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Anyone in Toronto?

Are any Smarter Every Day Patrons from Toronto?

The Drill we sent to Mars.

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I can land a helicopter!

Guys... You helped me learn how to fly a helicopter. I came down to Clearwater FL to specifically learn how to fly helicopters. After about 6 hours, I can hover, which is a huge deal.

Shooting a cinder block.

When we finishing up shooting the "Archer's Paradox" video with Byron Ferguson, he decided he wanted to test out a new broadhead design by shooting it into a cinder block.  he had no idea at the time what was going to happen, and he asked me to film it with the high speed camera (which I did).  Here are the photos of the aftermath.  As you can see, the arrow stuck into the cinder block without damage.  The arrow head came unglued from the shaft of the arrow, but nothing broke...

"YOU WON'T BELIEVE YOUR EYES!"

Click-baity title huh?

THIS ROBOT BUILDS ROCKETS!

Marshall Space Flight Center fired up a robot for me on a behind the scenes tour. This robot builds composite rocket parts. I like rockets. I like robots. I like chickens. What's not to love?

Snapchat: "ILikeRockets"

Preflight

Getting close to soloing!

International Space Station Tour on Earth (1g) - Smarter Every Day 141

Goal: A simple, elegant tour of the Space Station that makes sense to Earth Bound Humans.

Scott reads tweets on the ISS! Tweet him and see if he replies! http://bit.ly/TwtStnTour

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Smarter Every Day is now a Multilingual Channel.

Eden worked very hard on the captions for over a year.  I wanted to share this really huge milestone of his effort with everyone!  I'm honored to have been a part of his efforts.

Devil Facial Tumor Disease

A big thanks to Harry's for choosing to sponsor science content and allowing me to make a donation to Tasmanian Devil DFTD vaccine research. Consider picking up an awesome Razor. Several of my friends have asked me if it was worth it, and I said yes. Every single one came back to me and agreed after the fact. http://www.harrys.com/  Promo code: SMARTER

Consider donating to research that could save the ...

My bad!! HERE is the live edit link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmbSSDltHFU

Sorry guys... here's the live edit link.  My apologies.

ALso, if there's room in the hangout here's a link to it (limited to 10).

https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/hoaevent/AP36tYc7QKbad-zm34...

I'm live editing the next episode right now. Feel free to watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmbSSDltHFU

If you join, please mute your microphone.  

2015-08-31 00:53:55 +0000 UTC View Post

Live edit tomorrow.

I've been gone all week and I'm quite happy to be home with my love now. I plan on doing a live edit in Sunday afternoon for those Patrons who are interested. Destin

I reshot the autorotation video. I literally got in a helicopter and did an autorotation with a professional instructor. I think it will do a very good job of explaining it. I also went to Gordon's wedding. Thanks for paying for my plane ticket to Vancouver!

Please help!

I posted this at the $10 level, but it seems to be too daunting for so few people.  I need help coming up with some science videos from the Space Station.  Will you help?

Hidden Google Document: https://docs.google.com/document/..

Hidden ISS Tour link: 2015-08-22 15:42:10 +0000 UTC View Post

Want to help make a Smarter Every Day video?

My apologies for how raw this video is.  I had just got home from the day job and was right in the middle of Dad mode (as you can tell) ....AND was trying to shoot the video before I took my mother home from the airport.  

I'm SUPER excited about this and I hope you're interested in it as well! The unlisted video explains what's going on here.  We need links to ON ORBIT videos.  I think if we do this right, we might end up with one of the most useful ISS tour vid...

Unlisted Video

Here's a special video for you!

Learning how to land.

My instructor drew how to land for me today. I'm really enjoying he lessons. Thank you so much for making this possible.

Smarter Every Day Patrons asked to help break stuff.

Alright guys, here's a pretty interesting opportunity we have.  Patreon just released a Beta version of their first mobile app, and they asked me if I knew where a large group of SUPER INTELLIGENT, AND PATIENT PEOPLE were to help test the early days of the app and figure out what's wrong with it.  Obviously... that's you.  They're not releasing this to the masses... only to people they think will provide really good feedback on the user experience.

It's in Beta, meani...

Inside a Kangaroo Pouch - Smarter Every Day 139

Jet training.

How's it going guys? I had an incredible opportunity of flying in a trainer jet. Specifically a T-38C. I ended up having to purchase a lot of go pro gear in order to record the flight. I was able to use Patreon funds without thinking twice. Thank you so much for making that happen. I'm making a video about the handling of high performance aircraft. Obviously I'm very excited about this. Yes, I got some stick time. Yes, I did a barrel roll. No, I did not throw up.

My son experiences Splash Mountain.

I attended VidCon this year as a panelist. I was also able to make it out to a special Patreon meeting where they released the new Patreon app (Beta). Since my vacation time is limited, I made the decision to take my family with me so I didn't feel like I was "wasting" my vacation time. Thanks for making it possible for me to do this. I thought you might enjoy seeing the results of your contributions. MY CHILDREN IN COMPLETE TERROR. Thank you.

My son held his hands up for his entire first roller coaster ride!

I was super proud. Also.... This is a test post from a new Patreon APP! but more on that later.

Space X-Plosions. Why it matters.

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I found a wolf spider with babies and thought you'd like to see it.

Freaky huh?

Learning to fly

You know that moment when you first lift off the ground on your first flight lesson?  Here's the photo sequence.  Starts with concern.... then joy... then seriousness because of the task at hand.  As a Patron, I wanted to say thanks for making this happen.  I've been studying flying things my whole life... but you're letting me do it.

Destin

Live Hammock Video Chat RIGHT NOW

Hey guys, I had a few minutes and wanted to see what you were up to.  Sorry for no heads up!

http://www.spreecast.com/events/live-hammock-video-chat-right-now

A walk in the jungle with my daughter

I was asked to speak at a conference in Hawaii for Kamehameha schools.  I learned that it's the #1 trust for education in the US.  They flew me over and also allowed me to bring my wife and daughters.  I met Alan, who is a Patron while at the conference!  I worked really hard at not doing anything while I was here.  We took a walk in a jungle botanical gardens.  I thought you'd enjoy a few photos. We're staying at a bed and breakfast that doubles as a small farm. &n...

The Truth About Toilet Swirl - Northern Hemisphere

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The Archer's Paradox in SLOW MOTION - Smarter Every Day 136

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