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How Gear Ratios Work
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You see gears in just about anything that has spinning parts - car engines, transmissions, electric toothbrushes... Learn what these gears are doing and get to the bottom of the "gear ratio" concept!
How Fire Tornadoes Work
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Inject heat, ash and fire into a spinning mass of air. Watch as a funnel of flames leaps from the ground, reaches for the heavens and then races forward to consume everything in its path. Is such a phenomenon possible?
What is a Lazy Susan? The History Behind the Tray, and its Name
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The Lazy Susan is a circular tray that spins to make food service easier, but the origins of the name are a bit murky. What is a Lazy Susan, exactly, and why did it earn that disparaging name? Let's find out!
How Differentials Work
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Differentials let cars make turns with ease. Find out how the differential allows the wheels to rotate at different speeds.
How Washing Machines Work
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A washing machine is actually an amazing device once you get inside. Learn about the agitator, the pumps, the controller and much more!
How Yo-Yos Work
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Yo-yos can be traced back at least 2,500 years. It's a toy with true staying power, and it has lately gone high-tech -- ever heard of a yo-yo with a clutch? Learn about yo-yo physics, yo-yo tricks, yo-yo history and some serious upgrades in yo-yo design.
Mastering the ice: The figure skating moves quiz
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Are you a casual observer of the athletes on the ice, or do you know your skating terminology through and through? Test your knowledge of figure skating moves with this quiz!
How do those yo-yos with the special clutches work?
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Some of the newer yo-yos have a special "clutch" system that, when the yo-yo slows down, makes the yo-yo come up by itself. How does this work?
Quantum Entanglement Is the Strangest Phenomenon in Physics, But What Is It?
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Einstein famously called the phenomenon "spooky action at a distance," and physicists just won the Nobel Prize for their work on it, but what is quantum entanglement?
The Real Story Behind the 'Amityville Horror House'
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Decades after the publication of "The Amityville Horror," not to mention the movie and its countless spin-offs, we're still fascinated by the story of this haunted house - even though many people now think it was a hoax.