How is rice planted? In modern rice cultivation, the seeds are placed in small flower beds. The strips of plants are then transplanted one by one into prepared paddy fields. As the plants mature they must be kept watered, but when the rice is ripe the fields are drained.
Agricultural technology A collection of videos of modern machines that automate agriculture.
A tribe of hunters in Tanzania is testing a modern bow The hunters of the Hadza tribe in Tanzania, use common bows for their daily hunting. On a visit to the area, the American Paul Tudor Jones showed them how to use a modern composite bow.
The ancient automatic doors of Heron We think of automatic doors as a fairly modern invention, but 2000 years ago the ancient Greek engineer and inventor Heron from Alexandria had built the first automatic doors. Heron was an authority on engineering, and his inventions were centuries old, even millennia ahead of their time. The aeolosphere, was essentially the first locomotive ever built, and was used as an automatic opening mechanism for doors in temples and theaters.
How a blind person can use an iPhone Christie shows us how a blind person can use a modern smartphone. In Braille alphabet, can also type letters and numbers quickly.
Crash Test: old vs new car A collection of various crash tests, which have been done in order to compare the level of security between an old and a modern car.
An automated timber factory Browse a modern timber factory, where we see all the steps sawing logs and convert them into planks.
Recording video with a lens from the 1st World War Photographer Mathieu Stern removed the lens from a Kodak Vest Pocket camera 1912, and placed him in a modern camera. Then recorded a video only with this lens. That attaches a flashlight age exceeding 100 years;
Boxes and bags The Orfalea Matt realizes the incomprehensible folly of packaging, the modern consumer chain.