The science behind quicksand and liquefaction as explained by Minute Earth! Here we explain how Port Royal – “the most wicked and sinful city in the world”, cars, roads, and huge buildings can sink into the ground during during earthquakes or blasting. [Minute Earth]
The object of this project was to produce an Automata that was inspired by the work of Reuben Margolin. All components were hand made the aim was to recreate the reaction of droplet as it impacts a body of water. [Dean O’Callaghan | Via TA]
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Use the force, Luke! [Via Neatorama]
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An adult human can distinguish up to 10,000 odors. You use your nose to figure out what to eat, what to buy and even when it’s time to take a shower. But how do the molecules in the air get translated into smells in your brain? Rose Eveleth charts the smelly journey through your olfactory […]
Some fun and simple science experiments you can try at home! [Source: Buzzfeed]
Facebook messages claiming to give you the chance to change the color of the site are, perhaps unsurprisingly, a phishing scam. Cheetah Mobile has the details: Once clicked, it leads users to a phishing website. Cheetah Mobile researchers have found this issue to be happening due to a vulnerability that lives in Facebook’s app page […]
Biting satire on Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilms? Or young kids shunning gender play stereotypes? You be the judge. [Via: Reddit user svangsgaard]