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How To Draw Cartoon Martin Luther King Jr

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Learn how to draw Martin Luther King Jr. We're drawing a cartoon version of him to keep this lesson fun and easy for young artists!
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Martin Luther King | "I Have A Dream" Speech

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One of the most famous speeches of the 20th century by Martin Luther King on Wednesday, August 28, 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. A heartfelt speech which reminds us our all our fundamental rights and values. "I Have A Dream" is the popul
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What You Didn't Know About Martin Luther King Jr. | WHAT THE PAST?

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For over a decade, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave over 2,500 speeches about segregation, racism, and inequality in America, gathering more attention and support as he fought.Not too bad for a former C student in Public Speaking!Images used under license
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The Untold Story Behind Martin Luther King Jr.'s Final Speech

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Martin Luther King Jr. built a theme of his "mountaintop" speech around a fan's letter — which has never surfaced until now, 50 years after his death. Photo: AP Don’t miss a WSJ video, subscribe here: http://bit.ly/14Q81Xy More from the Wall Street Journa
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Keeping Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream Alive

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For the past 15 years, Stephon Ferguson has been traveling the world reenacting the mighty speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. With his uncanny cadence, Ferguson found his calling channeling the voice of Dr. King, making certain the power of his words
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"Happy Birthday" by Stevie Wonder (Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.)

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For as long as I can remember, we'd sing this at birthday parties after the traditional Happy Birthday song. Not until I was an adult did I learn that it was written by Stevie Wonder as a petition to the US Government to implement a National Holiday honor
Martin Luther King Jr. - Was his 'I Have a Dream' speech Improvised?

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While Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.s influence was large, perhaps his greatest legacy came when he delivered his famous I Have a Dream speech on August 28, 1963. As the highly revered activist from the Civil Rights era prepared for the March on Washington, D
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Sesame Street: Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Full Street Story

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Elmo and his friends are making a Peace Tree to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. They each draw pictures on leaves to show how they will carry on Dr. Kings wish by treating people fairly and kindly, but Elmo doesnt know what to draw. With Tamirs help
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Why Is The US Constitution So Hard To Amend? - Peter Paccone

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-is-the-us-constitution-so-hard-to-amend-peter-paccone When it was ratified in 1789, the US Constitution didn’t just institute a government by the people – it provided a way for the people to alter the Consti
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Luther and the Protestant Reformation: Crash Course World History #218

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In which John Green teaches you about the Protestant Reformation. Prior to the Protestant Reformation, pretty much everyone in Europe was a Roman Catholic. Not to get all great man, but Martin Luther changed all that. Martin Luther didn't like the corrupt
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Why Wasn’t The Bill Of Rights Originally In The US Constitution? - James Coll

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-wasn-t-the-bill-of-rights-originally-in-the-us-constitution-james-coll When you think of the US Constitution, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Free speech? The right to bear arms? These passages ar
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1986 U.S. Constitution PSAs Featuring Looney Tunes Characters

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1986 U.S. Constitution PSAs Featuring Looney Tunes Characters: Join Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Yosemite Sam, Wile E. Coyote and the Roadrunner for this pair of PSAs about the U.S. Constitution!
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The Constitution, the Articles, and Federalism: Crash Course US History #8

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In which John Green teaches you about the United States Constitution. During and after the American Revolutionary War, the government of the new country operated under the Articles of Confederation. While these Articles got the young nation through its wa
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Amending the Constitution

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The U.S. Constitution has been amended 27 times in its history, but what did they change, and how?Untold is a free collection of short, compelling, history videos and animations designed to engage new audiences in a new conversation and shine a light on t
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Hamsters, Happiness And Here-ness | Martin Aylward | TEDxThimphu

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Rediscovering happiness within oneself rather than looking for samsara. Martin Aylward has been in ‘happiness training’ for 25 years, spending several years in Asian monasteries and hermitages as well as studying with senior western Buddhist teachers. He
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How To Draw Martin From Wild Kratts

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Learn how to draw Martin from Wild Kratts! Check out the official Wild Kratts website https://pbskids.org/wildkratts/ #howtodraw #artforkidshub
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Footage of the First Martin-Baker Ejection Seat Test

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Bernard Lynch was an engineer fitter at British aviation firm Martin-Baker. But his main claim to fame was as the fearless test subject for their signature invention: the ejection seat. From the Series: Survival in the Skies: Ejection Seats http://bit.ly/
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The Art of War: The greatest strategy book ever written | Roger Martin

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Strategy advisor Roger Martin explains how 2,000 year old military thinking is useful in modern business strategy.Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1Up next, Navy SEAL has a '40 Per
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The US Constitution Explained In One Minute

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If you knew nothing else you should know this but you really should be checking out the playlist here! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi3U-nPPrbS5d-juhFwo3hTBso0gq2sUZ
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Steve Martin on how to look at abstract art | MoMA BBC | THE WAY I SEE IT

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In this episode of "The Way I See It," actor and comedian Steve Martin looks at paintings by two early pioneers of American abstraction and takes us on a journey of seeing—shape and color transform into mountains, sky, and water. Find "The Way I See
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What makes a language... a language? - Martin Hilpert

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Dig into the distinction between a language and a dialect, and uncover the history of standardized languages.--Outside of China, Mandarin and Cantonese are often referred to as Chinese dialects, despite being even more dissimilar than Spanish and Italian.
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Nonviolence and Peace Movements: Crash Course World History 228

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In which John Green teaches you about nonviolence and peace movements in the 20th century. What is nonviolence? What is a peace movement? Well. traditionally, humans often resort to violence when they come into conflict. In the 20th century, it became muc
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The Protestant Reformation Explained: World History Review

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A super fast, fun and focused look at the Protestant Revolution and role Martin Luther played in changing the history of the world. Subscribe to HipHughes to keep the universe aligned for free here https://www.youtube.com/user/hughesdv?
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We the People: The Supreme Court

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Article III of the Constitution sets up the third and final branch of our government, the judicial branch. At its head is the Supreme Court. Join a group of middle schoolers on a tour of Washington, D.C. as they learn about the Constitution and what it me
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We the People: The White House

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The president of the United States serves as the chief executive and commander of the armed forces, all defined in Article II of the Constitution as the executive branch. Join a group of middle schoolers on a tour of Washington, D.C. as they learn about t
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We the People: George Mason, Forgotten Founder

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The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution are known as our Bill of Rights, which serve as a guarantee for our freedoms. But these amendments almost didn't happen. Join a group of middle schoolers on a tour of Washington, D.C. as they learn about t
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Presidential Power: Crash Course Government and Politics #11

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This week Craig looks at the expressed powers of the President of the United States - that is the ones you can find in the Constitution. From appointing judges and granting pardons, to vetoing laws and acting as the nation’s chief diplomat on foreign poli
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Liberty's Kids 140 - 4th of July Special! WE THE PEOPLE with Washington - Educational Cartoons

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Americas leaders meet at a convention in Philadelphia and decide to write a radical new Constitution. Ben Franklin, in his final moment on the world stage, helps forge the Great Compromise on legislative representation. James Madison writes much of the Co
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Let's Make History…by Recording It - StoryCorps & TED Prize

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/let-s-make-history-by-recording-it-storycorps-ted-prize Download the StoryCorps app here: http://ow.ly/UZarA What if Anne Frank hadn’t kept a diary? What if no one could listen to Martin Luther King’s Mountainto
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School House Rock -The Preamble

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The Old School house rock explaining the preamble of the constitution in a fun way.
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Presidential Succession Explained: American Government Review

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A super helpful overview of Presidential succession according to the Constitution and Congressional Law. Perfect for AP Government crammers, lost College students and the cray cray on the internets.
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An unsung hero of the civil rights movement - Christina Greer

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Learn about the life of Bayard Rustin, a leader in the Civil Rights Movement, a gay rights activist, and one of Martin Luther King’s closest advisors. -- In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington to n
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The Constitutional Convention Explained In One Minute

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Get a super condensed primer on the Constitutional Convention held in 1787 to replace the Articles of Confederation with the new stronger US Constitution. Need a longer vid? Check out this version! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXA4Ob3s-V0
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Constitutional Compromises: Crash Course Government and Politics #5

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In which Craig Benzine teaches you about the compromises met in ratifying the U.S. Constitution. The United State’s didn’t always have its current system of government. Actually, this is it’s second attempt. Craig will delve into the failures (and few suc
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512 Years Old Shark - Oldest Shark In The World

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Hey there, have you ever heard of a shark that's older than Shakespeare? Well, researchers have just discovered an ancient shark in the North Atlantic that is believed to be a whopping 512 years old! Yes, you heard that right. This could possibly make it
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This ‘Star Trek’ Actress Changed TV (and NASA) Forever

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Live long and prosper? Nichelle Nichols sure has. At the height of the American civil rights movement, she played “Star Trek’s” Lieutenant Uhura—then one of television’s few confident, strong Black female characters. It was a trailblazing role she nearly
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We the People: The U.S. Capitol

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Of the three branches of our government, many believe that the most important is the one directly elected by "We the People": the legislative branch, represented by the two houses of the U.S. Congress at the Capitol building. Join a group of middle school
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Time: The History & Future of Everything – Remastered

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The first 1000 people to use this link will get their first 2 months of skillshare for free: http://skl.sh/kurzgesagt2 Thanks a lot to Skillshare for supporting this channel. Kurzgesagt Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/cRUQxz Support us on Patreon so we can
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The Protestant Reformation: Crash Course European History #6

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You may have noticed that the internet is terrible at religious discourse. Well, this is not a new phenomenon. In the early 16th century, the Roman Catholic church dominated Christianity in Europe, and the institution was starting to show some cracks. Ten
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The Black Hole Bomb and Black Hole Civilizations

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To support Kurzgesagt and learn more about Brilliant, go to https://www.brilliant.org/nutshell and sign up for free. The first 688 people that go to that link will get 20% off the annual Premium subscription. Kurzgesagt Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/cRUQx
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Charles V and the Holy Roman Empire: Crash Course World History #219

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Get the new Crash Course World History Character poster here: http://store.dftba.com/products/crashcourse-characters-poster In which John Green teaches you about the Holy Roman Empire by teaching you about Charles V. Charles Hapsburg was the holy Roman Em
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Liberty's Kids 131 - Bostonians | History Cartoons for Children

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Sarah and Henri join the Adams family in Massachusetts just as John and his son John Quincy return from France and are reunited with Abigail (8/2/79). John is asked to write the Massachusetts Constitution (8/9/79). James travels to New York where he meets
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How is power divided in the United States government? - Belinda Stutzman

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-is-power-divided-in-the-united-states-government-belinda-stutzman Article II of the United States Constitution allows for three separate branches of government (legislative, executive, and judicial), along w
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Civil Rights and the 1950s: Crash Course US History #39

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You can directly support Crash Course at http://www.subbable.com/crashcourse Subscribe for as little as $0 to keep up with everything we're doing. Free is nice, but if you can afford to pay a little every month, it really helps us to continue producing th
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How can we stay active while its cold outside? | Nightly News: Kids Edition

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With temperatures dropping, it can be hard to stay active outside. Dr. John Torres shows us some fun exercises you can do indoors! Learning from your mistakes: A new tool tied to making mistakes is helping engage students and make the grade. A day of serv
Ella Baker - 'The Mother of the Civil Rights Movement'

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After graduating from Shaw University, Ella Baker moved to New York City and began her career as a grassroots organizer. Joining the NAACP in 1940, the Virginia native assisted in developing some of the brightest minds in the Civil Rights Movement.Baker c
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It's Like a Giant Bell IN YOUR HEAD

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I discovered this wacky trick in Martin Gardner's fabulous 1981 book, "Entertaining science experiments with everyday objects"
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Marbury v. Madison: What is Judicial Review?

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The U.S. Supreme Court decides if laws made in the United States violate the Constitution or not. Its called judicial review and its a power that was granted to the Supreme Court by the Supreme Court itself thanks to a landmark case in 1803, Marbury v. Ma
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The best Piano performance ever! -Victor Borge

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Victor Borge performing in Dean Martin show
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Reformation and Consequences: Crash Course European History #7

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The Protestant Reformation didn't exactly begin with Martin Luther, and it didn't end with him either. Reformers and monarchs changed the ways that religious and state power were organized throughout the 16th and early 17th centuries. Jean Calvin in Franc
The Chaotic Pendulum

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This pendulum uses multiple magnets with reversed polarity causes chaotic motion Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/martinschwarzCopyright 2020 Martin Schwarz
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The real-life jetpack that could save your life

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Martin Jetpack, a New Zealand-based company, has built a working jetpack that can fly longer than any previous personal flying machine. The new tech is closer to market than any previous jetpack. The Martin jetpack was designed to conduct rescue missions
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Benjamin Franklin: Founding Father and Fireman

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Firetrucks, fire stations, even those cool poles that firefighters slide down—they all date back to colonial times and a certain founding father. Famous for his contributions to the U.S. Constitution, electricity and bifocals, it turns out that Benjamin F
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The UK's last aerial ropeway uses no power, moves 300 tonnes a day, and will be gone by 2036.

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In Claughton, Lancashire, the Forterra brickworks produces 50 million bricks a year, from shale that's quarried a mile and a half away. To get that shale to the brickworks: the last aerial ropeway in the country. These used to be common: but now, the last
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Presidential Powers 2: Crash Course Government And Politics

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This week Craig continues our conversation on presidential powers by looking at those NOT found in the Constitution - implied or inherent powers. We’ll talk about how the president uses his or her power to negotiate executive agreements, recommend legisla
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The Art of Gene-Editing Butterflies (Painting with CRISPR!)

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To learn more about The Great Courses Plus visit http://ow.ly/Mq4F30oTjJp SUBSCRIBE so you dont miss a video! http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub More info and sources below Butterfly metamorphosis is still a bit of a mystery. What happens inside a chrysalis to turn
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Truffles and the doggies who find them for us

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Thanks to Audible for sponsoring this video! Start listening with a 30-day Audible trial. Choose one audiobook and two Audible Originals absolutelyfree: http://audible.com/adamragusea or text adamragusea to 500-500.The Alternative Crops and Organics Progr
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Government Regulation: Crash Course Government And Politics #47

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Today, we’re going to wrap up our discussion of economic policy by looking at government regulation. We're going to talk about the government's goals for the U.S. economy and the policies it employs to achieve those goals. Ever since the New Deal, we've s
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Election Basics: Crash Course Government And Politics #36

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This week Craig is going to give you a broad overview of elections in the United States. So as you may have noticed, there are kind of a lot of people in the U.S, and holding individual issues up to a public vote doesn't seem particularly plausible. So to
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20 AWESOME BALLOON EXPERIMENTS!

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Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/c/MisterHacker 20 crazy experiments with balloon you should see! Google: https://goo.gl/wK7DH9 Music: Fire At Will (Instrumental Version) - Martin Hall.mp3
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How do executive orders work? - Christina Greer

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Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-executive-orders-work-christina-greer On January 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln legally changed the status of over 3 million people from “slave” to “fr
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Orson Welles - Falstaff. William Shakespeare.

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Sir John Falstaff is a fictional character who appears in three plays by William Shakespeare. Watch Orson Welles transform into this person right in front of your eyes. This is a clip from theDean Martin Show.
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Equal Protection: Crash Course Government And Politics #29

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Today, Craig is going to talk about the most important part of the Constitution - the Fourteenth Amendment. In particular, we're going to discuss the "equal protection" clause and how it relates to our civil rights. So we've spent the last few episodes ta
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Ride With an Olympic Bobsledder

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Aja Evans is an American bobsledder competing at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Sliding down a slick racetrack at up to 90 mph, bobsledding requires a strong constitution and a need for speed. Athletes can be subjected to up to 5 g’
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Judicial Review: Crash Course Government And Politics #21

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Today, Craig Benzine is going to tell you about the Supreme Court's most important case, Marbury v. Madison, and how the court granted itself the power of judicial review. Judicial review is the power to examine and invalidate actions of the legislative a
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7 AWESOME GLASS TRICKS YOU SHOULD SEE!

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Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/c/MisterHacker Google: https://goo.gl/wK7DH9 5 very cool tricks with GLASS you should see! Music: 1 - I'm Over You (Skyldeberg Remix) (Instrumental Version) - Mondays 2 - A Time To Remember 2 - Martin Landh
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What is the MAGIC RUSSIAN DIAMOND?

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In the early 2000s, physicist found a diamond they’d been searching for. Find out what it was used for. Visit Lockheed Martin’s Website: http://news.lockheedmartin.com/2017-12-08-Lockheed-Martin-Continues-to-Strengthen-Weather-Forecasting-With-Second-Next
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Is America Actually Metric?

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The US signed the metre convention and bases all customary units on SI standards. As an aside, the Utah constitution from 1895 required the metric system to be taught in schools. This requirement was repealed in 1987. \_()_/Huge thanks to NIST, Ben Stein
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Wintergatan - Marble Machine (music instrument using 2000 marbles)

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Marble Machine built and composed by Martin Molin. An incredible display of mechanical engineering to produce what sounds like a modern day high-tech synthesizer. Video filmed and edited by Hannes Knutsson Costume by Angelique Nagtegaal www.wintergatan.ne
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Cassandra Lin turns Kitchen Grease into Fuel | In The Nook | Disney Channel

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In this so fly for sci, Cassandra Lin teaches Disney Channel how she is doing her part to help our planet by turning kitchen grease into fuel!Welcome to In The Nook with Ariel and Chandler! ZOMBIES 2 stars, Ariel Martin and Chandler Kinney, battle it out
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Catholic Counter-Reformation: Crash Course European History #9

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When the Protestant Reformation broke out in Western Europe, the Catholic Church got the message, at least a little bit. Pope Paul III called a council to look into reforming some aspects of the Catholic Church and try to stem the tide of competing Christ
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He Tastes Water Like Some Taste Wine. Meet a Water Sommelier | Short Film Showcase

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Martin Riese is part of a very small pool of sommeliers who have made a profession out of tasting and judging water. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Get More Short Film Showcase: http://bit.ly/ShortFilmShowcase #NationalGeographic #Sommelier
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How Are New Medications Developed?

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Scientists are constantly looking for cures and treatments for a number of diseases, but how do these cures get turned into drugs? Why Are Prescription Drugs So Expensive? ►►►► http://bit.ly/1OcXKOK Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here ►►►► http://bit
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His Answer Leaves the Audience SPEECHLESS | One of the Best Speeches Ever - Sadhguru

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Big Thank you to Sadhguru and Team. Website - https://sadhguru.co.uk/SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE MOTIVATIONAL VIDEOS https://goo.gl/RJDPL0If you're struggling and want to speak with an online, professional, and affordable counsellor consider going to our sponsor B
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Domtoren Clock Tower Plays the Marble Machine Song

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Malgosia Feibig surprised me completely by playing the Marble Machine song on the Carillion of the Domtoren clock tower for the whole city of Utrecht! Thanks so much Malgosia for showing us and everybody else the Domtoren of Utrecht! Martin & Co. Malg
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How did consciousness evolve? - with Nicholas Humphrey

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Find out how consciousness is generated in the human brain - and discover the evidence suggesting some animals are also sentient.Read Nicholas's book 'Sentience: The Invention of Consciousness' here: https://geni.us/eCGsWatch the Q&A here: https://www.you
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WHAT CAN YOU CUT WITH PAPER?

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Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXt6xcenHg0 Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/c/MisterHacker Google: https://goo.gl/wK7DH9 What can you cut with paper? Music: 1 - Kevin MacLeod - Jay Jay 2 - Fire At Will (Instrumental Version) - Martin Hall
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Why Denmark Is .09 Seconds Behind The World

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Measuring time is a complicated thing. Computers, banks, and stock markets in Denmark all use UTC, the international standard: but according to the law, they shouldn't. Edited by Michelle Martin (@mrsmmartin) Thanks to Thor Nielsen for the suggestion! I'm
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100 Year Old Self-Playing Violin - "The Eighth Wonder Of the World"

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This amazing instrument is The Hupfeld Phonoliszt Violina - an Orchestrion with self-playing Violins, Enjoy! Name: Phonoliszt Violina Type of Instrument: Orchestrion Year Built: 1914 Maker: Ludwig Hupfeld A.-G. Place of Manufacture: Leipzig, Germany Welco
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Maybe rich people should build weird fountains again

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The Wasserspiele of Bergpark Wilhelmshhe are 300 years old, powered entirely by gravity, and entertaining tourists. As legacies for rich people go, there are far worse ones. More about the Bergpark: https://museum-kassel.de/en/museums-parks-palaces/unesco
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The One-Lane Bridge Shared By Cars And Trains

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Near Hindon, on the South Island of New Zealand, there's one of only two remaining one-lane road-rail bridges in the country. No barriers, no lights, no sirens: if you're driving across this, you need to make sure to listen out for the train horn.Thanks t
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The Hundred-Tonne Robots That Help Keep New Zealand Running

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The Ports of Auckland are automating their straddle carriers, which might not seem like much: until you phrase it as "hundred-tonne autonomous robots guided by nanosecond-precision tracking". More about the Ports of Auckland: http://www.poal.co.nz/ Edited
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The Museum of Failure

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In Helsingborg, Sweden, the Museum of Failure has just opened. It's just one room, but inside, curator Samuel West has assembled some of the world's greatest commercial disasters - and also a few things that just didn't work out the way anyone planned. Mo
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The government approves of this shark now.

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The Headington Shark, in Oxford, UK, is a local icon: but it was protest art, put up without permission. Now, the local government wants to protect it. The Shark House: https://www.headingtonshark.com/Edited by Michelle Martin https://twitter.com/mrsmmart
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The World's First Solar Powered Train

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The Byron Bay Railroad Company runs the world's first 100% solar-powered train. It wouldn't work everywhere - but in the bright sunshine of Australia, it might just be the right tool for the job. More about the railroad: https://byronbaytrain.com.au/ Edit
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Why build a diving board twice the Olympic height?

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The Montreal Olympic Sports Centre has a 20m (65ft) diving board. That's twice the Olympic height. Why would anyone need that? The Centre: https://parcolympique.qc.ca/centresportif/en/ Thanks to @Lysanne Richard Edited by Michelle Martin https://twitter.c
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Doing robotic surgery on a copy of myself

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Thanks to Lazarus 3D: https://www.lazarus3d.com/ Lazarus had no editorial control over this video, and I paid for my own MRI, but of course they helped set everything up and provided the print!Edited by Michelle Martin https://twitter.com/mrsmmartinThanks
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What's The Largest Thing To Ever Live On Earth? DEBUNKED

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We look at the largest things to have ever lived on our planet, and it doesn’t stop with the Blue Whale or the Patagotitan! Join us as we debunk one of the biggest misconceptions in the world! Thanks to our Patreon Supporters, and Special Thanks to Chris
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Where US Politics Came From: Crash Course US History #9

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In which John Green teaches you where American politicians come from. In the beginning, soon after the US constitution was adopted, politics were pretty non-existent. George Washington was elected president with no opposition, everything was new and excit
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A working flight simulator, no computers necessary

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There are only a few working Link Trainers left in the world: but before microprocessors, before display screnes, half a million pilots learned the basics of instrument flying inside one. More: https://www.most.org/explore/link-flight-trainer/Edited by Mi
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Huge LEGO Star Wars Moff Gideon Light Cruiser with 800,000+ Pieces!

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This gigantic LEGO Star Wars ship was built by Aaron Monaghan and Martin Harris. It's 7.5m/24.6ft long, 3.5m/11.5ft wide, and contains 800,000 pieces. Thanks to Martin for sharing this video of the creation on display at Brickvention 2023 in Melbourne, Au
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The US-Canada Border Splits This Road Down The Middle

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Rue Canusa (or Canusa Avenue) is a street that's split in two by a border: the northern part is in Stanstead, Canada, and the southern part is in Derby Line, USA — and border crossings here aren't as easy as they used to be. Edited by Michelle Martin (@mr
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How the US Postal Service reads terrible handwriting

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At the Remote Encoding Center in Salt Lake City, keyers process 1.2 billion images of mail every year. It's a more difficult job than I thought.Edited by Michelle Martin: https://twitter.com/mrsmmartinThanks to Zack from JerryRigEverything for being the c
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Why NASA Spun Astronauts Around, But Doesn't Any More

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The Multi Axis Trainer, or MAT, is an icon of space exploration and astronaut training. But other than spinning round kids at Space Camp: what's it actually used for? Thanks to Moriah and all the team at Space Camp! You can find out more about their progr
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Launching An Entire Fireworks Display At Once

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Human error has launched massive barrages of fireworks at the wrong time before. We're doing it deliberately! Camera and audio mix by Matt Gray: http://mattg.co.uk Edited by Michelle Martin: @mrsmmartin With thanks to Jonty for lighting Thanks to the team
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The Country Where All Public Transit Is Free

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From March 1st 2020, Luxembourg will have free public transit throughout the country: you'll be able to travel on buses, trains, trams, and that one funicular railway without a ticket. It sounds like a good idea: but is it?Edited by Michelle Martin (@mrsm
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I Almost Learned To Fly In The World's Only Wingsuit Tunnel

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In Stockholm, there's a diagonal wind tunnel, used for one very specific purpose: learning to fly a wingsuit. I tried. I almost managed it.More about FlyLikeBrick: http://flylikebrick.com/ and the tunnel: https://indoorwingsuit.com/Edited by Michelle Mart
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The city with a hundred private cable cars

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Wellington, in New Zealand, has more than a hundred private cable cars. I found out why. Access Automation: https://accessauto.co.nz/ Rose's book: https://teherengawakapress.co.nz/all-who-live-on-islands/Editor: Michelle Martin https://twitter.com/mrsmmar
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Storing dead people at -196C

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In Switzerland, there's a new cryonics company: and they invited me to have a look around. I had questions: legal, practical, and ethical, and I want to be clear: this is not an endorsement. I just wasn't going to turn down that invitation. Tomorrow Bio:
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The Centuries-Old Debt That's Still Paying Interest

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In the archives of Yale University, there's a 367-year-old bond from the water authority of Lekdijk Bovendams, in the Netherlands. And it's still paying interest. Thanks to: Prof. Geert Rouwenhorst for his time and explanation All the team at the Beinecke
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In Old Movies, Why The Dial Tone After Someone Hangs Up?

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Brace yourselves, we're about to get into some serious detail about telephone systems. Thanks to all the folks at Seattle's Museum of Communications! http://museumofcommunications.org/ They're also on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/user/museumofcomm .
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Shake tables are way more complex than I thought

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At the University of California San Diego, there's the Shake Table: an earthquake simulator with the heaviest payload capacity in the world. More about the table: https://nheri.ucsd.edu/ and the building: http://nheritallwood.mines.edu/With thanks to ever
Lucy's Journey

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Meet Lucy as she prepares for the first ever journey to the Trojan asteroids, a population of primitive small bodies orbiting in tandem with Jupiter.Video credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight CenterJames Tralie (ADNET):Lead ProducerLead EditorWriterKrystof
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The giant chainmail box that stops a house dissolving

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The Hill House, in Helensbrugh, Scotland was decades ahead of its time... but that means it's also experimental. And damp. More about the Hill House and how to visit: https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/the-hill-houseEdited by Michelle Martin: https://twi
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10 Minutes to Start Day Best! - MORNING MOTIVATION | Motivational Video for Success

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If you're struggling and want to speak with an online, professional, and affordable counsellor consider going to our sponsor Betterhelp - https://betterhelp.com/mulliganbrothers======================================================Interview provided by To
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I flew with birds. You can too.

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In southern France, there's a man called Christian who flies a microlight aircraft, alongside flocks of birds. And he takes passengers. More about Fly With Birds: https://www.flywithbirds.com/ Camera: Simon Gillouin Editor: Michelle Martin https://twitter
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I took a ride on a moving radio telescope

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The Parkes Radio Telescope, part of CSIRO, is one of the most famous telescopes in the world: and it's got a unique way of getting equipment up and down from the central section. More about the Telescope: https://www.csiro.au/en/about/facilities-collectio
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The Beach Where Lego Keeps Washing Up

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Perranporth Beach, in Cornwall, is famed for being the "Lego beach". The truth is more complicated. Thanks to Tracey Williams! Lego Lost At Sea: https://instagram.com/legolostatsea or https://twitter.com/legolostatsea Her photo book ADRIFT: https://amzn.t
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Inside The Giant American Freezer Filled With Polar Ice

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Welcome to the US National Ice Core Laboratory in Denver, Colorado, where there's a giant freezer filled with 20km of ice cores from Greenland and the Antarctic. Here's why. Thanks to everyone at the US National Ice Core Laboratory! You can find out more
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After 140 years, this old technology still keeps trains safe

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"Anderson's Piano" is a set of wires and signals at the Pass of Brander, near Falls of Cruachan in Scotland, that try to detect when there might be a boulder on the track. They're 140 years old, and so far no-one's been able to find a better solution but
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Firing radioactive stuff at high speed under city streets

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The Rabbit Line, at UBC's TRIUMF, sends slightly radioactive material under the streets of Vancouver at 100km/h (60mph). Here's how and why. More: https://www.triumf.ca/headlines/current-events/rabbit-line-gets-replacement Edited by Michelle Martin https:
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Your Private Messages Might Travel Under This Beach

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In Porthcurno, Cornwall, there's an old telegraph cable landing station. It's how Britain talked to the Empire -- and it's now a museum. But the technology here isn't quite as obsolete as you might think. Thanks to Steve and all the team at the Porthcurno
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The Self-Driving Race Car

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I got an email asking if I wanted to be driven around the most famous racetrack in Britain by an autonomous racing car. I wasn't going to refuse that offer. More about Roborace: https://www.youtube.com/roborace Edited by Michelle Martin (@mrsmmartin) Came
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Why The World's Littlest Skyscraper Was A Massive Scam

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In Wichita Falls, Texas, the Newby-McMahon Building stands 480 inches tall. Not 480 feet: 480 inches. There's a story of a smooth-talking scammer that sounds almost too good to be true. But is it?Thanks to Jan and all the folks at Hello Again: http://hell
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Why Helsinki's Library Robots Aren't Important

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Oodi, the new Helsinki Library, has robots to help reshelve books. They get a lot of press attention. But they're not the important part of the library: here's why. Thanks to all the team at Oodi: https://www.oodihelsinki.fi/ Edited by Michelle Martin (@m
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The Poison Garden of Alnwick

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Inside the beautiful Alnwick Garden, behind a locked gate, there's the Poison Garden: it contains only poisonous plants. Trevor Jones, head gardener, was kind enough to give a guided tour! For more information about visiting the Castle, Garden, and poison
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Mean Girls Pink Milkshake As Made By Jonathan Bennett

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On October 3rd, Aaron Samuel's taught me to make a milkshake... fetch! Who's ready to make this tomorrow? Check us out on Facebook! - facebook.com/buzzfeedtasty Credits: https://www.buzzfeed.com/bfmp/videos/67558 MUSIC Licensed via Audio Network EXTERNAL
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This river can be switched on and off

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Surely water simulation can be done with computers now? Well, not quite. At the University of Sherbrooke, there's an artificial research river, and I asked them to start it up. The University's civil engineering department: https://www.usherbrooke.ca/gciv
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Taking The Emergency Exit From A Wind Turbine

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Wind turbines have emergency exits, but they might not be for the reason you think. Thanks to Octopus Energy: https://octopus.energy/octopus-fan-club/ (This video isn't sponsored, but obviously they did let me go up their wind turbine.)Drone camera: Tom F
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The meters-high mountain of mannequins in the Midlands

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Mannequins are generally bought, used once for a project, and then thrown away to landfill. Except here, at Mannakin in Lincolnshire. Thanks to Roz and the team at Mannakin: https://mannakin.com My first thought was "don't those mannequins rot, just sitti
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I rode a giant mechanical elephant. You can too.

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Les machines de l'le, in Nantes, are famous for their giant mechanical elephant. And to my surprise, tourists can just pay and ride it. More information: https://www.lesmachines-nantes.fr/Edited by Michelle Martin https://twitter.com/mrsmmartinCamera: Gui
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Is Poland's tap water really protected by clams?

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There's a lot of articles written about how tap water in Warsaw is constantly tested by a small team of clams. It felt like a hoax to me: so I went to find out. Thanks to MPWiK Warsaw: https://www.mpwik.com.pl/Producer: Marcin Krasnowolski https://polishf
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The Theme Park Inside An Old Nuclear Power Plant

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Wunderland Kalkar, near the German-Dutch border, is a family amusement park... inside a nuclear power plant that was never turned on.Thanks to all the team at the park! Their web site is at https://www.wunderlandkalkar.eu/enThe video from Zwentendorf: htt
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Maillard: The Most Delicious Chemical Reaction In The World

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Subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions Why does fresh, hot toast have a more complex flavor than plain bread? Why does cooking raw food in general result in mouthwatering smells and a rich taste? The answer lies with the Maillard reaction, also known as th
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Alphamagic vs Letterwise Magic Squares

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Behold! Another slightly disappointing magic square. Free tickets for my patreon supporters! https://www.patreon.com/posts/free-tickets-to-9603456 Pre-Order the DVD/download: https://shop.festivalofthespokennerd.com/collections/frontpage/products/58b6b63a
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The giant archive hidden under the British countryside

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Deepstore doesn't let many people film in their massive facilities. So when the team at Laura Ashley invited me down into the mine to look at their archives, I jumped at the chance. Thanks to Deepstore https://www.deepstore.com/ and Laura Ashley https://w
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The Nuclear Reactor Run By Students

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At Reed College in Portland, Oregon, there's a TRIGA nuclear reactor, used for research. You can stand next to it and watch the blue glow from the bottom of a deep swimming pool. I had to visit. More about the reactor and about Reed College: https://react
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The First 3D Color X-Rays

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At the University of Canterbury, in Christchurch, New Zealand, the team at Mars Bioimaging are using detector equipment originally developed for the Large Hadron Collider, and putting it to a very different use: medical imaging that allows 3D, false-color
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Why is Vermeer's "Girl with the Pearl Earring" considered a masterpiece? - James Earle

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-is-vermeer-s-girl-with-the-pearl-earring-considered-a-masterpiece-james-earle Is she turning towards you or away from you? No one can agree. She’s the subject of Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer’s "Girl with th
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The Broken Building That Must Not Be Destroyed

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St Peter's Seminary sits in woodland about an hour west of Glasgow, near a village called Cardross. If you like Brutalist architecture, then it's a beautiful ruin: if not, then perhaps your view isn't so kind. It's a historic, religious building: but it's
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Is The World Running Out Of Helium?

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At the National Helium Reserve in Amarillo, Texas, the US government once stored 32 billion cubic feet of helium. There have been breathless news articles recently saying the world's running out: but it's still possible to buy party balloons. What's going
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Inside The Tunnels That Will Store Nuclear Waste For 100,000 Years

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Onkalo, on the Finnish island of Olkiluoto, is planned to be the first geologic storage facility for high-level nuclear waste: eventually sealed for 100,000 years. I got to see inside.Thanks to all the team from Olkiluoto, TVO and Posiva: you can find out
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I thought the treadmill crane was fictional.

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The treadwheel crane, or treadmill crane, sounds like something from Astérix or the Flintstones. But at Guédelon in France, not only do they have one: they're using it to help build their brand new castle. More about Guédelon: https:/
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How The Netherlands Simulated The Sea Before Computers: The Waterloopbos

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"Build some models" seems obvious: but this is a story of ingenuity, of using natural resources well, and of a country that humans dragged from the sea.More about Waterloopbos:in English: https://www.holland.com/global/tourism/destinations/provinces/flevo
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How much helium does it take to lift a person?

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The Aroplume, in France, is a helium blimp sized for one person. 60 gets you half an hour's flight. I had to try it. More about Aroplume: https://aeroplume.fr This isn't sponsored: I paid for my flight at the normal price, I was the one to contact them as
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WHAT CAN YOU CUT WITH PAPER? - Part 2

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How to make paper disk: https://youtu.be/eLXHLRa37_g?t=19s Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/c/MisterHacker What can you cut with paper? - Part 2 Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLXHLRa37_g Music: 1 - And The Sky Shall Unfold 3 - Johannes Bornlцf 2
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A 400-year-old festival has the world's largest walking robot

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Tradinno weighs 11 tonnes, has a 12-metre wingspan, and breathes fire. And every year, someone has to stab it with a spear. More information: https://www.bayerischer-wald.de/attraktion/die-drachenhoehle-41ad70b6b8 Location camera: Moritz Janisch Producer:
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Why the government drops flies on California

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There's a good reason for it. More about the program: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/PDEP/prpinfo/Edited by Michelle Martin https://twitter.com/mrsmmartin MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/(you can find contact details and social links there too) WEE
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Flying A Plane With Fireworks On The Wings

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Aerosparx are a British aerobatics team that perform displays with fireworks attached to their wings. This is how they do it. More about Aerosparx: http://www.aerosparx.com/ Camera by Grant Stevens https://www.moonshineproductions.co.uk/ Ground display ca
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The City of Golf Carts

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Some American cities use buses, or trams, or trains. Peachtree City, Georgia, has a different solution: it's not quite public transit, but a hundred miles of golf cart tracks helps to keep cars off the road. More about Peachtree City: https://www.peachtre
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Stopping A Laser Beam In Mid-Air

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Lasers travel at the speed of light. You can't stop one in mid-air like Kylo Ren. Except: we just did. Here's how. Seb's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YONOexk0Ek https://seblee.me/Lasers by Seb Lee-Delisle, assisted by Abby ShumCamera by Matt Gr
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A geyser that shoots sparkling mineral water

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In Soda Springs, Idaho, there's a geyser that fires carbonated water into the air, on the hour, every hour. I paid a visit. Thanks to all the folks from Soda Springs who helped with this video!Edited by Michelle Martin https://twitter.com/mrsmmartinCamera
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Delivering mail by jumping from a moving boat

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On Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, there's a summer tradition: "mail jumping". It's a bit dangerous, a bit ridiculous, and would never be allowed to start today. But it's a tradition. Thanks to the Lake Geneva Cruise Line: https://www.cruiselakegeneva.com/Edited
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This town banned cars (except tiny electric ones)

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Zermatt, in Switzerland, bans all private cars and all gasoline cars. But if you run a business, you might be able to buy one of the special, tiny ones that are built right there. Zermatt: https://zermatt.ch Stimbo: https://stimbo.ch/Camera: Martin BblerE
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Wynton at Harvard, Chapter 9: The Evolution of the Trap Drum Set

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Delve into Wynton Marsalis's six-part Harvard University lecture series, covering a range of topics including jazz, what it means to be American, and the importance of cultural literacy and the arts in the liberal arts education. IX. The Evolution of the
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Subvisual Subway: The Art Of New York City's Bacterial World

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Typographer and illustrator Craig Ward heard an urban legend that "using the handrails on the subway is like shaking hands with 100 people." He decided to test that theory by sampling the bacteria on subway lines around New York City and photographing his
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England's Oldest Attraction Turns Teddy Bears To Stone

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In Knaresborough, in Yorkshire, sits Mother Shipton's Cave. Folks there have been charging admission for nearly 400 years, and the star of the show is a "petrifying well". A few folk legends do actually turn out to be true.Mother Shipton's Cave: https://w
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Mr Olds Remarkable Elevator

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Olds Engineering, a traditional workshop and foundry, sits in Maryborough, Australia. It's not the sort of place you'd expect to find a new industrial invention in the 21st century: and yet the Olds Elevator, patented by Peter Olds, is just that. More abo
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The Story of Salvation Mountain

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Near Slab City, California, a man painted a hill. It was outsider art: Leonard Knight had no training and no great masters to imitate. But somehow, he created something that resonates with the world. This is the story of Salvation Mountain. Thanks to Ron
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This Video Has 20,661,710 Views

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The title of this video should change with the times. But nothing lasts forever: here's the story of how I made it work, why it used to be easier to make that work, and how it all ties in to the White Cliffs of Dover and the end of the universe.Edited by
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Inside The Billion-Euro Nuclear Reactor That Was Never Switched On

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Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant, in Austria, was ready to go: it just needed starting up. But that never happened, and forty years later, it still sits mothballed. Here's why. Thanks to all the EVN team: you can find information on tours (in German) here:
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Why The Elevator Shaft Was Invented Before The Elevator

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It sounds ridiculous, but it's true. At the Cooper Union Foundation Building in New York, there's the world's first elevator shaft: constructed four years before the safety elevator was invented. • Thanks to Prof. O'Donnell and all the team at the Co
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Visiting a Famous Japanese Hot Spring Town: Kusatsu

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Decide the future of LWIF https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/lwif2017. I love Japanese onsens (hot springs), and my family... well, they like them. I had heard about Kusatsu and asked my wife to see if she could book a trip out there for us. She delivered and
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Why Real Explosions Don't Look Like Movie Explosions

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Explosions on film are made to look good: fireballs and flame. In reality, though, they're a bit disappointing. Here's how Hollywood does it. Produced with an experienced, professional pyrotechnician. Do not attempt.Thanks to Steve from Live Action FX: ht
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Controlling An Airport From 80 Miles Away

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London City Airport's getting a new control tower: but it's just going to be a large mast with 14 high-definition cameras on it. The actual tower will be 80 miles away, in the headquarters of NATS near Swanwick. It feels questionable: but is it? Thanks to
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How To Stop A Colossal Bridge Corroding

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A decade ago, engineers found the Humber Bridge had the same problem as many of the world's suspension bridges: unexpectedly fast corrosion. Here's how they fixed it, and how they're checking that it's staying fixed.Thanks to all the team at the Humber Br
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This electric ferry uses a very long extension cord

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The Udbyhj Cable Ferry across Randers Fjord in Denmark is electric-powered: but rather than batteries, it's plugged into mains electricity. Here's how it works. More about the ferry: https://www.randersfjord-faerger.dk/Production manager: Sissel Vindskov
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The world's last turntable ferry has a really clever design

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In Glenelg, on the west coast of Scotland, there's the Skye Ferry: the last turntable ferry in the world. And the reason for that turntable is a lot more clever than I initially thought.Thanks to all the team at the Skye Ferry! https://skyeferry.co.ukEdit
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"A Pound of Meat" Soldier Food in the 18th Century

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Amazon Affiliate link to Joseph Plumb Martin's Journal▶ http://amzn.to/2yGmP14 ▶▶ Great book! This installment complements the previous video "Privations of an 18th Century Soldier." It examines a number of historical references and considers how soldiers
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How they saved the holes in Swiss cheese

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Agroscope is a Swiss government-backed agricultural research lab. It's got a lot of other resarch projects too, but it also keeps a backup of the Swiss cheese bacterial cultures... just in kse. Agroscope: https://www.agroscope.admin.ch/agroscope/en/home.h
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Britain's Largest Battery Is Actually A Lake

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Dinorwig Power Station, otherwise known as Electric Mountain, is a pumped-storage hydro station in Llanberis, Wales. And yes: it's Britain's largest battery. Here's how it works, and why some of the things you think you know about TV pickups might not be
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Starting a company 'has to be the only option in your life'

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Prelude Fertility CEO Martin Varsavsky shares his advice on starting a business, saying people who start companies are "people who just can't live without starting companies." -------------------------------------------------- Follow BI Video on Twitter:
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War&Expansion: Crash Course US History #17

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In which John Green teaches you about the Mexican-American War in the late 1840s, and the expansion of the United States into the western end of North America. In this episode of Crash Course, US territory finally reaches from the Atlantic coast to the Pa
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The World's Most Famous Teapot: The Utah Teapot

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At the Computer History Museum, in Mountain View, California, there sits a small teapot. It's the world's most famous teapot, after a computer graphics researcher called Martin Newell digitised it. You've probably seen it: here's its story. And thanks to
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Is It Dangerous To Talk To A Camera While Driving?

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I'm visiting the University of Iowa's National Advanced Driving Simulator, to answer a question: how unsafe is it for me to vlog while driving? Is vlogging while driving dangerous? The team at the simulator are the experts to ask. More about the National
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The US President's Bulletproof Railcar

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US Car Number 1, the Ferdinand Magellan, sits in the Gold Coast Railway Museum in Miami. It's 120 tonnes of bulletproof, armoured railcar: a train carriage designed to move the President of the United States around the country in safety and style. At leas
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Connectome Scanning: Looking at the Brain's Wiring

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There's an MRI scanner in Cardiff that can look at how the brain's wired up: your connectome. It's nowhere close to science fiction singularity brain-uploading, but it might well be part of unlocking new medical treatments in the years to come. Thanks to
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The Lava Lamps That Help Keep The Internet Secure

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At the headquarters of Cloudflare, in San Francisco, there's a wall of lava lamps: the Entropy Wall. They're used to generate random numbers and keep a good bit of the internet secure: here's how. Thanks to the team at Cloudflare - this is not a sponsored
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Why This British Crossroads Is So Dangerous

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Ipley Cross, in the middle of the New Forest, is one of the most dangerous road junctions in Britain. Why? Thanks to Bez, whoever you are: their definitive article on this junction is here: https://singletrackworld.com/2018/01/collision-course-why-this-ty
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Christina Perri - A Thousand Years [Official Music Video]

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© 2011 WMG "a thousand years" on itunes: http://atlr.ec/npHAdW directed by: jay martin "a thousand years" is a brand new song me + my best friend david hodges wrote for bella + edward. we wrote it after we so luckily screened the movie + i couldn't b
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Box jellyfish stings kill—but how often?

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Box jellyfish stings are an underestimated public health problem Read more: https://scim.ag/2OyXE8y Credits editor/animator/narrator Meagan Cantwell story by Yao-Hua Law supervising producers Sarah Crespi Chris Burns script Meagan Cantwell Sarah Crespi Ma
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The Village That The Luftwaffe Bombed By Mistake

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Linby is a small village in Nottinghamshire, England. It wouldn't have much strategic value... unless some commander didn't read their map properly. Here's a local legend, with a few questions about it.Edited by Michelle Martin https://twitter.com/mrsmmar
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This is impossible, but New Zealand is trying anyway.

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The common wisdom is that, once an invasive species is truly established, it can't be eradicated — but I talked to the team from Predator Free Wellington, who think they can do just that. Predator Free Wellington: https://www.pfw.org.nz/ Predator Fr
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Why the DUCKTALES Theme Song is Stuck in Your Head

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Why the DUCKTALES Theme Song is Stuck in Your Head Right Now, from NerdSync With Disney's recent reboot of DuckTales, that famous theme song has probably been stuck in your head. But why is that famous intro song to Scrooge McDuck's adventures so catchy?
Growing Avocado Tree Time Lapse - 127 Days

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The avocado seed really took its time to start growing properly. The first sprout even died at day 71 just when it was going to pop out. I will keep this one going and make a new video about it in about a year. let's see how big it gets. So if you aren't
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Testing The World's Longest Echo

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Technically, the Inchindown oil tanks in Invergordon, Scotland, have the world's longest reverberation, but that makes a much worse title. We tested them with a loud noise and some very sensitive microphones. Matt's musical experiments: https://www.youtub
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Keeping Aircraft Safe without Radar: The North Atlantic Tracks

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Over the North Atlantic, there's no radar coverage: so how do air traffic controllers keep planes safe? The answer, at least in part, can be found at Nav Canada's Gander Area Control Centre in Newfoundland. The North Atlantic Tracks are like freeway lanes
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F-117 Stealth Car

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Subscribe to Naked Science http://goo.gl/wpc2Q1Every industry has its mavericks and the car industry is no exception. This car was created by car designer Jim Router, and takes its inspiration from a surprising source, the Lockheed Martin F-117A stealth b
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Crazy tic tac bounce!? | EVERYDAY MYSTERIES

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Tic tacs have the strangest behavior when you bounce them on a very hard surface. What is going on?! Find out the physics. Visit Lockheed Martin’s website https://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/products/gps.html and watch production of GPS III and how this tec
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How The Arecibo Telescope Could Help Save The World

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The radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico can do something that most radio telescopes can't: it can transmit. And that's useful for something other than sending messages to the stars: it might just help save the world one day. More abo
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I Almost Learned To Fly A Jetpack

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Gravity Industries make jetpacks. They're not practical. They're not meant for mass use. But they are a lot of fun. They asked if I wanted to try flying one. Thanks to https://gravity.co/ - this is not sponsored but, obviously, they did give me a flight i
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The world's cleanest railway

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At CEA-Leti, in Grenoble, there's a "funicular" that not many people get to ride: because it's between two clean rooms, and getting to it requires quite a lot of preparation. CEA-Leti: https://www.leti-cea.com/cea-tech/leti/english/Pages/Welcome.aspxFor m
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Chemistry Nobel Prize 2013 - Periodic Table Of Videos

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More Nobel Prize videos from us: http://bit.ly/periodicnobel The 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry is shared by Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel for their work in the field of computational chemistry. Professor Martyn Poliakoff discusses. More
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The World's First Internet Bench

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In the Abbey Gardens of Bury St Edmunds, in a quiet corner of a park, sits the World's First Internet Bench. Well, sort of. It's been nearly twenty years, and it's arguable whether it ever did the job in the first place...Edited by Michelle Martin, https:
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Atlas Human-Powered Helicopter

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On June 13th, 2013, the AeroVelo Atlas Human-Powered Helicopter captured the long standing AHS Sikorsky Prize with a flight lasting 64.1 seconds and reaching an altitude of 3.3 metres. Visit www.aerovelo.com for more details. The competition was initially
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An Elevator That Actually Goes Sideways

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I've filmed a paternoster lift; I've filmed the strange Genoa elevator that sort-of goes sideways. So when I got an email from Thyssenkrupp, an elevator company, saying "come and see our Multi elevator that actually goes sideways", I wasn't going to turn
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An actual, real-world use for robot dogs

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At a pumped storage plant in western Austria, a company called Energy Robotics is testing robot dogs for inspection. All the fancy Boston Dynamics publicity stunts aside: are the robots actually useful? As ever: this is not an advert, Energy Robotics and
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Kelly Clarkson - Broken & Beautiful (Produced by Marshmello & Steve Mac) [Official Music Video]

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Kelly Clarkson's Broken & Beautiful (from the movie UglyDolls) is available now!Download/Stream: https://Atlantic.lnk.to/BrokenAndBeautifulIDUglyDolls (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) available now: http://Atlantic.lnk.to/UglyDollsKC Directed by Jay M
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How England's Oldest Road Was Nearly Lost Forever

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The Icknield Way, in south-east England, is a road and footpath that's been part of the landscape for millennia. But if parts of it hadn't been legally marked down, then those parts would have become private land, gone forever. Who has the right to walk w
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Keeping the world's longest railroad tunnel safe

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The Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland is 57km long: and I think its greatest piece of safety equipment is nowhere near the tunnel itself. Thanks to Swiss Federal Railways https://www.sbb.ch/ - drone filming near the tracks was specially approved with ra
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How To Not Break A Mars Rover

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The Mars Yard, at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, is one of the closest simulations of Mars that we've got. Admittedly, there's a bit more atmosphere and gravity, but it's the only way to test what might happen before sending commands to a rover that's
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My Unlicensed Hovercraft Bar Is Technically Legal

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If you want to sell alcohol in England, you need a license. But the Licensing Act 2003 has some unusual exceptions. Thanks to Marc and the team from the Axceler-8 Hovercraft Centre: http://hovercraftcentre.co.uk/ Behind the scenes: https://www.youtube.com
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What is a blue Moon? | Natural History Museum

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You may be familiar with the Moon turning red during lunar eclipses, but did you know that it can sometimes appear to have a blue hue? Martin Mangler, a volcano researcher at the Museum, explains what causes a blue moon.Discover more about the Earth's clo
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Landing at the only airport that's also a public beach

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Barra Airport, in Na h-Eileanan Siar in the west of Scotland, is unique: it's the only commercial airport where the runway's made of sand, and tide covers it up twice a day. Here's how it works.Thanks to all the team at Barra Airport: https://www.hial.co.
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BOILING 48 Bottles of Nail Polish

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Today we're boiling the most colorful thing we've ever tried. Will it still have that vibrant color afterwards? Probably not, but let's see what happens! NEW TKOR Merch! Get your's before it's gone! https://goo.gl/VzgC9f Subscribe & “Ring the Bell”: https
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These Self-Flying Helicopters Team Up to Fight Fires and Save Lives

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Two Lockheed Martin helicopters, with help from a pair of drones, join forces to fight fires and save lives. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 CONNECT WITH WIRED Web: http://wired.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/WIRED
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Vertical Landing Rockets Before SpaceX

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https://brilliant.org/CuriousDroid If you thought Blue Origin and SpaceX invented vertical landing rockets with the New Shepard and Falcon 9 then think again. We have had vertical take of and landing systems for the best part of 60 years though its really
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Why is New York City Called the Big Apple?

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→Subscribe for new videos every day! https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut?sub_confirmation=1 →How "Dick" came to be short for 'Richard': https://youtu.be/BH1NAwwKtcg?list=PLR0XuDegDqP2Acy6g9Ta7hzC0Rr3RDS6q Never run out of things to say at the wate
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The Thames Barrier must never fail. Here's why it doesn't.

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The Thames Barrier is a wonder of engineering. If it fails, then London floods. Here's how the engineers there make sure it doesn't fail. More about the Thames Barrier: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-thames-barrierProducer/Director: Cambria Bailey-JonesE
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Zero-G Experiments on Earth: The Bremen Drop Tower

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In Bremen, Germany, there's a tower more than a hundred metres high: it's called the Fallturm, or the Drop Tower. If you want a cost-effective way to test an experiment in microgravity -- and your project can survive some pretty strong deceleration -- the
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A bear found my GoPro and took a selfie

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An unexpected update! Thanks to @KarenPuzzles for handling the GoPro The Center: https://www.grizzlydiscoveryctr.org/ Certified bear-resistant products: https://www.igbconline.org/programs/bear-resistant-products The raw footage, public domain: https://ar
The First Cell Phone Call Was an Epic Troll

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April 24 -- In the 1960s and early '70s, if you wanted to make a phone call, you did so from a device wired to the telephone grid. When AT&T launched their cellular system for car phones, Dr. Martin "Marty" Cooper and his team at Motorola decided to build
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Animal Astronauts - The Space Race's Unwitting Pioneers

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Everyone remembers Yuri Gagarin the first man in space but before his famous flight there had been many more living space pioneers who didn’t really have any choice about being strapped in to an experimental rocket. Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/curio
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Walking The Most Dangerous Path In Britain

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The Broomway is surrounded on both sides by quicksand and deep, sucking mud. It has no markers and no guideposts. And if you mistime your walk, you won't outrun the tide. Oh, and it's in the middle of a Ministry of Defence firing range. But most of the ti

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