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Sci-Fi Movies That Ignore The Laws of Physics

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Lego machine predicts future eclipses

Hidden behind the white face plates of this machine are racks of gears that make up a replica of one of the oldest known mechanical computers. This is a working model of the Antikythera mechanism made from Lego pieces. In the video, which you absolutely can’t miss, The machine is disassembled into its various [...]

Balancing inverted pendulums- Not just one, but two!

Recycling Revolution: Machine That Makes Oil From Plastic

An iPad is not a revolution.. this is a revolution

This rather unassuming machine looks a little like a coffee maker, but it’s actually a device that could one day rid the planet’s landfills of countless tons of plastic. This is a plastic-to-oil converter: a small but powerful machine that takes used plastic and [...]

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Iron Man Played On A Tesla Coil – Awesome

Space in Time – Time-Lapse, 30 Years of Asteroids

There’s no doubt that as our astronomical observation equipment has gotten more advanced and powerful, we’ve been making new discoveries at a startlingly fast rate. But it’s hard to really picture just how many of those discoveries have been made in the last, say, 30 years without some type of visual aid. Scott Manley [...]

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When Galaxys collide – Awesome

Galaxy mergers can occur when two or more galaxies collide. They are the most violent type of galaxy interaction, and they definitely look cool.

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