Thursday, November 11, 2010

Top 10: Unusual scientific phenomena videos

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November 11, 2010 5:00 PM
by Sean Michael Ragan

Top 10: Unusual scientific phenomena videos

As evidence, nothing beats one's own senses: I'll have to see that for myself. But some experiments are too expensive, too time-consuming, or too dangerous for most folks to reproduce on their own, and for these, well, the next best thing is video. And the tubes are rich with great footage of phenomena that have to be seen to be believed. Here's a sampling of some of the gems we've covered, over the years, to get you started.

#10

Mercury "beating heart" demo video

#9

Nitroglycerine detonation at 1/600 speed

#8

Nuclear reactor test footage

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