Category Archives: YouTubing

Casual Friday — water tension and the mysterious water suspension trick(s)

Posted on 19 April, 2013 by Sam Wise

Another fun and educational video from Steve Spangler — this time, some magic tricks you can perform with water… Continue reading →

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Casual Friday — balancing nails

Posted on 5 April, 2013 by Sam Wise

Want a fun trick you can perform with a dozen nails and a block of wood? Steve Spangler shows how you can balance 11 nails on the head of one… Continue reading →

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Casual Friday — watch the Aurora Borealis

Posted on 29 March, 2013 by Sam Wise

Courtesy of Gören Strand, a beautiful video of the Aurora Borealis… Continue reading →

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Casual Friday — making a tintype

Posted on 22 March, 2013 by Sam Wise

In case you don’t fully appreciate the ease that digital cameras bring to photography, here’s a demonstration of a 150-year-old photographic technology — tintype… Continue reading →

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Casual Friday — the spinning match table trick

Posted on 15 March, 2013 by Sam Wise

Here’s a quick party trick for you — and all you need is a balloon, two smooth-edged coins, a matchstick, and a clear plastic cup… Continue reading →

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Casual Friday — Mirror River: the Colorado River from source to sea in 3 minutes

Posted on 8 March, 2013 by Sam Wise

Here’s your chance to see the length of an entire river in just a few minutes of video… Continue reading →

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Casual Friday — Fiery looping rain on the Sun

Posted on 22 February, 2013 by Sam Wise

Courtesy of NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, here’s a mesmerizing 4 minutes of video… Continue reading →

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Casual Friday — let’s name some moons!

Posted on 15 February, 2013 by Sam Wise

Pluto has 5 moons (that have been found so far). Two of them are unnamed — but we can help fix that! Continue reading →

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Casual Friday — how does an LCD monitor work?

Posted on 8 February, 2013 by Sam Wise

Unless you’re perusing this blog using some very old technology, you’re almost certainly reading these words on an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) monitor. Ever wonder what’s behind the glass (or for a laptop, plastic) outer face of the thing? Bill (“Engineer Guy”) Hammack explains all… Continue reading →

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Casual Friday — photographic proof that the moon landings couldn’t have been faked

Posted on 1 February, 2013 by Sam Wise

This video has been getting lots of press in the past week — but in case you haven’t seen it yet, you owe it to yourself to watch… Continue reading →

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