Living the Sci Life
The Life & Times of Ryan J. Haupt.
Gentleman scientist, paleodetective and future time-traveler.
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Photo reblogged from Slothville
So good it makes me want to scream
Just play this video while looking at the above image.
(Source: slothsgonewild)
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This is mesmerizing. See a bunch more here: woodgears.ca
Paul’s marble machine “Quatro” (by Matthias Wandel)
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Guess I know what I’m doing this weekend. Something many podcasters ought to consider for improved sound quality.
DIY $23.00 Mini Sound Booth build in under an hour. (by trackerproductions1)
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Because sometimes you just want to see what animals will do when they see a mirror.
For science of course.
miroir en forêt (2) : un jeune mâle panthère joue avec son image à Nyonié. Leopards VS mirror (by Xavier HUBERT-BRIERRE)
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Photo reblogged from It's Okay To Be Smart
Astronaut Charles Duke left his family picture on the moon before departing, as part of the Apollo 16 mission.
And prior to leaving this photo, he went down in history for collecting the largest and heaviest lunar rock ever brought back to Earth: Big Muley. It was a hilariously awkward feat, and quite a dangerous one at that. It’s captured here on video:
The video is indeed hilarious, love the guy’s good ole boy accent.
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Video reblogged from It's Okay To Be Smart
Curious gorillas gaze at a caterpillar
This is awesome. I love how the dominant male pushes the other guy out of the way to get a better look.
Here we are, walking the fine line of animal behavior and human interpretation thereof. There’s curiosity in their eyes, but is this proof that they are bored, merely checking out their surroundings, or is there some deeper message about animal cognition there?
What do you think?
(via Why Evolution Is True)
I spend so much time being curious about the natural world, nice to know our species seems to not be alone in that regard.
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Starts a bit slow, but hang in there, it gets wild.
And watch at 1080p if you can.
Asteroid Discovery - 1980-2012 - UHDTV (by Scott Manley)
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Amazing video of a leopard quite literally seizing an opportunity.
Found via Motherboard via Brian Switek
LeopardKill (by MiPixWildlife)
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.@sciencecomedian being his typical funny self in explaining the relationship between light gases and earth. Enjoy!
Brian Malow on Hydrogen and Helium, EP 11 (by iGNiTe)
