Search Results | telegraph

Your search for "telegraph" returned 391 results

How Aerobatics Works

science.howstuffworks.com/transport/flight/future/aerobatics.htm

Aerobatics in an airplane is an incredible display of skill and nerves. Learn about the history of aerobatics in this article from HowStuffWorks.

The Newton Boys Were the Baddest Bank Robbers You've Never Heard Of

history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/newton-boys-bank-robbers.htm

The Newton gang robbed banks and trains throughout the Midwest in the early 20th century. HowStuffWorks looks at how they got away with wreaking havoc.

How a Nuclear Reactor Works

science.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-reactor.htm

Over the years, nuclear reactors have been viewed as both a miracle and a menace. How does a nuclear reactor do its job? And what happens when something goes wrong?

How the V8 Supercars Championship Series Works

auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/motorsports/v8-supercars-championship-series.htm

The V8 Supercars Championship Series is one of the hottest motorsports to come around since NASCAR. Read about V8 Supercar races at HowStuffWorks.

How do painkillers know where you hurt?

health.howstuffworks.com/medicine/medication/how-do-painkillers-know-where-you-hurt.htm

As kids, we couldn't use big words to describe our scrapes, but we could point, and somehow the medicine knew where we hurt. It still does. How?

Why Is a Four-leaf Clover Lucky?

people.howstuffworks.com/why-are-four-leaf-clovers-lucky.htm

For centuries, people have considered the four-leaf clover to be magical. Learn more about four-leaf clovers and their luck factor at HowStuffWorks.

From Typewriter to Boombox: Can You Identify These Old-School Technologies?

play.howstuffworks.com/quiz/from-typewriter-to-boombox-can-you-identify-these-oldschool-technologies-

With the evolution of technology over the last 25 years, nearly everything we knew as children is now considered obsolete. Check out these old-school technologies and see if you can identify them.

10 Surprising Facts About Astronaut Training

science.howstuffworks.com/10-surprising-facts-about-astronaut-training.htm

NASA astronauts have to undergo serious training before becoming approved for a trip to space. But some of that training is certainly not what you'd expect.

10 Outrageous Experiments Conducted on Humans

science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/scientific-experiments/10-outrageous-experiments-conducted-on-humans.htm

Some truly bizarre and troubling things have been done through the ages in the quest for scientific knowledge. The 10 experiments on this list all made humans into lab rats.

10 Worst Ways History Has Repeated Itself

history.howstuffworks.com/historical-events/10-worst-ways-history-has-repeated-itself.htm

As they say, if we don't learn from history, we're doomed to repeat it. And as these 10 historical events prove, humans seem to be more prone to repeating than learning.

311 - 320