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Planning a trip to the countryside? Before you head out, give this one-minute podcast a listen for a handy Google Maps trick.
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Planning a trip to the countryside? Before you head out, give this one-minute podcast a listen for a handy Google Maps trick.
The internet’s most famous engineer, Mark Rober, is at it again. This time he is using his high-tech smarts to evade bloodhound detection. Will his skills help him escape, or will the dogs emerge victorious?
YouTuber Kevin Ray records airplanes takeoff from the Los Angeles International Airport. And he’s a huge hit. Thousands watch hours of his airline vids.
Ever love a car so much you just couldn’t give it up? You have to watch this fun video. High Mileage Reviews is a channel that, well, it’s pretty self-explanatory. They find vehicles that have been well loved. This one takes a cake: A 1980 Toyota Hilux pickup with 1 million miles. 👀 The coolest part? All those miles are from one owner. That’s the equivalent of driving from New York City to Los Angles 360 times! I don’t even want to drive from California to Arizona
In the early days of rocket science, researchers wondered how an astronaut would communicate with Earth once they reached the moon. One scientist thought shining a bright light back to our planet was a good idea. Even though that was decades ago, his suggestion wasn’t far off. Today, lasers are used for a variety of space communications, and how they work is incredible.
Rick-rolling is like a mischievous online booby trap that lures unsuspecting victims into clicking a link, only to be serenaded by the timeless tune of Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up.”
Electric guitars changed the game when it came to music. From Jimi Hendrix to Eddie Van Halen, they have all used the instrument to make incredible tunes. But the science behind guitars is much more complicated than you think.
Most cars on the road right now are gas-powered. But in the future, they might not be. Check out this awesome video from CNBC about people turning their gas cars into EVs.
Did you know that Google Maps helps over 1 billion people every month find their way around? After 17 years of being in users’ hands, this incredible mapping technology keeps getting better and better. This Wall Street Journal video explains how Google Maps utilizes satellites, GPS data, and photogrammetry to ensure that you can easily navigate from point A to point B.
The universe is massive, with trillions of stars and galaxies. But one thing is so powerful that it can destroy an entire galaxy in the blink of a cosmic eye. Quasars, short for quasi-stellar radio source. They take in surrounding matter and spit it out with such velocity that whole galaxies don’t stand a chance. So, how do they work?
Storage systems have become digital in recent years. What if I told you the same technology that made VHS tapes possible might be the future of storage? Engineers at IBM are working on making that old approach more capable than a microchip. But how?