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That innocent-looking third prong on a wall plug literally just runs all the way back to a gigantic, heavy metal stake aggressively hammered deeply into the…
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The only reason your phone knows when you drop it on your face is because of a microscopic physical spring. Accelerometers measure changes in velocity by…
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It turns out reality is entirely negotiable if you bend light at just the right angle. Lenses manipulate the speed of photons as they enter and exit glass,…
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It turns out canines aren't reacting to magic when you silently blow into a metal tube, you are merely assaulting ears much better than yours. Human hearing…
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Plugging a second cord into your multi-port charging brick is a betrayal to the first device. The charger has to instantly cut the power to everything to…
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They aren't magically immune to raw electrical power; they just stubbornly refuse to provide a path to ground. Because both of their feet are on the same…
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