For the past ten years, Desert Control has been testing a land treatment that promises to transform non-productive land into fertile soil. The material they have invented is called Liquid NanoClay and it’s a mixture of clay and water, mixed using a sp…
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Watching these kinetic sand shapes get sliced and squashed will hypnotize you
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View More Watching these kinetic sand shapes get sliced and squashed will hypnotize youThis wheelchair allows people with limited mobility to expand their horizons
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The ‘HexHog’ is a battery-powered off-road wheelchair that allows people with limited mobility traverse water, mud, snow, and sand. Designed for ease-of-use, the wheelchair allows the adventurous wheelchair users to tackle any terrain. Read more…
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This guy put fluidised sand in a hot tub and it is utterly mesmerising
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We all knew science was cool, we just didn’t know how cool.
YouTuber Mark Rober demonstrated how adding air to sand in a certain way causes the sand to look and act like a fluid. The next logical step was to fill a hot tub with the stuff.
Not only does this video teach you about industrial application of science (fun!) — you also get to watch him giving his nephews a fright when he hides under the sand only to burst out.
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View More This guy put fluidised sand in a hot tub and it is utterly mesmerisingThis block of sand defies physics
Sand is one of the least strong materials since it only relies on internal friction for support. YouTuber Practical Engineering found that using even little reinforcements strengthened the sand.
The tension in the reinforcements creates confining pre…