The more you learn about elephants, the more you realize what amazing creatures they are. Here’s one example that takes a minute to watch.
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This is an older video, but it’s the first in a series of ‘water’ stories in today’s news feed. Bottled water is hard the environment and even harder on the pocketbooks of people who buy it. Get the full story in the video below.
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Want to know why a ghost riding bikes stay on their wheels? It’s a physics thing. The video below walks you through the principles. minutephysics MinutePhysics (uploads) on YouTube
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Three videos that capture just how quickly the robotics industry is moving. The first video is newly released. The last video is from about 18 months. If you’re into technology, you have a fun five minutes in front of you. Here’s MIT’s Cheetah with a hurdling demonstration. Here’s Boston Dynamics showing off ‘Spot’. The running motion
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The digital age has made the centuries-old art of photography a lot harder to trust. You’ve no doubt heard the term ‘photoshop’ used to describe the process of editing an image — well, now you can see exactly how that works and what expert users are capable of. It’s
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Have you ever met a bike you couldn’t ride? Most would say no, but today may be the day. In the video below you can see first hand that one small change to the steering mechanism on a bike throws brain-bike-processing skills into chaos. It’s both informative, entertaining, and perhaps worthy of a booth at
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Want to see what it looks like in the bottom of an oil well? Here’s your chance.
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The three-bladed wind turbines are now common place on the prairie, but new technology may radically alter the appearance of wind generators in the future. Get the story in the short video below.
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You know the situation, the one where you learn someone’s name and then forget it one-second later? Learn why in the video below.
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Your adrenalin will be up a little bit after watching this, and it’s not because of when you see the shark, it’s because of when you don’t see the shark.
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One of the saddest things about being born after 1990, you probably don’t remember this guy. He was a class act, a World Series champion, a great player, and he was more than willing to have a little fun with his name. Check out this clip from the Late Show with David Letterman.
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A sanitation and sewage disposal company with a less-than-stellar track record was confronted on video this week after dumping sewage near a Mandaree-area recreation spot. The company — Bakken’s Best Sanitation — is permitted for land application of septic waste and claims to have had permission from the landowner. According to Amy Dalrymple writing for
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If you’re a regular reader on The Minot Voice, you may have noticed we point to a lot of stories on water. It’s because in one way or another — too much, too little, and who controls it — it affects us in significant ways. And it’s our bet that the next hundred years will
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NASA has successfully tested an unmanned aircraft that takes off and lands like a helicopter, but flies like a fixed wing airplane. Watch the video below.
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Intended-as-humorous Commentary: Om, for those of you planning a violent overthrow of the government with your AR-15s, perhaps you should consider a more peaceful alternative. They clearly have some pretty smart guns.
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We’re a day late on our Earth Day coverage, but this video would be equally relevant on any day of the year. Check out 440 million years of Earth’s history in 4 minutes and 40 seconds. This one from the always informative ASAP Science. AsapSCIENCE AsapSCIENCE (uploads) on YouTube
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