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In 1971, Soviet geologists working in Turkmenistan set a crater on fire to prevent the spread of methane gas, expecting it would burn for a few days. The hole has since been burning for over 51 years and is know as The Door to Hell: buff.ly/2EpPiOl
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A tree collapses on a power line in Poland (watch until the end)
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This very popular photo captured by Timothy C. Roth from Task Force Turtle portrays a snapping turtle that emerged after hibernation carrying the "earth" on its back [read more, full story: buff.ly/3IFhlJ5]
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There are several ways to scan a book. This kind of scanners allows most gentle book scanning with no overstrechting of the books providing automatic page turning (up to 2,500 pph)
[read more: buff.ly/3hz35ZQ]
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This sculpture of Franz Kafka's head created by artist David Černý in Prague weighs 45 tons and it's fully self-rotating
[source, full video: buff.ly/1USJQ7l]
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The number of finger joints on each hand (excluding the thumb) makes it possible to count to 12 by using the thumb. Egyptians and Babylonians were fond of counting in base twelve like this and this is why we have 24 hours in a day & 60 minutes in an hour ow.ly/H8jE30ndX0q
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How to easily clean silver using common household items: hot water, baking soda, salt, and an aluminum foil. It works thanks to electrolysis
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[source: buff.ly/3Wx297p]
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The Taipei 101 skyscraper has this damper with a mass of 728 tons & a diameter of 5.4 m. It helps stabilize the building in high winds & earthquakes.
This is how it worked during the M6.9 earthquake on September 18, 2022
[📹 HD: buff.ly/3Lmxsx5]
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Micro Hovercraft Laboratory owner Hideyasu Ito demonstrates his latest micro hovercraft which has four air skirts at an annual DIY exhibition Maker Faire Tokyo 2022
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The Pickaso Guitar Bow is a revolutionary way to imitate violin/cello sounds on an acoustic guitar
This is Marcus Eaton giving a demostration, playing the Games of Thrones theme with Matera in the background
[Marcus' TikTok: buff.ly/3hN76K8]
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When a group of army ants are separated from the main foraging party, they lose the pheromone track and begin to follow one another: as a result, they might eventually die of exhaustion
[read more: buff.ly/2UMMnFY]
[📹 @biolocousb]
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Negative space, in art, is the empty space around and between the subject(s) of an image
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If you take a Petri dish, castor oil and some ball bearings and put all in an electric field, you might happen to spot an interesting behavior: self-assembling wires who appear to be almost alive
[Stanford Complexity Group: buff.ly/3utG23e]
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The truth
[by Visualize Value: buff.ly/3R9MB5S]
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Thanks to its lightweight construction, the buoyancy of helium and the wing drive, FESTO Air_Ray moves through the air like its natural role model through the water [read more: buff.ly/3mBokJ7] [📽️ source: buff.ly/3zsZlj0]
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Yakisugi (焼杉) is a traditional Japanese method of wood preservation. By slightly charring its surface without combusting the whole piece, the wood becomes water-proof through the carbonisation & is thus more durable
[read more: buff.ly/3s4MheV]
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This is from The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson aired on May 20th, 1977.
Carl Sagan says something very important, a strong message that didn't lose any validity since then.
[full interview: buff.ly/3h2ufYP]
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The magpie is one of the most intelligent animals to exist. Their brain-to-body-mass ratio is outmatched only by that of humans. Their playful, curious spirit drives adaptation and exploration
[📹 The Magpie Whisperer: buff.ly/3eK7EP2]
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This video captured by Tristan Heth on the island of Tenerife, shows how stable air flows over a mountain range or simple convection can form waves in the clouds that resemble an ocean [source: buff.ly/3wLra2Q-, authors' IG: buff.ly/3kzaTZO] twitter.com/pickover/statu…
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These incredible salt formations can be seen in the south, southwest, and central areas of Iran. The best examples are found in the Zagros mountains that run parallel to Iran’s coast on the Persian Gulf
[read more: buff.ly/3ksLL4c]
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The height of the waves in Praia do Norte, Nazaré, Portugal, is massive: it can reach 35 meters [read more: buff.ly/3jsANxA].
This is Sebastian Steudtner riding a huge wave on January 18, 2018 [full video: buff.ly/2PBDUqP]
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This neuroscience medical animation explains the effects of a concussion on brain cells
[full video, HD, Syntropy Studio: buff.ly/3Tz9lij]
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This video is an interesting collection of fungi time-lapses showing their growth.
[source, SRodrigo777: buff.ly/3qb7D9j]
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Debbie Parker captured the exact moment a lightning hit a tree in Moorefield, Hardy County, West Virginia on June 23, 2022 [source: buff.ly/3A6G47h]
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These flames are touchable. They are not even flames, actually as they are made by water vapor lit by LED lights [source: ow.ly/DZf230n7xFw]
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