The idea behind Smart Bricks is that giant Lego-like blocks could be used to build houses, building, and bridges. Video below. (via Smithsonian)
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Aug 8, 2014
Smart Bricks: Giant Lego-like blocks for buildings
New way of building bridges could be faster, cheaper, better
You’ve probably seen this triangle before: Fast, Cheap, Good — Pick Two. Here’s a new bridge-building technique from Austria that seems to allow the customer to get a bridge that’s faster, cheaper, better than traditional bridges. From Popular Mechanics: The umbrella method is a completely new way to construct a static final bridge. This TU […]
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Watch this impressive c.1929 footage of construction workers atop NYC's Chrysler Building
No, they aren’t wearing any harnesses. But some of them are sporting rather dashing chapeaus. From Speed Graphic Film and Video: New York’s Chrysler Building, one of the city’s most iconic skyscrapers, was built in a remarkably short time–foundation work began in November 1928, and the building officially opened in May 1930. Even more remarkably, […]
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Incredible time lapse video of coronavirus hospital that China built in just 10 days
Where there’s a will… It took just 8 days for China to build a large new hospital in Wuhan specifically to care for coronavirus patients. Another one is under construction. From The Guardian: Construction work started on the Huoshenshan hospital on 23 January and finished eight days later, a day short of breaking their own […]
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If you’re been monitoring a monitor upgrade, these 10 options might make you pull the trigger
Maybe after four months, you’re finally getting tired of staring at that less-than-brilliant home computer monitor. Or maybe you really need to create your own dual-monitor configuration in your home office like the one back on your desk at work. Or maybe that 15-inch screen just isn’t doing it for you anymore and you need […]
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Bondic is the glue of the future, a liquid plastic that hardens when you zap it
Unlike the unquestioned effectiveness of a solid strip of duct tape, you never quite know what you’re going to get when you try to repair something with glue, do you? Whether it’s the material itself that you’re gluing or how much glue you apply or how long you let it sit before testing, there’s always […]
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These fan and personal air conditioner deals are your best bet at staying cool this summer
Now that we’re past July 4th, we’re truly turning smack into the sharpened teeth of the summer heatwave season. As temperatures and humidity spike, it just makes all the rest of the nation’s current problems that just tiniest bit more irritating, doesn’t it? Hey, we’re all in this together. So if we can help chill […]
