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How Wind Tunnels Work
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Wind tunnels are the unsung heroes of aerodynamics, leading to safer planes, cars and space vehicles. Learn how wind tunnels work.
How Prosthetic Limbs Work
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Prosthetic limbs are incredibly valuable to amputees. Find out how prosthetic limbs restore some of the capabilities lost with the amputated limb.
How Shapewear Works
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Squeezing into a tight pair of Spanx can make you look better, if not feel better. Learn about shapewear by reading this article at HowStuffWorks.
What device did Douglas Engelbart invent?
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If this were trivia night, your team could probably summon this answer without breaking a sweat. But in true polymath style, Engelbart's signature invention is only part of his computer genius. Meet him.
How can a rabbit tell me if I'm pregnant?
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A rabbit pregnancy test involved injecting the animal with human urine and analyzing hormonal response. Learn how the rabbit pregnancy test works.
How M1 Tanks Work
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M1 tanks are the world's most technologically advanced tanks. Find out about M1 tanks, the type of weapons M1 tanks use and how an M1 tank keeps its crew safe.
Why can't you tickle yourself?
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Tickling yourself is a lot harder than it seems. Have you ever wondered why you cannot tickle yourself? Find out why self-tickling seems impossible.
How Transistors Work
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The transistor moved the world from power-hungry vacuum tubes to portable solid-state electronics. Learn about transistors and how they changed electronics.
Remembering Marshall Brain, Founder of HowStuffWorks
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The endless curiosity of Marshall Brain helped educate, inform and inspire countless students, entrepreneurs and web surfers for decades before Brain's death on November 20, 2024.
How Cryptoquotes Work
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Cryptoquote puzzles conceal a famous quotation behind a solvable code. Learn how cryptoquote puzzles work at HowStuffWorks.