This is neat! It’s an old video that explains how a car’s differential works to keep tires on different radius turns spinning together.

How a differential gear works — a-ha generating video – Boing Boing.

Posted by MikeS, filed under history, science, technology. Date: April 5, 2013, 1:46 pm | Comments Off on How a differential gear works — a-ha generating video – Boing Boing

Very interesting. NdGT’s thoughts on Nasa and space exploration set to various videos related to it.

Neil deGrasse Tyson – We Stopped Dreaming (Episode 1) – YouTube.

Posted by MikeS, filed under astronomy, history, technology. Date: March 22, 2013, 6:44 pm | Comments Off on Neil deGrasse Tyson – We Stopped Dreaming (Episode 1) – YouTube

 

Amazing looking lizard. Actually looks like drawings of dinosaurs from the 80s and 90s.

Lizard

KQEDScience • New Lizard Species Look Like Evil Dinosaur….

Posted by MikeS, filed under history, pictures, science. Date: March 19, 2013, 10:07 pm | Comments Off on KQEDScience • New Lizard Species Look Like Evil Dinosaur…

Ancient underwater forest off Alabama is much older than scientists thought | al.com.

So this is awesome! 50,000 years ago there was a massive forest off the coast of Alabama, meaning the coast wasn’t in the same place it is now.

Posted by MikeS, filed under history, science. Date: March 19, 2013, 10:04 pm | Comments Off on Ancient underwater forest off Alabama is much older than scientists thought | al.com