Engineer Jason Kerestes from Arizona State University have created a working prototype jetpack that attaches to a soldier’s back and helps them run faster. The 4MM project’s aim is to enhance the speed of the wearer and to break the four minute barrier with ease. Watch the video below.
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Mantis Shrimp Powerful Punch in Slow Motion
In the latest episode of Smarter Every Day, Destin goes to James Cook University in Queensland, Australia, to watch a Mantis Shrimp powerful punch in action and how it can smash a glass test-tube containing a crab. The peacock mantis shrimp can swing its club-like appendages so fast, the acceleration is comparable to that of a bullet exiting the muzzle of a gun. Watch the Mantis Shrimp… Continue reading Mantis Shrimp Powerful Punch in Slow Motion
Smokers Lungs Vs Healthy Lungs
A shocking experiment shows the differences in lung capacity between a smoker and a non-smoker. The video below features an air pump inflating two sets of lungs to their elastic limit, as though they are breathing, and the results were frightening! Every smoker knows their habit is not doing their health any good, but this short video should make… Continue reading Smokers Lungs Vs Healthy Lungs
Five Fun Physics Phenomena
Derek Muller of the Veritasium YouTube channel has demonstrated five cool physics-related phenomena, including center of mass cane trick, water bending, magnetic cereal and a flying tea bag. Muller wants the users to engage with him and to explain these awesome experiments. Watch the video you below.
How Does a Jet Engine Work?
Baratunde Thurston takes us behind the scenes at GE Global Research Center to learn how does a jet engine works with the help of aerospace engineer Todd Wetzel. You’ll see why “suck, squeeze, bang, blow” is a great way to talk about modern flight. The two discuss how airplane engines have evolved to become the powerful,… Continue reading How Does a Jet Engine Work?
British Airways: The Happiness Blanket
British Airways conducted an experiment on passengers at 30,000 feet using neuro-sensitive device that reads the electrical activity in their brain. The airline company was able to identify whether the customer was comfortable and content or feeling slightly more unnerved. The information was then relayed via bluetooth to the fibre optics woven into the blanket’s… Continue reading British Airways: The Happiness Blanket
Amazing Chinese Popcorn Maker
Discovery Channel show Mythbusters hosts got a hold of an old-school popcorn makers used by many street vendors in China. The metal, teardrop-shaped container is filled with popcorn, sealed, and cooked over a charcoal flame. The traditional popcorn maker blasts popcorn out like a cannon when the device is opened. Adam, Jamie The host of the science TV… Continue reading Amazing Chinese Popcorn Maker
Amazing Bead Chain Experiment in Slow Motion
On the latest episode of Earth Unplugged by BBC Earth Productions, they met with Steve Mould, the science guy from Britain’s Brightest, to explore the science behind the “self siphoning beads”. Steve demonstrates how the self-siphoning chain of beads works in slow motion. Amazingly, the entire chain of beads siphons out of the jar, float in midair seemingly against gravity. The chain levitate even… Continue reading Amazing Bead Chain Experiment in Slow Motion