Meissner effect

The effect consists in the displacement of the magnetic field from the volume of the superconductor during its transition to a superconducting state.

Demonstration of a light carbon nanotube, which "floats" in the air like solidified smoke.

Rube Goldberg's invisible machine.

Switchable permanent magnet.

Turning the knob activates a magnetic field strong enough to lift this 5.2-kilogram piece of rail.

Photo of a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile taken moments before striking its intended target.

A Yemenite Jewish man reading from a scroll of noscripture, Jerusalem, c. 1900

🤸🏾‍♀️ Professional stunt work

Impact training for film.

The inside of a snakes mouth.

Boys sitting on a rail fence in a Czech village, c. 1893

How cool is he: an alligator named Darth Vader only comes out of the water if you turn on the Imperial March from Star Wars

The fox can run at a fast pace all night long without stopping.

Soldiers silhouetted against the sky prepare to fire an anti-aircraft gun during the Battle of Broodseinde, October 1917

Ye Olde Man & Scythe (c1900) on #Bolton that's still trading today. 🏆🍻

The rooster's ear canals close when he opens his beak to sing his song.

Chief Little Wound and family. Oglala Lakota. 1899. (colourised)

Havasu Falls is a waterfall in the Grand Canyon area near the settlement of Supai, USA.

Pope Leo XIII is the earliest-born person ever captured on film. He was born in 1810.

Egypt's Most Remote Oasis

The Siwa Oasis nestles in a lifeless desert 550 km from Cairo. Such a miracle is located at 18.3 m below sea level on an old caravan road in the heart of the Western Desert.

It seems to be not only the most remote oasis, but also the most enigmatic place in Egypt.

How can you not love camping when the world is full of places like this❓

Norway looks stunning.

Most species of deer only have antlers in male, while reindeer also have antlers in female.

Reindeer antlers are rich in calcium and other nutrients. When a reindeer sheds them, the antlers are promptly eaten by rodents.