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Algorithms are breaking how we think
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The clever feature that makes cheap heaters safe — and why they're actually dangerous
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I tricked my car charging station into powering a 7.5 kW heater
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LED Christmas lights which don't hurt the eyes: it finally happened!
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How much thrust does a ceiling fan produce?
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Balafire: when a light bulb goes wild
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Air fryers are simpler than you think, but still pretty neat
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I bought a freeze dryer so you don't have to
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MP3 CDs: a hybrid "format" that never existed, yet was surprisingly common
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Duracell PowerCheck: A genius idea which didn't last that long
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Thermoelectric cooling: it's not great.
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Induction cooking - but what about woks?
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Door closers: ubiquitous, yet unloved and often maladjusted
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Passive infrared motion sensors: a two-bit camera powered by crystals
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Awnings: a simple cooling tech we apparently forgot about
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The Numitron: An obvious idea that wasn't very bright
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Your dishwasher is better than you think (tips, tricks, and how they work)
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Tilting, taking turns, and winning free games: the many tricks inside old pinball machines
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The simple, clever sensor behind automatic windshield wipers
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Simmerstats: The genius old tech that controls your stovetop
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Bright from the Start: GE's CFL with an incandescent trick up its sleeve
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Old HVAC industry practices are holding us back and costing us money. But we can fix it.
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Flash photography used to be pretty wild
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The step-by-step, mechanical logic of old pinball machines
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LED Christmas lights still annoy me. Let's try some more fixes.
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What's the deal with the popcorn button?
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The Clapper: Yes, that one.
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Back-up beepers: Obnoxious, but getting better - and spreading!
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Old pinball machines are amazingly complex
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Power outlets are topsy turvy - but does it matter?
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Photoelectric light controls are weirder than they seem
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Tesla won the plug war - and that's good news!
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Longer-lasting light bulbs: it was complicated
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This goofy fridge has a really clever design. It's also kinda terrible.
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Digital audio needed videotape to be possible - and the early days were wild!
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Electric cars prove we need to rethink brake lights
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Sony Betacam: Not the Beta you're thinking of (it's way better)
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Contactors: how we power the big stuff
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Plug-n-play solutions for home electrification, and options for power outages (Part 2)
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How do vinyl records hold stereo sound?
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Home Electrification: There's not a lot to do, and it doesn't have to be hard (Part 1)
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A simple water heater is more clever than it seems
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Timer switches: literally just a clock and a switch
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Movies made sound with a light bulb: Sound-on-film
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The decorative lamp that's built wrong on purpose
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In Defense of the Switched Outlet
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The clever camera code on rolls of film
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This TV gadget censors bad words with 1980's tech
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Old car headlights were all the same — which was a fairly bright idea
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This 1960's camera is powered by light and completely automatic
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A Complete Beginner's Guide to Electric Vehicles
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Drip Coffee Makers — super simple, super cheap
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The correcting feature of typewriters is not what I thought
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There are two types of smoke alarm. One of 'em ain't so good.
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Is Philips discontinuing their coolest warmest product?
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Why don't Americans use electric kettles?
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The tech which can charge an electric car in 10 minutes
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The Autochrome; Color photos? Just add potatoes.
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Heat Pumps are Not Hard: Here's what it will take to start pumping
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Why Heat Pumps are Immensely Important Right Now
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A troubling trend in lighting?
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Lessons from a Can Opener
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A Backwards Camera in a Dark Room - Photographic Printing
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Once again I attempt to add polish to LED holiday lights
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This digital piano has some very clever controls
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Making Film Reveal its Image: the B&W Development Process (Photography Part 2)
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The Birth of Photography: Drawing With Light (and silver iodide)
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Holey Plugs, Batman! But... what are they for?
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Introducing a new series! Connextras: Sights and Sounds
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I messed up. You're using too much detergent.
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Why it's not possible to synchronize turn signals (but also absolutely is)
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Pressure lamps: gaslighting on the go
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Batteries aren't the only way to store energy. Here's another.
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How the gas mantle made lamps 10X brighter
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Why do hurricane lanterns look like that?
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Perhaps the weakest link in the US electrical system
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What the Crookes Radiometer can teach us
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Analog Hygrometers - how?
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These digital clocks aren't digital at all
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Ground Source / Geothermal Heat Pumps and Other Info
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In Defense of the CFL: A Retrospective
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Heat Pumps: the Future of Home Heating
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The GeoSafari Jr. was a cleverly flexible kid's game
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Reusable handwarmers that get hot by freezing
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Exploring the Technology Connections Set (1 million subscribers special)
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Humidifiers: Simpler is better?
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Detergent packs are kinda wishy-washy (Dishwashers Explained)
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Bubble Lights: The Weirdest Christmas Light?
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What exactly is the goop inside a lava lamp?
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The Antique Microwave Oven that's Better than Yours
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1970's Camera Tech: How they showed you what settings to use
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Forced-air Furnaces: The What, Why, and How
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Electric car chargers aren't chargers at all – EVSE Explained
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The touch lamp; a neat idea, and older than you'd think!
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Retroreflectors; they're everywhere, and they cheat physics (sort of)
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A record player that can play CDs: The Fisher DAC-145
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The Impact Sprinkler - more clever than it seems!
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Personal "air conditioners" aren't what they seem
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Cassette adapters are remarkably simple
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Laptop Docks! They're pretty neat!