For millennia, people have watched the birds and bees and wondered: "How do they do that?" Thanks to high-speed film and some persistent scientists, at least one of the secrets of flight is now revealed. picked by kakana 8 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |
And this guy makes movies out of them. Some of these are really uplifting, some of them are funny, and some of them (like the very first one in the video) give me the creeps. picked by Moe 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
The Russian Navy has helped top European scientists in creating a huge new contraption which could reveal the secrets of creation. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share science |
Photoset - The Secrets of Windowsills. Amazing how they all tell a story. picked by MissWinkle 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share arts |
What do you suppose are the most well-kept secrets in the world? The launch codes for the American nuclear arsenal? The location of Jimmy Hoffa's bones? Not even close. Below are secrets that only two people on planet Earth know. Sometimes they have very good reasons to keep these secrets so fiercely. Other times, not so much. picked by sharon22 2 months ago 6 comments edit related share world |
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I love easter eggs. 0 comments edit related share plime.comAnd I also enjoyed smashing the all time record on pinball, a record left by my bro 2 years ago. :D Result. picked by Milkshake 3 years ago |
MY COMPILATION OF SECRETS THAT ARE AMAZINGLY INFORMATIVE AND EDUCATIONAL picked by AGLOCOPH 3 years ago 2 comments edit related share world |
If you've got a date in New York, she'll be waiting in New Wild Boar City, according to a new etymological map of the world. picked by Bornbad 10 months ago 0 comments edit related share world |
Watching the stars set from the surface of the Earth may be a romantic pastime but when a spacecraft does it from orbit, it can reveal hidden details about a planet’s atmosphere. It works by watching stars from space, while they drop behind the atmosphere of a planet under investigation, before disappearing from view below the planet’s horizon. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
A must-see documentary on the quality of food in our supermarkets. Part 1 deals with Factory Farming, chickens, and general quality of supermarket food. picked by Neiako 3 years ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Residents of Pompeii ate their meals on the run, just like many Americans do today, according to a new archaeological study of how households functioned in the ancient Roman city buried by volcanic ash. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Just off the crowded central market in Old Damascus, a sales assistant called Mahmoud is giving me my first introduction into an unusual Syrian speciality - musical knickers. picked by Bornbad 11 months ago 3 comments edit related share world |
Queen ants dozily dream, while worker ants are forced to get by taking power naps, the first study of the sleeping habits of ants has revealed. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |
Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci avoided the palette and mixed colors directly on the canvas, Italian researchers said after they reconstructed his work step by step "as if watching him while he painted". picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share science |
Their identities, causes of death and unique burials have been shrouded in mystery for over a century. But now pioneering teams from different continents have taken a phenomenal glimpse beneath the bindings of two Egyptian mummies on the same day. These extraordinary images, obtained by museums in New York, U.S. and Sydney Australia using cutting-edge medical technology, reveal minuscule details... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |
A must-see documentary on the quality of food in our supermarkets. Part 2 deals with Cows milk, food standards, pesticides, food globalization, and loss of quality. picked by Neiako 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
[WARNING: this list contains images that may offend] This is a list of secret projects that have since been found to be true in light of released (either officially, or unofficially) documents. Some have long been the source of conspiracy theories while others have been accepted by the mainstream as real. In no particular order: picked by Bornbad 1 year ago 7 comments edit related share world |
Could this be the excuse for action against Iran or perhaps it's China trying to take some of the pressure off itself? picked by topofall 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share world |
If you’ve ever had a good, long look at the human phallus, whether yours or someone else’s, you’ve probably scratched your head over such a peculiarly shaped device. picked by Bornbad 7 months ago 6 comments edit related share sex |