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The double pendulum gives an example of chaotic motion
If you drop it from the precise point it was dropped from in this video and observe again, will it be random? What other conditions would factor into its perceived random movement? (These aren't rhetorical questions. I'm curious.)
It is indeed chaotic motion -- if you attempt to recreate the exact same conditions of movement you will get different results. The reason is that there are many "balance points" where the motion could go either one way or the other, and there is no way to predict which way it will move. Sort of like balancing a ball exactly at the top of a curve -- you know it will fall one way or the other, but you can't predict which.
Hagfish makes a knot
http://www.videosift.com/video/High-power-slime-from-the-hagfish-one-of-natures-miracles
EndAll
In reply to this comment by EndAll:
if this didn't make you smile, you're a fucking zombie!
*quality 'cause it got me tons of link karma on reddit :]
Payback
In reply to this comment by Payback:
Hey, here's a better embed for your movie stunt wrecking ball into van post.
It's for the movie "The Other Guys". in this you can see the hydraulic flipper arm under the van.
Wrecking ball accidentally takes out a van
demon_ix
In reply to this comment by demon_ix:
So, I hear you like to get it in the can!
http://www.videosift.com/video/Gettin-it-in-the-can
Sushi Cat concedes that the service was acceptable.
Grey Diamonds optical illusion
Think about gradients.
therealblankman
In reply to this comment by therealblankman:
Looks like the recent *promote might have *killed it *dead.
Prof David Nutt, fired for drug research, speaks out
Ben Taylor Sings The Beatles "I Will"
2012 disaster movie: President Sarah Palin (SNL)
Man Challenges God. God Delivers.
I know this has likely been discussed at length, but if we dupeof something, I think the more popular video should be the one who gets the title tags and description kept. Leave the star point to the original submitter, but it seems to me that if someone figured out a much better way to name/tag something, thats how it should be named/tagged.
Also, does dupeof merge comments?
The original submitter needs to keep the post — imagine all of the dupes that would be submitted intentionally if that weren't the case. After dupeof, the original can have its title changed to this one if Fusionaut wants it.
Unfortunately dupeof doesn't merge comments. That would make a lot of sense, and seems like a missing feature to me.
I'll dupeof this once it's had its run in the Top 15.
Sleeping Betty (amazing Canadian National Film Board short)
Shower stall tiled with awesome octopus pixel mosaic
Lady Ga Ga before she was famous
Man Challenges God. God Delivers.
Dupe of: http://www.videosift.com/video/Proof-God-Exists
Let's let this one collect some votes before we dupeof, since it has some hotness.
nomino
In reply to this comment by nomino:
damn you're fast. I wanted to post this as well.
What it feels like in Japan to have a cough drop (14 secs)
xxovercastxx
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gGdvZm4PmM