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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 ...

"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?

Sn...

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! 2015-09-10 20:05:11 +0000 UTC View Post

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...

My bad!! HERE is the live edit link:

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

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

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

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?

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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 moth...

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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 INTELLIGEN...

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 u...

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 de...

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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Free Audio Book ⇒ 2015-07-01 04:50:57 +0000 UTC View Post

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 ...

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!

2015-06-20 00:21:46 +0000 UTC View Post

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 ...

The Truth About Toilet Swirl - Northern Hemisphere

SYNCHRONIZE WITH DEREK'S VIDEO: http://bit.ly/SouthernSwirl

Both videos on one page (for desktop): 2015-06-03 17:42:52 +0000 UTC View Post

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

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