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Science experiments aren’t just for high school students. In the first installment of this special two-part series, Allison and Robert take a look at some of history’s most important science experiments. Tune in and learn more in this episode.
Whether you’ve been stuck in a traffic jam or forced to merge and avoid road construction, everyone’s had a few bad experiences with traffic. But how does traffic actually work? In this episode, Chuck and Josh take a look at traffic waves (and bubbles).
How do you hold your Nokia? – “The key function on any Nokia device is its ability to make phone calls. After all, that’s why we know them universally as mobile phones (or smart phones, feature phones or mobile computers – though the same grip styles work for those, too). One of the main things [...]
To celebrate Discovery’s 25th birthday, all of us employees were treated to t-shirts and cupcakes. Oh, and hard manual labor. Can’t forget that … Luckily, even though the work was tough, the process was fun and the results were fantastic.
I was reading an article about what Earth will look like in 5,000 years by Mr. Robert Lamb, arguably the best writer to inhabit a cubicle here at HowStuffWorks.com, and, as is the way things go recently, I noticed that the new information I found within the article coincided with other information I’d learned recently.
I would recommend taking the time to read Lamb’s article; it’s only one page, but it packs a lot of info.
So I dropped by the local YMCA for a swim over the weekend and was disappointed to find that the pool was “closed for routine maintenance.” Disappointed, I hit the sauna and wound up chatting with a mechanical engineer. In the midst of our discussion, he nodded toward the empty pool.
“You know why they closed it, right?”
“Routine maintenance?” I ventured.
“Nah man,” he replied. “A little kid pooped in the pool.”
Since starting the Dukan Diet, I have received a great deal of advice in the comments as well as in person and over the phone. Apparently there is a lot of interest in diets and dieting, and there is a great deal of conventional wisdom around them.
The funny thing about the Dukan diet is that there is a perception of danger. Almost all of the unsolicited advice I have received has been negative, but at least in my personal experience with the Dukan diet, it has been wrong. You should consult your doctor before starting any weight loss program, and your mileage may vary, and if you have problems or concerns you would be well-advised to stop any diet you are trying, but I thought I would address some of the things I have heard and compare them to my reality…
If you look around on YouTube, it is fairly easy to find videos showing people who have flammable tap water. The water coming out of the faucet will light on fire and burn with an open flame. Here are several examples…
Male Menopause Happens — Just Not Very Often
by Cristen Conger | June 28, 2010
A few weeks ago on Stuff Mom Never Told You, Molly and I discussed andropause, better known as male menopause. The condition is characterized by an age-related drop in testosterone levels in some men, leading to symptoms such as decreased sex drive and bone density loss.
In a normal 3D screen, the screen displays one image for the left eye, and then a separate image for the right eye. Shutter glasses then show the correct image to the left and right eye by blocking every other image.
In the 3DS display, a technique called parallax-barrier technology is used, as described here…
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