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parrotfish in its protective mucus shield
Bookmarked 592 weeks ago
when parrotfish sleep at night they often secrete a mucus quotsleeping bagquot around themselves for protection from predators the bags also have antibiotic properties that are beneficial for the fishthere are over 30 species of parrotfish on the great barrier reef and you are usually guaranteed to see these magnificently coloured creatures swimming over the corals they all share a few common traits the most obvious being their teeth parrotfish evolved from the carnivorous wrasse family but through the course of time their teeth have moved forward on the jawbone and reduced in size eventually the teeth fused together creating a very useful tool for scratching algae off the surface of the coralfilmed at norman reef recently check out this video clip of a parrotfish tucked away for the night while the coral spawns vision courtesy of satoshi kagimoto indepth videoenjoy a day trip to spot a parrotfish and many more tropical creatures with great adventures - green island cruises http:wwwgreatadventurescomau

mars evolution hd
Bookmarked 638 weeks ago
billions of years ago when the red planet was young it appears to have had a thick atmosphere that was warm enough to support oceans of liquid water - a critical ingredient for life the animation shows how the surface of mars might have appeared during this ancient clement period beginning with a flyover of a martian lake the artist039s concept is based on evidence that mars was once very different rapidly moving clouds suggest the passage of time and the shift from a warm and wet to a cold and dry climate is shown as the animation progresses the lakes dry up while the atmosphere gradually transitions from earthlike blue skies to the dusty pink and tan hues seen on mars today see mars evolution in cinemascope format here:http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=jz7ijeea044see more mars animations:http:wwwyoutubecomplaylistlist=pl88ec412c6330bf13 completed: 07 november 2013animator: michael lentz usra leadtechnical director: aaron lepsch adnet systems incproducers: dan gallagher usra david ladd usrascientist: bruce jakosky laspcredit:nasa039s goddard space flight centerconceptual image lab

noaa: touring the ocean bottom 1080p
Bookmarked 679 weeks ago
the ocean -- it is the most prominent feature on earth and of immeasurable importance to life on the planet but what would it look like if all of the water was drained out of it mountains and valleys that dwarf everest shifting plates and undersea volcanoes seams ripples and plains though ships have mapped only a small portion of the ocean floor satellites are used to generate incredibly details maps of the bottom of the ocean by sensing the minute gravitational changes that pull push and bulge the ocean surface the bottom039s shape can be inferred from space these bathymetric maps reveal the incredibly dynamic terrain of the ocean where available ship-based measurements are included to provide even higher detailthis visualization tours the ocean floor from the gentle continental slopes to the deepest trenches using data analyzed and archived by noaa does it look familiar it is actually the same data that google has incorporated into google earth and oceancredit: noaasource: http:wwwnnvlnoaagovmediadetailphpmediaid=662ampampmediatypeid=2

rod serling on kamikazes blank on blank pbs digital studios
Bookmarked 506 weeks ago
the most unfettered imagination belongs to young people and they dont walk through life they fly - rod serling in 1963if you039ve never seen the twilight zone you039re missing what might be one of the smartest and most thought-provoking television series of all-time on the surface it mimicked ordinary life the pace was ordinary until challenges to the deepest fears and uncertainties that lurk inside the mind took hold the series ran from 1959-64 and was created by rod serling the show was mesmerizing audiences across the us when he was interviewed for australian radio by binny lum we came across this conversation in australia039s national film and sound archive and it039s one of those delightful back and forths that makes you stop and listen serling jumps into the conversation there039s little apprehension and suddenly he takes you on a journey thinking about your own past and childhood and the ultimate realization that quotyou simply cannot go home againquot

eruption after person falls in a volcanoes lava lake test with organic waste bag
Bookmarked 710 weeks ago
incineration of waste in erta ale volcanoes lava lake it is frequently discussed whether it is possible to sink in lava due to its high density a person would generally be expected to remain on the surface indeed it is possible to briefly walk on certain types of lava if professional heat-protective clothing is worn do not try yourself however the video shows that falling from a height a person would be able to penetrate the crust of the lake and submerge in it the test was performed with a box of camp waste largely food rests in a bin bag estimated weight 30kg size 60x60x60cm fall height about 80m the lake reacts with violent lava fountaining activity presumably in part due to steam produced from the organic matterthe lava lake at erta ale has persisted for many years and contains relatively fluid basaltic lava only few volcanoes have such lakes

how to cook a cheap steak vs an expensive steak
Bookmarked 452 weeks ago
here is what you039ll needpan-seared flap steakservings: 2-4ingredients1 pound flap meat cup low-sodium soy sauce2 tablespoons ground black pepper4 large cloves garlic3 tablespoons vegetable oilgallon-sized plastic zipper bagcast-iron skilletpreparation1 place flap meat soy sauce and pepper in the gallon-sized plastic bag2 place garlic cloves on a flat surface and crush with hand using palm just enough to crack the clove open a bit3 add garlic to bag and seal making sure to remove as much air from the bag as possible4 massage the contents of the bag to ensure the soy sauce mixture is completely coating the meat5 leave bag in the refrigerator to marinate for 1-12 hours6 place cast-iron skillet in cool oven and preheat to 475f240c7 remove steak from marinade and thoroughly pat dry8 once oven is preheated transfer skillet to stovetop and place on place on high heat9 add oil to skillet10 once oil starts to shimmer but before it starts to smoke carefull

flying over charon
Bookmarked 540 weeks ago
images from nasa039s new horizons spacecraft were used to create this flyover video of pluto039s largest moon charon the flight starts with the informally named mordor dark region near charons north pole the camera then moves south to a vast chasm descending from 1100 miles 1800 kilometers to just 40 miles 60 kilometers above the surface to fly through the canyon system from there its a turn to the south to view the plains and quotmoat mountainquot informally named kubrick mons a prominent peak surrounded by a topographic depression new horizons long-range reconnaissance imager lorri photographs showing details at up to 400 meters per pixel were used to create the basemap for this animation those images along with pictures taken from a slightly different vantage point by the spacecrafts ralph multispectral visible imaging camera mvic were used to create a preliminary digital terrain elevation model the images and model were combined and super-sampled to create this animationcredit: nasajhuaplswristuart robbins

2017 takes second place for hottest year
Bookmarked 420 weeks ago
earth039s surface temperatures in 2017 were the second warmest since since 1880 when global estimates first become feasible nasa scientists found global temperatures 2017 were second only to 2016 which still holds the record for the hottest year however 2017 was the warmest year on record that did not start with an el nino weather pattern as the previous two years did in a separate independent analysis noaa scientists found that 2017 was the third-warmest year in their record the minor difference is due to different methods to analyze global temperatures used by the two agencies although over the long-term the records remain in strong agreement music: sojourner rover by craig warnock prs lee ahmad baker prs sean hennessey prsthis video is public domain and along with other supporting visualizations can be downloaded from the scientific visualization studio at: http:svsgsfcnasagov12822credit: nasa039s goddard space flight centerkathryn mersmannif you liked this video

scientists create first-ever 3-d model of a melting snowflake
Bookmarked 410 weeks ago
this visualization is based on the first three-dimensional numerical model of melting snowflakes in the atmosphere developed by scientist jussi leinonen of nasa039s jet propulsion laboratory in pasadena california a better understanding of how snow melts can help scientists recognize the signature in radar signals of heavier wetter snow -- the kind that breaks power lines and tree limbs -- and could be a step toward improving predictions of this hazardthe model reproduces key features of melting snowflakes that have been observed in nature: first meltwater gathers in any concave regions of the snowflake039s surface these liquid-water regions merge as they grow and eventually form a shell of liquid around an ice core finally developing into a water drop the visualization shows a typical snowflake less than half an inch one centimeter long the snowflake is composed of individual ice crystals whose arms became entangled when they collided in the air the extremities of the arms melt first b

lorde - homemade dynamite vevo x lorde
Bookmarked 442 weeks ago
the music on lorde039s 039melodrama039 reflects the wealth of emotions the new zealand native has experienced of late and theyre rendered with the kind of poise weve come to expect from the pop superstar her voice the melodies the arrangements shes chosen to help landscape her feelings - this critically-acclaimed second album is particularly fetching because the 20-year-old singer trusts her idiosyncrasies to fuel her eloquence lets let things come out of the woodwork she coos on homemade dynamite thats what makes the six performances of vevo x lorde so powerful as well all her best ideas naturally seep to the surface filmed at electric lady sound studios in new yorks west village the mid-august session found lorde moving through key songs from melodrama providing each with the proper temperament for the occasion the set list features the louvre sober writer in the dark supercut homemade dynamite and hard feel

wristwhirl: one-handed continuous smartwatch input using wrist gestures
Bookmarked 486 weeks ago
we propose and study a new input modality wristwhirlthat uses the wrist as an always-available joystick to performone-handed continuous input on smartwatches we explorethe influence of the wrists bio-mechanical properties forperforming gestures to interact with a smartwatch bothwhile standing still and walking through a user study weexamine the impact of performing 8 distinct gestures 4directional marks and 4 free-form shapes on the stability ofthe watch surface participants were able to performdirectional marks using the wrist as a joystick at an averagerate of half a second and free-form shapes at an average rateof approximately 15secs the free-form shapes could berecognized by a 1 gesture recognizer with an accuracy of938 and by three human inspectors with an accuracy of85 from these results we designed and implemented aproof-of-concept device by augmenting the watchband usingan array of proximity sensors which can be used to drawgestures with high quality finally w

the martian: vr experience 360 video get it november 15
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available november 15 for playstationvr and htc vive on steam coming soon to oculus http:bitlythemartianvrthe martian vr experience:executive produced by ridley scott and directed by robert stromberg the martian vr experience is an interactive immersive adventure with viewers participating from astronaut mark watneys perspective performing tasks that will facilitate his chances for survival viewers can fly onto the surface of mars steer at zero gravity through space drive a rover navigating over craters and experience key scenes from the hit film in a 360-degree virtual reality environment inspired by the martian movie:during a manned mission to mars astronaut mark watney matt damon is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew but watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet with only meager supplies he must draw upon his ingenuity wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to earth that he is alive millions of

quotslurbquot 2009 by marina zurkow
Bookmarked 732 weeks ago
quotslurbquot 2009 by marina zurkow is an artwork presented in the exhibition quotwe write this to you from the distant futurequotthe animated carnivalesque tailgate party of slurb loops and stutters like a vinyl record stuck in a groove slurb -- a word that collapses quotslumquot and quotsuburbquot -- encapsulates a dreamy ode to the rise of slime a watery future in which jellyfish have dominionfacts of the ocean039s radical changes in acidity and oxygen levels form the backbone of the animation overfishing dumping and the heating of ocean currents have already triggered reversions toward a primordial sea slurb039s surface is inspired by fictions like jg ballard039s prescient 1962 novel drowned world in which inhabitants of a flooded world feel the tug of the sun and dream of a return to their amniotic past and yet nothing is fiction although everything is hybrid: all the source material for the piece is taken from youtube nature footage sites and google searches

sampling greenland: the dark snow project
Bookmarked 679 weeks ago
project websitehttp:darksnowprojectorgover the past decade the greenland ice sheet has been getting darker and less reflective absorbing more solar energy this past summer a record breaking melt extended over the entire surface area of the ice sheetgreenland expert jason box has been studying and publishing about this phenomenon and has become concerned about the possible role of increasing wildfires worldwide and increased darkening of the ice sheetsthe only way to nail the science is to go to the top of the ice sheet and take samples - dr box along with bill mckibben and videographer peter sinclair are kicking off the dark snow project to raise funds for for such an expedition the first crowd-sourced scientific expedition to the arcticnews release from byrd polar centerhttp:bprcosuedujboxds20121205_news_release_calipso_etcpdfpress coverage so farhttp:newsdiscoverycomearthsoot-speeding-greenlands-ice-melt-121207htmlhttp:wwwmsnbcmsncomid50118167nstechnology_and_science-scienceumj2eeoe8oy http:wwwslatecomarticleshealth_and_sciencescience201212is_earth_f_ked_at_2012_agu_meeting_scientists_consider_advocacy_activismhtml http:wwwclimatecentralorgnewsarctic-wildfires-pose-growing-threat-to-greenland-ice-15334http:wwwbusinessinsidercomgreenland-thaw-from-arctic-wildfires-2012-12http:physorgnews2012-12-ice-wildfires-darkening-greenland-snowpackhtmlhttp:summitcountyvoicecom20121206climate-wildfire-soot-darkening-greenland-ice-sheet

iphone 6 plus vs 50 cal
Bookmarked 593 weeks ago
iphone 6 plus vs 50 calclick here to subscribe:http:googlmzdvqtwitter: http:wwwtwittercomrichardryanfacebook: http:wwwfacebookcomrichardryaninstagram: http:wwwinstagramcomrichardryanvine: http:wwwvinecorichardryanclick here for my second channel guns:http:googlkhgkiffor viewers who want more than just a youtube video:http:fullmagcomfrom apple039s website about the iphone 6 plus:iphone 6 plus isnt simply bigger its better in every way larger yet dramatically thinner more powerful but remarkably power efficient with a smooth metal surface that seamlessly meets the new retina hd display its one continuous form where hardware and software function in perfect unison creating a new generation of iphone plus thats better by any measuredesigning a larger iphone plus without making it feel bigger was no small task it required challenging the idea of big it called for narrowing when the natural inclination was to expand it meant condensing powerful technologies and making chips smaller and batteries thinner all while making them more capable and it meant engineering our thinnest most advanced multitouch display all of which yields a dramatically thin designdrop test torture test