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Primitive Technology: Smelting Iron In Brick Furnaces

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I made 3 furnaces from bricks using different configurations to test their effectiveness. The benefit of using bricks to make a furnace is that it's quicker, easier, re-useable and portable relative to a furnace constructed in-situ from clay.

Civilian Tries on NASA Spacesuit For the First Time

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How does WIRED's Brent Rose feel about being the first person outside of the space program to try on a pressurized space suit?

Bill Nye Breaks Down Webb Telescope Space Images | WIRED

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The James Webb Space Telescope has dazzled us with its first batch of images. WIRED got in touch with the one and only Bill Nye to break down some of these astonishing photos, explaining what we're really looking at.

Primitive Technology: Trebuchet

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I built a trebuchet, a type of catapult that uses a counter weight to store gravitational potential energy which is then used to fire a projectile via a sling.

Microwaves

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Why Almost Every Microwave is Made by the Same Company

How does heart transplant surgery work? - Roni Shanoada

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Dig into the science of how heart transplants happen, how donors are matched and find out how this complex surgery saves lives.

3 Ways VFX Artists Use A.I. In Hollywood | WIRED

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Behind some of the coolest premium effects in Hollywood is the invisible aid of artificial intelligence. Machine learning is helping create previously unimaginable moments in media today, like in shows and movies like 'Wandavision' and 'Avengers: Endgame.' Let's examine how A.I. is changing Hollywood's creative workflow.

How the James Webb Space Telescope Will Unfold the Universe | John C. Mather | TED

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The James Webb Space Telescope is a miracle of modern science and engineering.

Why Jet Boats are AWESOME

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Click here to learn more about the U.S. Coast Guard Response Boat - Medium

How Electricity Actually Works

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Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism...

Could a solar storm destroy modern civilization? - Fabio Pacucci

Adults Technology
Explore the science of solar storms, and find out why they occur and just how prepared we are for a major event.

How DUBAI Actually Controls its Weather

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Wouldn't it be amazing to be able to control the weather? You could give yourself beautiful sunny days whenever you wanted or decide you needed some rain to help water crops for farmlands. Well in today's new video you will learn about the insane and fantastic way Dubai has taken control over the city's weather!

The Most Powerful Computers You've Never Heard Of

Adults Technology
Analog computers were the most powerful computers for thousands of years, relegated to obscurity by the digital revolution.

Most People Don't Know How Bikes Work

Adults Technology
Why are bicycles stable? The most common answer is gyroscopic effects, but this is not right. This video was sponsored by Kiwico.

Paving machine

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Tiger-Stone is a Dutch made paving machine that uses gravity and an electric motor to print stone and brick roads. It's a six meter wide machine that is capable of laying 300 square meters of road a day.

The V Motion Project - Can't Help Myself

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Here's the official music video for "Can't Help Myself" shot on the streets of Auckland, New Zealand when The V Motion Project team created music through movement.

Introducing the Leap

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Leap represents an entirely new way to interact with your computers. It's more accurate than a mouse, as reliable as a keyboard and more sensitive than a touchscreen. For the first time, you can control a computer in three dimensions with your natural hand and finger movements.

Catching Criminals Using Their Relative's DNA

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Your genetic code is probably already in a database, without you ever giving a sample or permission.

Why You Should Want Driverless Cars On Roads Now

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How close are we to having fully autonomous vehicles on the roads? Are they safe? In Chandler, Arizona a fleet of Waymo vehicles are already in operation. Waymo sponsored this video and provided access to their technology and personnel. Check out their safety report here:

Could we build a wooden skyscraper?

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Explore the viability of wooden skyscrapers, and see how cross-laminated timber (CLT) helps make these once impossible structures possible.

How Does A Carburetor Work?

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Air flows into the top of the carburetor from the car's air intake, passing through a filter that cleans it of debris..