Practical Engineering is a video series that clearly and entertainingly explains how public infrastructure works – dams, water towers, bridges, reservoirs, and so on. Above: how water towers work.
A video series that explains how public infrastructure works
NYC's massive steam network vaporizes two Olympic pools of water per hour
Since 1882, Manhattan has been pumping hot steam through a 105-mile network of underground pipes to heat buildings. According to Jamie Rumbelow writing in Works in Progress: Steam functions like… READ THE REST
Sweden begins construction of massive underground nuclear vault that will last 100,000 years
Sweden has broken ground on its ambitious $11 billion nuclear waste repository, where highly radioactive material will rest in an underground maze of tunnels stretching 60 kilometers — longer than… READ THE REST
How a dictator keeps things fresh: From polonium tea to severed cables
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! Poisoning people and pushing them out of windows is exciting at first. It creates intense misery for the victims'… READ THE REST
See everything. Judge everyone. Answer no one with the Ring Doorbell.
TL;DR: Get the Ring Battery Doorbell Plus for $119.99 (reg. $149) and take total control of your doorstep. Gone are the days when people enjoyed answering the door when the doorbell rang. This… READ THE REST
Waiting for a reason to get a Costco membership? This one comes with $45 to spend
TL;DR: Get a 1-Year Costco Gold Star Membership and $45 to spend for just $65. Where do you go for groceries? How about to pick up meds? Get gas? What about clothes shopping?… READ THE REST
AI can make you look like a master photographer
TL;DR: Edit photos with AI using Luminar Neo, on sale for $89.99. The best thing AI can do right now is take over for all the really annoying work you don't want… READ THE REST
