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Why Isn't It Faster To Fly West?

AdultsPhysicsTransportationWorld...
If the earth is spinning to the east at 1000 miles per hour... why can't we fly west more easily?

The 10,000 Calorie Sumo Wrestler Diet: FUEL

AdultsFoodHealthWorld...
MUNCHIES introduces FUEL, a new series dedicated to the high performance diets of athletes. We follow Byamba, current world sumo champion, through his average day of consuming 10,000 calories. In and out of the dojo, Byamba shows us how to shop, cook, and eat chankonabe- a Japanese stew eaten by sumo wrestlers to pack on the pounds. Itadakimasu!

Grand Canyon from the Stratosphere! A Space Balloon Story

AdultsFilmSpaceWorld...
In June 2013, a group of friends launched a weather balloon a few miles from Tuba City, Arizona. Enjoy the video of our launch preparations, video footage, and some data analysis of the flight.

25 Lost Cities

AdultsCitiesHistoryWorld
A weekly show where knowledge junkies get their fix of trivia-tastic information. This week, John looks at 25 lost cities.

EYLENDA - Capturing The Stunning Landscape Of Iceland In 4K

AdultsFilmWorldArt
We are two filmmakers studying Audiovisual Media at the Stuttgart Media University in Germany. For our semester filmproject we have been fortunate enough to spend 14 days filming in Iceland. Our desire was to capture that stunning landscape and wildlife to take you on a journey through this magical island.

A Simple Way of Life in The Coromandel

AdultsLifeSocietyWorld
Discover one of New Zealand's most mysterious, rugged, and best kept secrets, The Coromandel. Home to some of the best surf, diving, coastline, and landscapes, the locals will show you how time slows down, and why they prefer the simple way of life.

This Guy Drums In Different Locations To Produce Different Sounds

AdultsCreativityMusicWorld
Listen and look how natural reverb affects the sound. This is how a drum sounds based on where it's played.

Calbuco

AdultsNatureWorld
Volcano Calbuco erupted on April 22, 2015, for the first time in four decades. Located close to the cities of Puerto Varas and Puerto Montt in southern Chile. We spend the prior couple of days on the neighboring volcano Osorno (~20km linear distance) shooting timelapses.

100 Places of Dance

AdultsCreativityMusicWorld
I did the same dance routine in 100 different locations

The Truth About Toilet Swirl

AdultsPhysicsWorld
We each repeated the experiment 3 times, and got the same results every time. For those of you who might be skeptical, great! A right circular prismatic kiddie pool is only $10 and you can do the experiment for yourself at your latitude. There's really no reason you shouldn't do it for yourself.

Vertical Skydiving World Record 2012

AdultsCreativitySportsWorld...
Watch 138 people shatter the Vertical Skydiving World Record as they form a snowflake formation at speeds up to 220 mph!

Volcano Eruption

AdultsNatureWorldNatural Disasters...
Additional information: Calbuco volcano has 2003 meters height (6572ft). The impressive ashes column you see in the video had a calculated height of 15km (9.3mil), from which you clearly see about 10km (6.2mil) before to get lost inside the atmosphere static zone where the ashes created a huge and dense cloud that now is traveling around the world.

Maidan Square Uprising Students - Smrt Scholarship Program

AdultsSocietyWorldEducation...
15 students who participated in the Maidan Square uprising received scholarships to attend an 8 week English course at the Canadian College of English Language - summer 2014.

An Astronaut's View of Earth

AdultsScienceSpaceWorld...
What it's like to see the Earth from orbit.

How tsunamis work - Alex Gendler

AdultsNatureWorldScience...
The immense swell of a tsunami can grow up to 100 feet, hitting speeds over 500 mph -- a treacherous combination for anyone or anything in its path. Alex Gendler details the causes of these towering terrors and explains how scientists are seeking to reduce their destruction in the future.

What If Humans Disappeared?

AdultsHumanLifeWorld...
If we suddenly disappeared, what would happen to our planet?

What's invisible? More than you think

AdultsScienceWorldPsychology...
Gravity. The stars in day. Thoughts. The human genome. Time. Atoms. So much of what really matters in the world is impossible to see. A stunning animation of John Lloyd's classic TEDTalk from 2009, which will make you question what you actually know.