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Engineering brings us so many joys and so many problems. This channel is for discussion of the good and the bad of engineering, and even for times when people claim they are using sound engineering arguments and most certainly are not. It is also for discussions of the ethics of the use of engineering and the societal repercussions of engineering decisions.
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Display as: Listing | Gallery       30 Intel Ad: Jokes... HilariousI find this to be beautifully done, hilarious, and also gets across a good marketing message... so for me, this is an almost perfect ad.   12 Drawing Lines in the SandChef and Artist Jim Denevan creates freehand drawings in the sand, often with nothing more than a found stick and a rake. His monumental drawings are temporary, created in areas which will soon be reshaped... more inside  12 Theo Jansen's RhinocerosThere are several videos about Theo Jansen's animated, wind-powered animals on the sift, but they do not include this fine Rhinoceros.  63 Brilliant Star Wars Tauntaun costumeMan makes epic tauntaun costume to wear to a ball. Details on how he made it are here: http://www.cockeyed.com/incredible/guest/tauntaun/tauntaun.shtml  66 Bombproof Wallpaper.This "bombproof" wallpaper is put to the test by the people at Popular Science, who substitute a wrecking ball for explosives.The stuff is made of kevlar material sandwiched in a flexible polymer, applied... more inside  18 Why Did The Church Cross The Street?I'm just amused at the fact that while the building suffered no damage during the move, it still ended up in two pieces.  14 Little Dog Robot.Remember the Big Dog robotic pack-mule. It was powered by a gas leaf-blower engine, and was terrifying. This is Little Dog. Even more creepy than his big brother- its movement is like the "uncanny valley" for robots.  19 Video Toaster - computer magic anno 1990A fun look at the Video Toaster for the Amiga computer, amazing in 1990 :) And if I read my history books correctly, this program was behind CGI magic in the first season of Babylon 5.  17 Monster Landslide caught live on videoA news crew was present filming the clearing of a smaller previous slide. While they were filming a Geologist arrived from the Tennessee Department of Transportation, who immediately ordered work to cease and crews to clear the area. Good call on her part.  25 LittleDog looks even creepier than BigDogLittleDog was developed by Boston Dynamics with funding from DARPA. It is used for research on legged locomotion and learning by groups at MIT, Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, USC, U Penn and IHMC. -YT See BigDog here: http://www.videosift.com/video/Boston-Dynamics-Big-Dog  23 Roomba Pac-ManThis is a video of Roomba Pac-Man in action. More information at http://pacman.elstonj.com  19 Self Assembling Suzuki GSXRWatch a GSXR assemble all by itself! Music: Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer   23 Largest non-nuclear explosion in history (for a while)On April 5, 1958 an underwater mountain, Ripple Rock, was decapitated by the explosion of 1,375 tonnes of Nitramex 2H (an ammonium nitrate based explosive). The destruction of Ripple Rock was a brilliant... more inside  126 16 yr old has ridiculously simple idea, makes $$$Schoolgirl designed StairSteady to help those with walking difficulties climb the stairs as part of her school project. Now she's running a firm selling StairSteady. She's just 16, and it's predicted StairSteady... more inside  18 Don't you just love her accent? There's something about itShe had me at "An explosive anniversary-". I love how subtle her accent is while still being evident. The rest of the broadcast is not bad either.
"Ripple Rock was an underwater, twin-peaked mountain... more inside  12 Driving a car with an iPhoneSome folks rig a car to be driven by an iPhone. Then they car surf it.  | Top Sift for Nov 20th, 2009Friends O' the Sift Top New Engineering Videos by Vote  Subscribe Top 15 Engineering Sifters of All Time Top 15 Engineering Sifters of the Past Week Newest Appreciated Comments        |
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