What It Feels Like 10,000 Feet Under the Sea
(via Great Big Story) Intense dark, intense pressure (literally) and certain death upon mechanical failure. Welcome to exploration in the
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Behind the Scenes Photos of NYC’s Steinway Piano Factory
(via Atlas Obscura) A Steinway grand piano consists of a staggering 12,116 parts. The fascinating process by which these pieces come together is
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The Roman Empire’s Secret Weapon Was Whistling Ammo
(via Popular Mechanics) A team of archaeologists, bolstered by a helpful fisherman, have discovered a previously unknown psychological tactic employed
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The Truth About The ‘Planned Obsolescence’ Of Tech
(via BBC) “They don’t make ‘em like they used to,” as the idiom goes. It’s widely held that certain gadgets,
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Earth From Above: Expedition 47 Aboard the ISS
(via The Atlantic) In May, the International Space Station made its 100,000th orbit of the Earth, and reached nearly 16 years
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The Incredibly Weird Story Behind Tetris
(via Den of Geek) On June 6, 2016, the video game and timeless time-waster Tetris turned 32 years old. Somewhere
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Magnetized Planters Allow Your Garden to Levitate in the Air
(via This Is Colossal) For over a year, Swedish scientist Simon Morris has been experimenting with levitating plants, growing common flora
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How the Jukebox Got Its Groove
( via Popular Mechanics) On November 23, 1889, a 44-year-old wild-haired inventor named Louis Glass installed in a corner of
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When Express Delivery to California Meant 100 Days at Sea
(via Collectors Weekly) At the frenzied height of our current technological gold rush, the denizens of America’s West Coast cities can have almost anything
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The Last Cassette Tape Factory
(via Great Big Story) Cassette tapes are having a comeback. National Audio Company—the last cassette factory in the U.S.—is ready
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Launch Nuclear Attack? Insert Disk Seven
(via How Stuff Works) The U.S. Government Accountability Office issued an alarming report on May 25, 2016. They found that
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Ancient Inventions That Set The Stage For Computers
(via History Things) Ubiquitous yet unseen, most of the modern world runs on computers. Computers have become ingrained in almost
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