the waves induced motion
[📹 Michael.Thomas: buff.ly/3BTvWPz]
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This video shows how you can easily draw an illusory 3D stair using anamorphosis, or the view of a recognizable image only from a precise vantage point
[📹 refachero19: buff.ly/3WkRxZa]
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A zombie snail
It's been taken over by a parasite controlling its motor functions & eye stalks, mimicking caterpillars. The parasitic worm wants the snail to be eaten by birds, in whose intestines it will reproduce
[read more: buff.ly/2ro2Nap]
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For the past decade, Simon Beck has been decorating the Alps with his stunning mathematical drawings, created by running in snowshoes across freshly laid snow [read more: ow.ly/3bU930outWj] [video by Golem13: buff.ly/3tluTV8]
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Rocket size comparison and how big is SpaceX Starship
[📹 Red Side: buff.ly/3BrTXwQ]
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Body transfer illusion is the illusion of owning a part of a body other than one's own.
This is the famous rubber hand experiment and it tricks your brain.
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One pretty cool geological fun fact is that the Scottish Highlands, the Appalachians, and the Atlas are the same mountain range, once connected as the Central Pangean Mountains
[source: buff.ly/3oAZuKP]
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In 2013 it was estimated that there was ~86 million tons of plastic pollution in the world's oceans [buff.ly/2JRpMGM]. By 2050 there could be more plastic than fish in the oceans by weight. This video [buff.ly/2WsfI8O] was filmed in Dominican Republic in July 2018
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This performance by dancer and coreographer Yoann Bourgeois ("Success isn't linear") is also a good visualization of how potential, kinetic and elastic energy are exchanged
[animated scheme: buff.ly/2qhkllZ]
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