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The U.S. Navy describes its SEAL teams in this way: Part 2 One form of SEAL specialization is sniper. The role of Navy SEAL snipers is described in this video: Team Six is a further specialization at the elite level. These two videos describe the bin Laden assault team: – Geronimo Raid: Navy SEALs Who [...]
One of the interesting sideshows to come out of the Osama bin Laden mission is the announcement that the U.S. has stealth helicopters: – Mission helo was secret stealth Black Hawk The helicopter’s low-observable technology is similar to that of the F-117 Stealth Fighter the retired special operations aviator said. “It really didn’t look [...]
Here is a tear-jerker video that shows how bad malignant skin cancer can be, and what you can do to address the problem: The obvious question you will have after watching the video is, “how do I do a self-exam?” here is a nice guide to the process: See also: A Guide To Checking For [...]
If you are a professional football player, and especially if you are a retired professional football player, the risk of long-term health problems from injuries is high. And one of the most uncomfortable long-term health problems happens inside the brain. Concussions are common in football, and the human brain does not respond well to them. [...]
Intel unveils 22nm Ivy Bridge processor – “The upcoming chips will be the first to use a 22 nanometre manufacturing process, which packs transistors more densely than the current 32nm system. Intel said it would also be using new Tri-Gate “3D” transistors, which are less power hungry….” See alsop: Intel Debuts World’s First 3-D Transistor [...]
You asked: Why can a 5 foot 8 inch man dunk a basketball on a 10 foot rim while some people of taller stature can’t? What accounts for the ability to jump so high? Marshall Brain Answered: There are three things that allow a person to dunk a ball: 1) Light weight – no fat. [...]
Imagine that you are a student with an invention fair coming up. What are you going to invent? According to this article… Never miss another call with your Bra Pocket …inspiration came as a boy watched a girl: “I saw her (Kayla) pull her phone out of her bra and I thought it would be [...]
Carbohydrates are something we hear about constantly in American culture. There are simple carbohydrates and complex carbohydrates, where complex carbohydrates are supposed to be better for your health than simple. There are low-carb diets like the Atkins Diet or the Dukan Diet that are supposed to help you lose lots of weight. Then there are [...]
The following video (which features Mark Roth at a TED conference) points out that we are getting closer and closer to understanding suspended animation, and there are many examples of SA that have been studied: It is becoming fairly common to use induced hypothermia to treat patients after cardiac arrest, as explained in the following [...]
A Savanah looks a lot like a cat, but it is big. Savanahs are created by breeding African servals with domestic house cats: More on Servals: Foxes have been domesticated and they can make interesting pets: One source of foxes can be found here: Sibfox.com The new director of the program reports that their work [...]
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BrainStuff
- Thank You and Best Wishes to Marshall Brain
- Contest – Design a $300 house and win $25,000
- How the Philtrum works – the place under your nose where your face comes together
The Coolest Stuff on the Planet
- Golden Fields of Canola
- The Park That Never Sleeps: Central Park
- Draw a Pretty Picture With Your Bike and Your Phone
Keep Asking
- Why can a 5 foot 8 inch man dunk a basketball on a 10 foot rim while some people of taller stature can’t?
- What happens to our sun once it runs out of fuel?
- How do we know the age of the universe?
Stuff Mom Never Told You
- Who invented the Christmas card?
- How the Kinsey Report Fueled Whiskey Sales
- How to Get Your Wedding Announcement into The New York Times
Stuff to Blow Your Mind
- Blow Your Mind: Nebula in a Box
- Blow Your Mind: Three Minutes Till Impact
- Touching the Void: Psychedelics and Death
Stuff You Should Know
- Stuff You Should Know at SXSW
- The Southern Death Cult, the Maya and Georgia
- Deformed Baby Spider Brains
The Stuff of Genius
CarStuff
- Listener Mail: What’s the world’s largest engine?
- Listener Mail: What makes a “classic car” classic?
- Was Chrysler’s “It’s Halftime in America” Super Bowl commercial a little too political?
How-to Stuff
- How to Enjoy the Fruits of Your Labor
- How to Travel the World in 4 Days
- How to Smell Like Someone at HowStuffWorks
PopStuff
- PopStuff Show Notes: Episode 68: Astrology: What’s PopStuff’s Sign?
- PopStuff Show Notes: Episode 67: Collecting: PopStuff’s Cabinet of Curiosities
- PopStuff Show Notes: Episode 66: Tracy and Holly’s Running Playlists
Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
- Good News from the Oldest Mayan Calendar
- One Year Later: Colony Collapse Disorder
- Who Killed Martin Luther King, Jr.?
Stuff to Change the World
- Who will own the Arctic?
- Obesity: The New Global Crisis
- Bill Gates Makes For A Pretty Decent Cartoon
Stuff You Missed in History Class
- Butch Cassidy: Should we read between the lines?
- Are we rooting for D.B. Cooper?
- Party Time: A Look at Unconventional Politics
