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How Pyramids Work
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Pyramids are some of the most amazing structures ever created by man. Learn about pyramids and the technology used to construct the ancient pyramids.
How Freezers Work
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Many freezers have features to prevent frost and digitally monitor temperatures, but the technology has been evolving for years. Learn about freezers.
How Your Immune System Works
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Inside your body there is a mechanism designed to defend you from millions of bacteria, microbes, viruses, toxins and parasites that want to invade your body. Find out how the human immune system works.
What is a funicular railway?
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In the news about the recent accident at a ski resort in Austria, the reporters called the cable car that carried the skiers up the mountain a "funicular railway." What is that and how does it work?
Turbo Vs Supercharger: Comparing Car Engine Boosters
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Forced induction systems compress the air that flows into an engine, which creates more horsepower. Learn about the types of forced induction systems.
What does an auditor general do?
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What does an auditor general do? Visit HowStuffWorks to learn what an auditor general does.
Are There Diamonds in the Ocean?
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Not all diamonds are found on dry land. Many turn up in sediments below the ocean's surface. You just have to know where to look.
How Far Can a Plane Glide if Its Engines Fail?
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It can definitely be done - we saw Capt. Sully Sullenberger successfully land an Airbus A320 without any engines, in the Hudson River no less. But just how far a plane can fly without its engines depends on a few different factors.
Perlite: It's Like Popcorn for Your Potting Soil!
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Those white beads you see in potting soil are made of a volcanic glass called perlite. And that's not the only place you'll see this versatile material.
Communicating With Aliens Is Hard. Communicating With Alien AI Could Be Harder
If you think about it, it'll likely be an alien machine that encounters our probes searching for intelligent life. How's that going to work?