6/11 SEDC Coffee Break

SEDC Coffee Break,

Welcome to the SEDC Coffee Break! Below, you will find some interesting, entertaining, and informative content to sip a coffee to and take your mind off of work for a short spell. If you would like to contribute to this program, please send a video, shorter than 15 minutes, to matthew@sedc.org. 


Octopus Escape Room Challenge

The octopus: Nature’s craftiest escape artist. Is this just another preconception? Is it fact or is it fiction?


How I held my breath for 17 minutes | David Blaine

In this highly personal talk from TEDMED, magician, and stuntman David Blaine describes what it took to hold his breath underwater for 17 minutes -- a world record (only two minutes shorter than this entire talk!) -- and what his often death-defying work means to him. Warning: do NOT try this at home.


$1000 if You Can Break This Ball in 1 Minute

We put money on the line and challenged our team to break a few of our favorite products in one minute. With a spoon*. Let's see what happens. *a spoon is not even the most ridiculous tool we gave them.