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Here are some youtube videos, or articles that caught my eye - from the New York Times, Consumer Reports, Popular Science etc.

Saturday, October 28, 2023

Heavy picture hangar drywall anchors

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https://youtu.be/WFAOxhKARvA?si=s6qujLQ919peisNl
Friday, October 27, 2023

Cow burps are a climate problem. Can seaweed help?

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2:22 adding red seaweed to cow feed can reduce methane emission by 90% https://youtu.be/oRUjKZOhV6E?si=wYlaXy2SIIalNXJC
Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Dede Allen - pioneering film editor who invented "pre-lapping"

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https://youtu.be/Xeacbs1voBU?si=NTkB2rVz_c4s6Tnf "She was the first editor to receive a solo title card in the opening credit...

How birds achieve lift.

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Here are some cool videos about how a bird achieves lift. My favorite is the owl flying through helium bubbles.    https://youtu.be/...

Effective altruism

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This certainly sounded commendable at first blush, but a deeper dive exposes just how difficult a problem this is.  Effective altruism...

Lifetime greenhouse gas emissions of electric vs ICE vehicle

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It takes a typical EV about   one year   in operation to achieve "carbon parity" with an ICE vehicle. If the EV draws electricit...
Tuesday, October 24, 2023

A fair shake for honey bees

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https://youtu.be/69Do8tw_xy0?si=5dirAVZXsRMnXvmf This reminds me of spy vs spy - escalating countermeasures. How unusual that you ca...
Sunday, October 22, 2023

Nuclear is greener to build

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Interesting graphic of materials needed to manage energy generation from various sources.  https://twitter.com/NuclearHazelnut/status/...

More than you ever wanted to know about foam

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https://youtu.be/2KhKlHNlP4Y?si=ujd3ZbaALP89BNcE I found this a lot more interesting than I expected.  Lots of definitions, inno...
Saturday, October 21, 2023

Make rice crispies at home

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https://youtu.be/Jq_zFo2v_XQ?si=q23rmZwpWicHK_mN Cool! - make healthier rice crispies yourself at home. Cook them with black salt, and use a...
Friday, October 20, 2023

Changing a tire by hand with a wire rope.

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https://youtu.be/ooZePMY2EAQ?si=hJjmkwYAGlkbW2aQ
Thursday, October 19, 2023

How platinum deposits form - sinker vs floater

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https://youtu.be/mEWKXFvczCo?si=0VwKRKv-bxCyq12d 0:15 both Platinum and palladium are common in the earth's crust, but mines fo...

Does a passing jet increase rainfall?

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I was thinking that a coalescing raindrop might absorb energy from the noise of a passing jet and drop from the sky. I don't think it ca...
Wednesday, October 18, 2023

US monthly cellular/Wi-Fi data usage by age 2018

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https://www.statista.com/statistics/919501/average-monthly-wireless-data-usage-in-the-us-by-age/ I thought kids would use way more d...

Hybrid efficiency

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https://youtu.be/O61WihMRdjM?si=Jz0n5IfTOTHVhG3i 1:25 in order for this engine to achieve it's 40% thermal efficiency of conve...
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