Wednesday, 29 October 2014

More technical jargon to either impress (booo) or to be precise (riight ;) )

Wires, cables and cords. Take a moment to figure out if I just listed out object and it's synonyms, or the more likely situation that is it's a list of apparently DIFFERENT objects.

Only a techquickie can remedy this ignorance :)


Tuesday, 28 October 2014

Universe:" hello?" "Is an end inevitable?" And Latté Macchiatos??

Find out more on this grim episode from the ever informative and colorfully stylized ways of Kurzkesagt.

I'm not too sure what is basis of their name, but hopefully that link (click it) will serve it's task.

They added to their Kurzkesagt name recently : - In a nutshell. And in my "in a nutshell" review of it, I think it's absolutely spot on. The way they convey their messages, through both the soothing voice of the narrator, and from their ingenious and impeccable illustrations, makes the video a viscerally gratifying way to be educate as well as being effective in doing so.


Here's a vid on if you are the only sentient beings out there that can enjoy a Latté Macchiato :


At the end of the video, the inital gloominess should subside and you should be feeling pumped :D
Now, what about the fate of everything? Could you imagine when Lattés Macchiatos are non-existent??  Here it is:


HISTORICAL RAPS

History can be fun! Seriously!!

But you wanna know how it can be made even more fun? By capturing the various rap skills of historical figures battling it out with other people who have made their mark in our history books.

This is EPIC RAP BATTLES OF HISTORY! Who won!? YOU decide!




Some of the most epic names will be found on their lists of battles. It's only a matter of time after you've exhausted all the battles as they're SOOO addicting!

Now what I love most about watching this ERB battles is that sometimes, I pick up on inside jokes : either they prompt me to learn about it through Wikipedia (like what's "Glastnost") , or even better is when I notice they have made a historical pun, and I got it the first time. It sure makes you feel proud of your trivial knowledge and biographic facts



Seeing the raps unfold, both parties hurling criticism which are historically accurate, you get to experience the best of two worlds. For one, you're listening to music and some pretty DOPE lyrics, and next, you're in for some education (with or without you knowing)!


Next thing you know, the lyrics you've memorized is actually a true fact about the George Washington!

Can you spot a smile? Reveal a lie? Only 59 seconds to get the upper hand.

Promoting his book, Richard Wiseman has a youtube channel called In59seconds which gives us a little peek into the many ways we can get big, positive changes from little life tips and tricks, which take less then 59 seconds  or so.


Spotting a fake smile? Sometimes we can, other times we're befuddled. Here's the reason, and how : 


Now what about revealing the liars among us? Well, many of us lie, and so much so that we can even lie to ourselves! So it's fair to want to have to avoid this diversions of truth when it's "mission critical" to get the "truth, for just another 59 seconds : 


Another "life-hack" and hopefully we're all convinced that reading books is still just as much fun as perhaps, YouTube videos!




Headphone-BOOMS

Splosions in thumbnail!? Insta-watch (right?)

Whenever you put on some headphones, it's easy to forget the marvel that is the sound-producers inside. These Headphone drivers come in all sorts, and they may be the reason why some headphones cost so much! Some make loud noises, while others give more crisp sound.

So let's get the know-alls from the know-it-all Linus, as he gives us a schooling on how things we get music and how things GET LOUD! (fortissimo in musical terms ;) )





Space! And discovering the remaining 80% of the uncharted Earth?

You know, going to space is one thing. And as the movie gravity will tell you, without any spoilers too : coming home is equally as a goal for those up there.

And apparently, as we see things burn up in the sky at night, with some people still insist on "wishing upon a "shooting star"", it goes to show that falling down towards earth, and going through all the many lines scientist have named around the different latitudes in the atmosphere, is not some hot air/serious stuff!

Think coming down is as simple as just falling down? Think again.

So it goes without saying, it will be an awesome SciShow Space ( yeap, that's scishow for all them space lovers out there) video to cover.




Now facing the opposite way, lets figure out what's still such a mystery for Earthlings : what's underneath the oceans?  Because apparently, even though it covers about 80% of our earth, the knowledge of even how it looks like is abysmal.

Could you actually believe we only have charted the 20%, which is land?  Amazing huh. So it's even more amazing now that we're able to get a better map of what actually makes up most of our earth's surface.
Oh and don't worry : there's also spacewalks included.