Star Wars fans check this out.. The ever inventive internet laser guy who goes by the name of styropyro makes a dangerous and cool home made device that resembles something from Star Wars. Btw if you are brave enough to fight the crowd this weekend that is impressive 😉 NOTE: DO NOT TRY THIS WITHOUT…
How Could We Achieve Our First Interstellar Space Flight
How and when could this be possible? Some theories are a bit of science fiction and a bit of science reality.. These videos examine possible ways to achieve interstellar space flight. Given, a lot of the techniques discussed are a bit far fetched or possibly for the distant future, but outside the box thinking is…
10 Illusions That Will Amaze Your Senses
Have you seen these? This list is visually trippy and makes you question your perceptions. There have been some viral illusion videos that have made their way around YouTube and this one aggregates some of the coolest and some can be done at home. A few of the ones listed and named by the home…
NASA Tests A 3D Printed Rocket And Its Awesome
Whoa.. A GoPro camera feels the force of 20,000 pounds of thrust during a test of 3-D engine rocket components tested together. For any space fan or if you just like to see cool things this video should impress. NASA has had quite a year in 2015 and has done it again with their innovative…
Top 5 Mysteries In Our Very Own Solar System
Did you know about these? Some of the most unusual space mysteries may be right in our solar system. We’re often discussing galaxies, quasars and exoplanets with mysterious formations at great distances. In actuality there are some huge mysteries to this day that are still unanswered. Here is the video intro: We’ve also discovered nearly…
Some Sharks Are Trying To Eat Through The Internets
Man they’re hungry. In this video they show an ambitious shark trying to eat a cable. Many years ago many people deployed lots of cables that carry the majority of internet traffic, and these lines cross oceans. Ever made a skype call or streamed something on Netflix, well the data went through one of these.…
Watch This Guy 3D Print Almost An Entire Working Motor
Now THAT is resourceful.. 3D printing will change everything and he walks through this amazing build. He also walks you through which parts he uses and the 3ds max program from Autocad. To make things even cooler is this is supposed to be an atmospheric motor. So not only was it printed with parts from…
1,000,000 People Are Playing This Game…And You Can’t See Them
Did you know about this? Video games are pushing the edge of technology and this one is crazy. And of course there have been a number of movies making a parody or prediction of such a world like the Tron films. Did you know however there is a game called Ingress that is being played…
5 Mysterious Sounds That Were Heard From Space
Have you heard these trippy sounds? You might not believe these weird and unusual detections. Often times we gaze at galaxies stars and quasars in the visual light spectrum but how often do we pay attention to the sounds in space? This video is an absolutely fascinating list of 5 of the weirdest sounds we’ve…
New Pictures Of Mars Sand Dunes Are Amazing
NASA’s Curiosity rover just released them.. These are gnarly and look like something from a science fiction movie. The red planet has gotten a lot of press coverage this year. In addition to the hit movie The Martian, the Curiosity Rover has sent in some incredible and never seen before pics of the surface of…
NASA Is Studying 3 Types Of Tractor Beams…Seriously
Can you believe this? Once again science fiction is becoming science reality. Apparently the tractor beams we have seen in sci-fi movies are being studied by NASA. In addition they are also partnering with a company called Arc Pax in a joint venture to attempt a tractor beam that would be used for hover boards.…
Have You Ever Heard Of A “Blazar” Galaxy?
They detected some high-energy gamma rays.. These particular rays were detected from 7.6 billion light years away. And the detection is significant in that it will help astronomers better understand these unique types of galaxies and the black holes at the centers of them. They actually combined more than one telescope in this particular study:…
Dude Makes A Sculpture From Ferrofluid And Its Amazing
This stuff is bizarre.. This strange substance was invented in 1963 and it has magnetic properties while maintaining its fluid form. Have you ever heard of ferofluid before? In the video this home experimenter makes a really cool sculpture using this stuff and some magnetic force. Note: Don’t try this without the supervision of a…
Dude Makes a Light Saber At Home “Volcano” Style
I want one of these.. He uses a 12w blood orange main component and walks through the process. Lightsabers and lasers are awesome and who knew there was a custom lightsaber group on facebook? Apparently social media can be used to unite around all sorts of causes. The home experimenter had this to say about his…
This Flying Car Is Ready To Test In U.S. Airspace…Seriously
Say what?! Science fiction is becoming science reality. The famous 80s cartoon The Jetsons featured flying cars amongst other things. Now, the company Terrafugia is making some big headlines. Although some of their prototypes have been in the works for many years, they got approved and made it to a big milestone: First announced back…
They Say Computers Never Could Have Found The Famous “Alien Star”
What do you think? In the battle of man/woman vs. machine some say this is a win for the humble astronomer. Experts think computers would have missed this exciting discovery. In a sense sophisticated algorithms, even in astronomy are deployed to detect patterns and sift through massive amounts of data. However, in this particular case…
He Made A Laser With Used Computer Parts
Did you know you could make one of these with old pc components? Wow. If more people could use cyber waste parts to recycle them into other uses maybe the landfills of the world would be on the decline and it would help the environment. A quick excerpt from the narrator himself, here is what…
Do You Know About This Unusual Island Por-Bajin?
It is one of the most mysterious in the world.. Every now and then something completely bizarre appears on the internet. What in the heck is this island? You likely have not heard of it or would know how to pronounce its name. The mystery of the fort at Tere Kol lake has never been…
Did You Know China Has Had A Telescope On The Moon For Over 2 Years?
that’s a good thing although no one mentions it.. If we want to make scientific progress in any area it will take collaboration. This is a good thing and it would be cool if there was more discussion about this, especially for astronomy fans. Well we are bringing this up to encourage working together. However,…
10 Jupiter-Like Exoplanets Have Missing Water
This seemingly small detail can tell us a lot about planets similar to ours. The study of exoplanets has received a lot of funding and effort lately as a way to search for extraterrestrials and learn about other solar systems. They have found around 2,000 exoplanets in particular and out of those, some astronomers are…
