feelings.
I don’t think there is a single military homecoming video in existence that will not make me cry.
(Source: herusmcdream)
feelings.
I don’t think there is a single military homecoming video in existence that will not make me cry.
(Source: herusmcdream)
Why Are Chimps Stronger Than Humans?
Even though they’re quite a bit smaller, chimps harbor exceptional strength. The reason why may come down to the difference between a Fabergé egg and a hand-dipped Easter egg: fine details.
Our muscles aren’t that much different in size from a chimp’s, but we have many more nerves feeding each one. This means we can exert much finer motor control and flex our muscles in many increments. Our motor control system also limits the degree to which we can flex our muscles in order to protect our fine motor control. A chimp has no such safeguard.
They also have longer muscle fibers (which can exert more force) and have been molded by evolution to maximize strength. For a chimp, with fewer nerve endings connecting to its longer muscles, it’s a more all-or-nothing extreme rage flex. I also wasn’t aware of their connection to Lithuanian knife smugglers, so watch out for that.
What would it be like to fight a chimp? One biologist described it like so:
Picture fighting a 300-pound olympic weightlifter with the reflexes of a hockey goaltender, whose main goal is to rip your face off your skull.
But can it master the fine motor control necessary to play Angry Birds?! I rest my case.
THERE IS A REASON I DON’T LIKE CHIMPS. I’M NOT CRAZY.
excuse me while I sit here and silently weep in the privacy of my bedroom
#fangirling over a movie I haven’t even seen yet
(Source: heckyeahrussellcrowe)
Reminder that composers understand the fact that there are too many flutists in the world.
How to think about gravity, animated.
I think that in life, it’s important to remember that everything is attracted to everything else.
What gooooes up, must coooome down …
This does a really great job of explaining gravity. Well worth the watch.
The (Secret) City of London Part 1: History
C.G.P. Grey takes a fascinating look at the mostly-unknown city within a city within a country within a country.
Why the Higgs, What the Higgs, and Where to Now?
Henry from Minute Physics deserves as much congratulations as CERN for turning this video around in one day, giving me and you a much-needed awesome explanation about why we were looking for the Higgs boson, what it might and might not mean, and most importantly … where does physics go from here?
(via MinutePhysics)
Doctor Who Fan Orchestra: Dalek Suite
And I’m proud to say that I played in the…
DWFO #4: “Dalek Suite”
The Doctor Who Fan Orchestra invites musical fans of Doctor Who to take part in an online collaborative celebration of Murray Gold’s music. Participants submitted recordings for this work from February to May 2012.
This final mix includes a total of 196 submissions from 174 individual participants, ranging in age from 10 to 60, and who are located in at least 20 different countries across the world.
Arranged and co-ordinated by Stephen Willis
Assistant Co-ordinator: Robin LaPasha
Member Adviser: Heather Ackroyd
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This is so awesome.
Naked Science Scrapbook - Why don’t whales get the bends, when divers can?
If a diver surfaces too quickly after a dive, they can get the bends, or decompression sickness, causing excruciating pain and sometimes even death. In this Naked Science Scrapbook, find out what causes the bends, why human divers can get it and why (usually) whales don’t …
“Questions I have never asked but now must know the answer to”
(Source: youtube.com)
Richard Feynman is still a facinating individual for me. I love his books and need to read more. I think he is a great story teller and his voice adds to the appeal.
This video overlays Dr. Feynman talking about beauty and some great video from nature to space to microbiology. It just works.
Via Kottke.
Love this one.
“All kinds of interesting questions which the science knowledge only adds to the excitement, the mystery and the awe of a flower. It only adds. I don’t understand how it subtracts.”
If you’re like me, Shel Silverstein was your Dr. Seuss growing up. There’s a new posthumous book out by the poet, songwriter and artist called Every Thing On It, and it’s on my xmas list now.
To celebrate, here’s a animation of the author’s classic The Giving Tree … read by Shel Silverstein.
(by farpman, h/t to BrainPicker)
Back off man, I’m a scientist.
(by Syst0m)
This needs to be a tee shirt.
X-rayed Singing - What happens inside your body when you sing. Very cool!
(via Science and the Arts)
