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Mystery of Prince Rupert's Drop at 130,000 fps - Smarter Every Day

Adults Physics Science
Being able to calculate the failure front velocity of a Prince Rupert's drop is a pretty big deal. For years this was a scientific mystery. High speed camera technology is only recently fast enough to provide data like this. Thanks to Vision Research for letting me use the V1610 to try to unravel this mystery for the public in general.

Introducing Gmail Blue

Adults Marketing Technology
Fast. Beautiful. Powerful.

Escaping Earth with Morgan Freeman

Adults Space TV
An intergalactic space voyage narrated by the smoothest voice on planet Earth.

3D sound "Holophonics"

Adults Internet Culture Technology
3D sound must be experienced with headphones and you must close your eyes Holophonics, by inventor Hugo Zuccarelli is the aural equivalent of visual holography, a technology with the capacity to record sound exactly as it is. Spatial dimension, ambience, emotion, and the living spirit of the source are presented in such a way that our brains have little choice but to tell us that the content of the recording is, in fact, real life. No processing, no special effects, just a pure signal, blended with a healthy dose of genius.

Azulejos

Adults Art Creativity
A mind boggling magic trick. Can you figure it out?

Mumford & Sons Concert in Surrey

Adults Cities Music
Attendance is expected to be around 25,000 in the beautiful public space which is located near Central City shopping centre, and two SkyTrain stations.

Li Hongbo | Out Of Paper

Adults Art Creativity
The former book editor whose fascination with one material has gone to artistic extremes.

The Form of the Present Perfect Simple

Adults Grammar Smrt Live
Learn how to make the present perfect simple, including the helping verb have, and past participle. This video is for students at a pre-intermediate level.

Heart of Vancity

Adults Cities Film
The Heart of Vancity is a portrait of downtown Vancouver. I am always inspired by the city lights at night and tried to find new ways to show off the city's beauty. This entire film was shot during the winter months which made it very difficult to shoot because of all the rain!

World Record Paper Airplane Distance

Adults Creativity Sports
The New World Champion Paper Airplane Book is now available for order at Barnes and Noble, Amazon, and other places. Learn to fold this plane.

Should You Use The SNOOZE Button?

Adults Health Science
The snooze button - one of life's luxuries. But is it really helping you out, or making you more tired?

Review of Must, Have To, and Should

Adults Grammar Smrt Live
Review what you have studied about using must, have to, and should. This video is for students at a pre-intermediate level.

Christian The Lion - Reunited - From "The View"

Adults Animals Human
In 1969 a young Australian, John Rendall and his friend Ace Bourke, bought a small lion cub from Harrods pet department, which was then legal. 'Christian' was kept in the basement of a furniture shop on the Kings Road in Chelsea, the heart of the swinging sixties. Loved by all, the affectionate cub ate in a local restaurant, played in a nearby graveyard, but was growing fast

Chicken Head Tracking - Smarter Every Day

Adults Animals Science
Chickens have a great ability to keep their heads stable. Our bodies use a gyro-like mechanism in our ears which has 3 mutually orthogonal inertial measurement devices. Modern motion processors use something called an Inertial Measurment Unit (IMU). These devices provide movement data which can be used to compensate for the movement. Chickens apparently have the same type mechanism only with a higher update rate.

Guy Jumps In To Water Thinking it Was a Puddle

Adults Humor Internet Culture
Just jumping into a harmless puddle.

Past Actions = Present Results

Adults Grammar Smrt Live
Learn one reason for using the present perfect simple in English. This video is for students at a pre-intermediate level.

Iron Man 3 -- Official Trailer UK Marvel | HD

Adults Film Marketing
The official Iron Man 3 trailer is finally here, no more teasers for the teaser preview trailer shenanigans. Press play if you don't mind a few spoilers before the movie hits theaters.

Present Perfect or Past Simple Part 2

Adults Grammar Smrt Live
Learn when to use the present perfect simple and when to use the past simple. This is part two in a two-part series. This video is for students at a pre-intermediate level.

Canada's best new artist competition

Adults Music TV
Enquirer magazine says "Craig Koskimaki is Not Bad", Maclean's Magazine says "Better than I thought!" and Reader's digest says "I can't believe this guy hasn't been on Oprah yet!" Craig Koskimaki a teacher at CCEL is going for Canada's best new artist...

CHASING ICE captures largest glacier calving ever filmed

Adults Film Nature
On May 28, 2008, Adam LeWinter and Director Jeff Orlowski filmed a historic breakup at the Ilulissat Glacier in Western Greenland. The calving event lasted for 75 minutes and the glacier retreated a full mile across a calving face three miles wide. The height of the ice is about 3,000 feet, 300-400 feet above water and the rest below water.

Meteorite explosions in the skies of Russia

Adults Space World
Meteorite explosions in the skies of Russia's Urals region has sparked panic in three major cities. Witnesses said that houses shuddered, windows were blown out and cellphones stopped working.