stackyFACTSBefore it became a tool to shame you into taking 10,000 steps, the pedometer was designed to track physical distance. Thomas Jefferson was completely obsessed with it, importing one from France so he could aggressively measure every path he walked.
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Navigating the Graveyard of the Pacific requires a specialized local captain, but actually getting that captain onto the giant cargo ship is an extreme sport.…
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Those cheerful floating markers preventing shipwrecks are chained to the abyss. To stop violent ocean currents from dragging them away, buoys are tethered to…
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Before this incredibly simple metal stick was invented, riders basically had to awkwardly prop their extremely heavy machines against brick walls or just…
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Since accurate time is essential for navigation, the BBC began broadcasting six electronic 'pips' over the radio in 1924. It allowed anyone, anywhere, to…
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Before 1952, carrying stuff on your back meant suffering under the weight of a floppy, unstructured canvas sack. Dick Kelty changed the game by welding…
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The British government was so tired of getting hopelessly lost that they passed a law offering a massive bounty—twenty thousand pounds—to anyone who could…
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