Category Archives: YouTubing

Casual Friday — Video Puzzle

Posted on 18 May, 2012 by Sam Wise

Nothing super-educational about this Casual Friday. Just a fun and really impressive fan video for the song “We are Young” by Fun., starring 4 iPhones and an army of handlers…

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Casual Friday — tasty star, yum!

Posted on 4 May, 2012 by Sam Wise

A star has been spotted being torn to bits and devoured by a super-massive black hole — see the carnage!

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Casual Friday — Here Comes Solar Maximum

Posted on 27 April, 2012 by Sam Wise

Wondering what’s going on with the recent spate of solar flares? Courtesy of NASA Television, here’s an excellent explanation of the solar cycle, and where we are in it…

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Casual Friday — the Transition ® to flying cars

Posted on 13 April, 2012 by Sam Wise

Actually, it’s a driveable airplane, more than a flying car — but either way the Transition ® street-legal airplane is an interesting approach to everybody’s favorite why-can’t-I-buy-one-yet technology…

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Casual Friday — Luminaris

Posted on 6 April, 2012 by Sam Wise

Nothing of any great scientific value here today — just an amazing stop-motion short film…

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Casual Friday — Tour of the Moon

Posted on 30 March, 2012 by Sam Wise

Courtesy of NASA and the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter project, here’s a quick (4:40) tour of the moon…

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Casual Friday — Riding the Booster, remixed

Posted on 23 March, 2012 by Sam Wise

Courtesy of Skywalker Sound (the folks that did the audio for the Star Wars movies), here’s a remastered look at (listen to?) a Space Shuttle’s solid booster’s flight from lift-off to splashdown…

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Casual Friday — Skydiving from 71,581 feet (21,818 meters)

Posted on 16 March, 2012 by Sam Wise

So yesterday (March 15), Felix Baumgartner dove out of a helium-balloon-borne capsule, becoming one of only three people to have jumped from above 70,000 feet…

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Casual Friday — Robot Quadrotors perform the James Bond theme

Posted on 2 March, 2012 by Sam Wise

In what’s got to be one of the least-likely applications of robotic flight, the University of Pennsylvania’s quadrotors play the James Bond theme (direct link): From the YouTube writeup: Flying robot quadrotors perform the James Bond Theme by playing various … Continue reading →

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Casual Friday — Archaeological Illustration

Posted on 24 February, 2012 by Sam Wise

A neat bit of video on the history of archaeological illustration techniques…

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