How can bananas make music?
If you’ve ever wondered how musical circuit boards like the Makey Makey Invention Kit or the Ototo experimental PCB-based synthesizer work, this video from BBC Earth Lab breaks down the science. Sound...
View ArticleHow are luffa/loofah sponges made?
The luffa or loofah scrubbing sponge found at spas and eco-friendly stores is made from a giant Egyptian cucumber. The fibrous xylem of the fruit can be harvested after the fruit has matured, browned,...
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This humidity-powered seed drills itself into the ground
Powered by changes in humidity—curling when dry and straightening when wet—this Erodium cicutarium seed (or more specifically, an achene) will bury itself by slowly drilling into the ground. This time...
View ArticleBayuble: Water-soluble fruit stickers
What do you do with the little fruit sticker from your apple? Do you put it in the trash or collect them? They can’t be used again and “they’re a major problem in composting facilities,” so what can we...
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Growing 500 edible plants in a forest
Instead of neat rows of monoculture, forest gardens combine fruit and nut trees, shrubs, herbs, vines and perennial vegetables together in one seemingly wild setting. This type of agroforestry mimics...
View ArticleGrowing 500 edible plants in a forest
Instead of neat rows of monoculture, forest gardens combine fruit and nut trees, shrubs, herbs, vines and perennial vegetables together in one seemingly wild setting. This type of agroforestry mimics...
View ArticleTrunk-shaking olive harvesting machines
Hydraulic trunk shakers like the one in this promo video are attached to tractors during harvests in order to mechanically dislodge foods like cherries, almonds, oranges, and these olives from their...
View ArticleGo inside fruits and vegetables with stop motion
What do the insides of apples look like? How about avocados, oranges, bananas, watermelons, bell peppers, eggplants, potatoes, tomatoes, and onions? Animator Kevin Parry cuts and captures these fruits...
View ArticlePass the Salt, an intricate food-themed Rube Goldberg Machine
Teapots pour. Laptops slide. Apples roll. Ping pong balls hover. Mushrooms and carrots rotate into place. An amazing amount of intricate food-themed contraptions come together to Pass the Salt in this...
View ArticlePipkin the rabbit eats crunchy celery
In this video from rabbit YouTuber One More Please, Pipkin the bunny eats a stick of crunchy celery, carefully recorded with an up-close microphone. Pipkin’s owner notes, “Is celery safe for rabbits to...
View ArticleA young tufted langur tries to climb a giant fig tree
This young tufted langur‘s size makes it tough for him to scale the giant banyan fig tree where figs are ripe and abundant. This Smithsonian Channel clip from Monkey Island: Trouble in Paradise...
View ArticleHow to make a no-bake blueberry cheesecake
This impressive looking no-bake blueberry cheesecake is surprisingly simple to make, as demonstrated in this calming video by cheesecake aficionado Cooking tree 쿠킹트리. Turn up the sound to hear whisks...
View ArticleKemosabe the porcupine nibbles on fruit
Kemosabe is an elderly (11-year-old) porcupine with special dietary needs due to a history of dental issues that have left him with only one tooth. In this episode of Animal Wonders Montana, Jessi...
View ArticleListen to turtles eating watermelon
Turtles eating watermelon, bugs, carrots, and apples. What does it sound like when turtles take a bit of a few of their favorite foods? This video by The Fish Whisperer captures the crunch and scurry...
View ArticleHands-free snacking contraptions
Have you ever tried to eat and play video games at the same time? Or maybe you’ve tried to snack and type all at once? What if your hands are occupied with a boss battle or you don’t want to get your...
View ArticlePlace Value Song: Ones, Tens, and Hundreds
What if there was a symbol for every number from 1 to 100. What if there were 900 more symbols to represent numbers from 101 to 1000? Would that be too many symbols to remember? Instead, we learn 1...
View ArticleHow to slice (almost) every fruit
See how a professional chef prepares a wide range of fruits with some simple chops, cuts, and slices. Chef Frank Proto of the Institute of Culinary Education demonstrates “how to slice every fruit”...
View ArticleGiant Cassowary, a modern-day dinosaur
Travel into one of the oldest patches of rainforest in the world to see the Giant Cassowary, a modern-day dinosaur. Though they’ve been described as the planet’s most dangerous birds, these creatures...
View ArticleHow to write invisible ink messages
Send invisible ink messages using lemon juice. In this clip from Australia’s The Curiosity Show, science educator and co-host Deane Hutton demonstrates how to write a secret message by painting with...
View ArticleLittle Bees by Betty and the Turnips
We owe so much to little bees, and with this song by Betty and the Turnips, we get to sing about it. Little Bees is a short song set to stop-motion animation. Together, they recognize the vital role...
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