This is a video of theoretical physicist Michio Kaku explaining string theory in just 60 seconds, which is unfortunately still 40-50 seconds longer than most people’s attention span. Did I learn something? Yes, but am I more confused now as a result? Also yes. That’s the price you pay for
This is a video of mathematician Ashley Christine (aka Modern Day Eratosthenes) explaining why wormhole style teleportation would be much preferred to Star Trek style beaming, although we’re technologically closer to the beaming. Basically, Star Trek teleportation involves scanning a body, disintegrating it, then reassembling it somewhere else with the
This is a compilation video of the reps of various car manufacturers providing the correct pronunciation of the brand so I can finally stop saying Porsche wrong. Boy is my face red! “And bloated.” I think I’m having an allergic reaction to something I ate. View this post on Instagram
Because knowledge is power, this is a video of DJ from Youtube channel The Bear Essentials detailing how to get back in a capsized canoe in deep water. It does involve grabbing your thwart and yoke, which I do all the time, capsized boat or not. First you right the
This is a video of the pain loving Mark Vins of Youtube channel Brave Wilderness purposefully stinging himself with an Australian stonefish to FEEL THE BURN. Mark says he made the video to help dispel a lot of the misinformation about stonefish stings. Namely, that the sting is almost certain
The same reason anybody else dances: because they’re wasted. Or you can read this recently published long-winded academic paper detailing the physics involved in dancing beer nuts. Basically, as the beer degasses the bubbles adhere to the nuts, lifting them to the surface, the bubbles pop, and the nuts sink
This is an experiment determining once and for all if corgi butts float. The answer? Yes, corgi butts float. Valuable information. I hate to think how many Bothans died to bring us this information, but there’s no question their sacrifice was worth it. Same goes for finding out what all
This is a video of a Goiás, Brazil police officer demonstrating how to exit a tight parallel parking spot without wasting any time. Of course this technique will only work if you have a front-wheel drive car with a manual transmission. Or you don’t care about damaging your car or