Massimo / @Rainmaker1973 (RSS Feed) 2 years ago

This machine allows a simple, quick and effective tree relocation \[source, full video: buff.ly/2phHkPf (https://buff.ly/2phHkPf)\] https://nitter.moomoo.me/Rainmaker1973/status/1645350800292552704#m

Massimo / @Rainmaker1973 (RSS Feed) 2 years ago

Turbulence is everywhere, but it is one of the least understood phenomena in classical physics. Now, researchers may have identified a mechanism by which it develops by smashing vortex rings head-on into each other \[Harvard SEAS: buff.ly/388p3bb (https://buff.ly/388p3bb)\] https://nitter.moomoo.me/Rainmaker1973/status/1645345590811803649#m

Massimo / @Rainmaker1973 (RSS Feed) 2 years ago

The waxy monkey tree frog limits water loss, including reducing water loss through the skin by lipid secretions, spread over the surface of the skin by the legs in a complex sequence of wiping movements \[video: buff.ly/2lhLK6Q (https://buff.ly/2lhLK6Q)\] https://nitter.moomoo.me/Rainmaker1973/status/1645342070616227841#m

Massimo / @Rainmaker1973 (RSS Feed) 2 years ago

The Thatcher effect is a phenomenon where it becomes more difficult to detect local feature changes in an upside-down face, despite identical changes being obvious in an upright face \[read more: buff.ly/2DKqSMp (https://buff.ly/2DKqSMp)\] \[📹 buff.ly/3lwEgNt (https://buff.ly/3lwEgNt)\] https://nitter.moomoo.me/Rainmaker1973/status/1645338771536134144#m

Massimo / @Rainmaker1973 (RSS Feed) 2 years ago

The story of the Lion of Gripsholm Castle, a notable historical example of bad taxidermy, or what a taxidermist can do to preserve a dead lion in the XVIII century's Sweden without seeing a live lion \[read more: buff.ly/2HohiGU (https://buff.ly/2HohiGU)\] https://nitter.moomoo.me/Rainmaker1973/status/1645323769483784194#m

Massimo / @Rainmaker1973 (RSS Feed) 2 years ago

4 years ago #Today (https://nitter.moomoo.me/search?q=%23Today), the moment that changed everything in astronomy and astrophysics. The first-ever picture of the event horizon of a black hole was revealed by the Event Horizon Telescope team \[video: buff.ly/2VzMLaX (https://buff.ly/2VzMLaX)\] https://nitter.moomoo.me/Rainmaker1973/status/1645320935598178304#m

Massimo / @Rainmaker1973 (RSS Feed) 2 years ago

20 years ago #Today (https://nitter.moomoo.me/search?q=%23Today), the retirement of all Concorde supersonic jets was announced simultaneously by British Airways and Air France, after a quarter century of passenger service that began on 21 Jan 1976 \[read more: buff.ly/2qnznIq (https://buff.ly/2qnznIq)\] https://nitter.moomoo.me/Rainmaker1973/status/1645319064938487808#m

Massimo / @Rainmaker1973 (RSS Feed) 2 years ago

The myotonic goat is characterised by myotonia congenita, a hereditary condition that may cause it to stiffen or fall over when excited or startled \[read more: buff.ly/2tWvPAL (https://buff.ly/2tWvPAL)\] \[📹 The Peahill Farm: piped.kavin.rocks/\_JF0Jys5ITc (

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Massimo / @Rainmaker1973 (RSS Feed) 2 years ago

**RT @Rainmaker1973:** These cape lappet caterpillars respond to human voice and noise. \[📹 Overberg Renosterveld Conservation Trust: buff.ly/3iAR9a3 (https://buff.ly/3iAR9a3)\] \[read more: buff.ly/3vN5LHb (https://buff.ly/3vN5LHb)\] https://nitter.moomoo.me/Rainmaker1973/status/1645109678702043139#m

Massimo / @Rainmaker1973 (RSS Feed) 2 years ago

Potassium reacts rapidly and intensely with water, forming a colourless basic potassium hydroxide solution and hydrogen gas 2K (s) + 2H₂O (l) -> 2KOH (aq) + H₂ (g) This is what happens when you put an iceball on potassium \[📹 buff.ly/3KLLGsH (https://buff.ly/3KLLGsH)\] https://nitter.moomoo.me/Rainmaker1973/status/1645101386550452229#m

Massimo / @Rainmaker1973 (RSS Feed) 2 years ago

Apps like Procreate allow you to easily create expressive sketches, paintings, illustrations and impressive animations like this on portable devices \[read more: procreate.com/ipad (https://procreate.com/ipad)\] \[📹 Alex Kunchevsky\] https://nitter.moomoo.me/Rainmaker1973/status/1645095065780383745#m

Massimo / @Rainmaker1973 (RSS Feed) 2 years ago

**RT @Rainmaker1973:** The scale of the Starhip/Superheavy stack: at 120 meters high, it's the tallest rocket ever built. See humans for reference/scale. \[read more: buff.ly/3JpZYyG (https://buff.ly/3JpZYyG)\] https://nitter.moomoo.me/Rainmaker1973/status/1645089013294825473#m

Massimo / @Rainmaker1973 (RSS Feed) 2 years ago

**RT @Rainmaker1973:** Static electricity It requires a separation of positive and negative charges, often obtained by rubbing different materials together \[📹 buff.ly/3P05wAE (https://buff.ly/3P05wAE)\] https://nitter.moomoo.me/Rainmaker1973/status/1645083123758014472#m

Massimo / @Rainmaker1973 (RSS Feed) 2 years ago

A standing wave generated at the Numerical Test Tank at the University of São Paulo, Brazil \[Source, u/caiocgrweb: buff.ly/3M1xee2 (https://buff.ly/3M1xee2)\] https://nitter.moomoo.me/Rainmaker1973/status/1645075932607021056#m

Massimo / @Rainmaker1973 (RSS Feed) 2 years ago

**RT @Rainmaker1973:** In the province of East Java, Indonesia, the gigantic Kawah Ijen volcanic complex stretches over 22 km. But it is more known for its "blue lava", arising from the burning of sulphur released from the earth \[source, read more: buff.ly/3is9yWl (https://buff.ly/3is9yWl)\] https://nitter.moomoo.me/Rainmaker1973/status/1645068941616717824#m