https://thekidshouldseethis.com/ Smart videos for curious minds of all ages: Science, art, nature, animals, space, technology, DIY, food, music, animation, and more Wed, 07 Aug 2024 14:19:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://thekidshouldseethis.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/cropped-TKSST_K_logo_solid_circ-e1549076687180-2-32x32.jpg https://thekidshouldseethis.com/ 32 32 https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/space-architecture-mit-students-design-innovations-in-lunar-living Wed, 07 Aug 2024 14:19:25 +0000 https://thekidshouldseethis.com/?p=132946 If you lived on the moon, what would your home look like? What kind of quick-assembly, long-term shelter could be comfortable in 1/6th of Earth’s gravity? And how would you stay safe? That’s what MIT students wanted to figure out during the school’s interdisciplinary Space Architecture design class. In the...]]> https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/your-weakness-is-now-your-superpower-a-writing-prompt Wed, 07 Aug 2024 13:15:23 +0000 https://thekidshouldseethis.com/?p=130186 What would it be like if the very thing holding you back became your greatest strength? What if the qualities or traits you see as weaknesses were actually hidden superpowers waiting to be unlocked? “It might be a personality trait like being too judgmental or being too nervous in crowds....]]> hidden superpower? https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/forest-crayons-playfool-victoria-and-albert-museum Tue, 06 Aug 2024 17:51:03 +0000 https://thekidshouldseethis.com/?p=132911 When Japan-based design duo Daniel Coppen and Saki Maruyama began their 2021 residency with Japan’s Ministry of Forestry and Fishery, they were looking for different ways to use the country’s unusual abundance of wood. Coppen sets the stage: “In Japan, 70% of the land is covered with forest, whereas in...]]> https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/worlds-longest-bicycle-guinness-world-record Tue, 06 Aug 2024 16:05:50 +0000 https://thekidshouldseethis.com/?p=132811 How long is the longest bicycle? Is it as long as a standard tandem bike? Is it as long as a truck? Or is it as long as eight African elephants plus one baby elephant all standing in a line? The world’s longest bicycle is as long as all those...]]> https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/beetles-in-flight-joe-pera-adrian-smith Mon, 05 Aug 2024 15:26:08 +0000 https://thekidshouldseethis.com/?p=132845 “To my eye, there aren’t very many insects that look as impressive in-flight as a scarab beetle,” notes comedian Joe Pera, guest narrating this video from Dr Adrian Smith’s Ant Lab YouTube channel. “This scarab, a grapevine or spotted June beetle, is a huge and lumbering insect, yet in the...]]> https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/rc-lego-machines-destroying-lego-towers Mon, 05 Aug 2024 13:24:18 +0000 https://thekidshouldseethis.com/?p=132825 What happens when you combine LEGO, engineering, and a healthy helping of controlled chaos? The builder behind the Brick Technology YouTube channel tests this combination in a series of increasingly complex LEGO machines, above, all with a single goal: Destroying LEGO Towers. But, it gets more challenging: while the towers...]]> https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/ascend-to-the-summit-of-mount-everest-by-drone Thu, 01 Aug 2024 14:25:47 +0000 https://thekidshouldseethis.com/?p=132769 Experience the ascent of Mount Everest in this four-minute drone video. The climbing route, from Base Camp to the snowcapped summit of the world’s highest peak, was captured by drone pilot and climber @liulangCooki using a DJI Mavic 3 Pro drone. Starting at 5,300 meters (a reported 17,598 feet), the...]]> https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/bookworms-met-museum Thu, 01 Aug 2024 13:17:28 +0000 https://thekidshouldseethis.com/?p=131103 Silverfish, termites, and moths, oh my! The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City faces some tiny but mighty foes in their quest to preserve priceless artworks and ancient books. This animated video from The Met introduces a cast of creepy-crawly characters that pose surprising threats to the museum’s...]]> Are Bookworms Real? | The Kid Should See This Silverfish, termites, and moths, oh my! The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City faces some tiny but mighty foes in their quest to preserve activities,animation,art,art activities,book,bugs,cloth,clothes,diy,how to,ideas,insects,made for kids,museum,paper,poop,science,silk,spider,stop motion,The Metropolitan Museum of art,Bookworms bookworms https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/newspaper-towers-engineering-activity-video Wed, 31 Jul 2024 16:07:19 +0000 https://thekidshouldseethis.com/?p=132298 Construct a skyscraper using nothing but newspaper and tape! This inventive engineering challenge invites participants to step into the shoes of civil engineers and tackle the complexities of building tall structures in windy environments. Success is measured in altitude and the structure’s ability to stand firm against a mock gale....]]> newspaper towers https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/balloons-factory-latex-sao-roque Tue, 30 Jul 2024 09:12:25 +0000 https://thekidshouldseethis.com/?p=132365 Step inside a bustling Brazilian factory to see how liquid latex transforms into colorful balloons. This Popular Mechanics video from 2020 documents each step in the manufacturing process, from mixing and molding to printing and packaging. “Latex São Roque makes a whopping 659 types of balloons for all kinds of...]]> https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/wind-horses-pantaos-ethereal-equine-puppets Mon, 29 Jul 2024 16:29:56 +0000 https://thekidshouldseethis.com/?p=132471 Translucent horses gallop where theater meets the sky. These ethereal creations by the German theater troupe Pantao seem to materialize from a dream, blurring the line between puppetry and moving sculptures, and captivating audiences with their enchanting presence. Wind Horses, or “Windpferde” in German, are large, puppet-like models that take...]]> https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/13-levels-of-beatboxing Mon, 29 Jul 2024 15:37:18 +0000 https://thekidshouldseethis.com/?p=132727 Beatboxing is a form of vocal percussion where performers use their mouth, lips, tongue, and voice to create drum sounds, rhythm, and musical effects. In the Wired video above, singer and beatboxer Butterscotch demonstrates and explains her version of the art’s 13 levels of complexity. Named the world’s first female...]]> https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/biopixels-nanoscapes-butterfly-wings-kristina-dutton Thu, 25 Jul 2024 16:03:45 +0000 https://thekidshouldseethis.com/?p=132672 In 2015, composer and media artist Kristina Dutton’s journey into the world of butterfly wings and microscopy began with a scientific research trip to the Amazonas region of Northern Peru. As an assistant to biologist Arnaud Martin, she collected host plants for glasswing butterflies. Martin’s research uses the CRISPR genome...]]> Biopixels and Nanoscapes, two breathtaking studies of butterfly wings | The Kid Should See This In 2015, composer and media artist Kristina Dutton's journey into the world of butterfly wings and microscopy began with a scientific research trip to the animals,animation,art,biodiversity,biology,butterflies,color,film,genetics,insects,Microscopy,mosaics,nanostructures,patterns,science,structural color,wings,Biopixels biopixels https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/cooking-trenette-al-pesto-with-luca-and-alberto Wed, 24 Jul 2024 14:10:35 +0000 https://thekidshouldseethis.com/?p=132040 Pixar’s Cooking with Pixar video series brings their film characters into the kitchen to make easy and delicious dishes. In this blend of animation and live-action cooking instruction, sea monster friends Luca and Alberto demonstrate how to make how to make trenette al pesto, the classic Ligurian pasta dish featured...]]> https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/animal-tongues-evolution-teded-video Wed, 24 Jul 2024 13:14:31 +0000 https://thekidshouldseethis.com/?p=132551 Some tongues can shoot out at speeds equivalent to a car accelerating from 0 to 60 mph in just a hundredth of a second, while others are longer than their owner’s entire body. From lightning-fast projectiles to super-sticky traps, the diversity of tongue adaptations in nature is truly jaw-dropping. How...]]>