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How Baggage Handling Works
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Inside an airport, luggage moves through an amazing and intricate system. The baggage handling system plays a crucial role in keeping travelers happy. Learn about these high-speed carts and conveyers.
How do they figure out the number of calories in a recipe?
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Is determining it as simple as adding up the calories in the ingredients and dividing them by the number of servings? Or does the cooking (or even the digestive process) change the final calorie count?
How to Convert Binary Into Decimal (and Vice Versa)
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With a little patience, you can master this trick of converting binary code to decimals - and have fun doing it!
The Truth About DHEA
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DHEA has a growing reputation as an anti-aging supplement among vitamin users and doctors. Learn about the risks, benefits and controversy of DHEA.
How Home Theater Works
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Learn the basics of home theater, from sound systems to TV screens. Review popular home theater systems and read our buying guide on home theater systems.
How the Hughes Telematics Device Works
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The Hughes Telematics system will keep all of your car's electronic systems running in unison. Learn about the Hughes Telematics system at HowStuffWorks.
How Math Works
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A world without math is unimaginable. It's a part of who we are. It's the analytical juice of our left brain. In the words of physicist Richard Feynman, even a fool can use it. So why do so many of us turn our backs on numbers?
Why Does the U.S. Have an Electoral College?
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In the U.S. presidential election system, how does the Electoral College work?
How Does Herd Immunity Keep a Country Safe From Diseases?
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Herd immunity relies on the principle of safety in numbers as far as vaccinations go. Find out why herd immunity is an important public health issue.
How the Year 2000 Problem Worked
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Until recently, computer programmers used two-digit placeholders for the year portion of the date in their software. Guess what happened when we realized the system couldn't account for the first two numbers? Mass panic.