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A high-speed crash inside a grocery store is generally frowned upon. To prevent utter chaos, these electric scooters come hardwired with aggressive speed…
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Those blocky squares you scan to read a restaurant menu are surprisingly resilient. They use the Reed-Solomon error correction algorithm, meaning you can…
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Fossil fuels look downright primitive when you realize a piece of metal the size of a gummy bear can power a city block. Nuclear reactors utilize compressed…
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Ted Nelson invented the concept of hypertext in the sixties but hated the World Wide Web so much he spent half a century building a beautifully…
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Raw milk is effectively a bacterial roulette wheel. To fix this, dairy processors violently heat the milk to around 161 degrees Fahrenheit for exactly fifteen…
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There is no tiny banker inside handing you twenties. The machine relies on highly calibrated rubber wheels that use precise friction to grab exactly one bill…
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