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This town banned cars (except tiny electric ones)
Zermatt, in Switzerland, bans all private cars and all gasoline cars. But if you run a business, you might be able to buy one of the special, tiny ones that are built right there. ■ Zermatt: https://zermatt.ch ■ Stimbo: https://stimbo.ch/ … Continue reading
Where Does Grounded Electricity Actually Go?
Grounding is one of the most confusing and misunderstood aspects of the grid. 🥑 For 50% off with HelloFresh PLUS free shipping, use code 50PRACTICAL at https://bit.ly/44zdZll! Errata: At 10:40, the meter is set to resistance (not voltage). Since … Continue reading
An Offshore Wind Farm in England Hosts Hundreds of Potential Nests for Endangered Kittiwakes | Colossal
JULY 31, 2023 KATE MOTHES All images © Ørsted and Red7Marine With a little help from unique collaborators, kittiwakes can make use of three new structures installed along England’s East Coast. The name kittiwake, which describes two related species of … Continue reading
A very normal ball drop led me to infinity
[…] Hi! I’m Jade. If you’d like to consider supporting Up and Atom, head over to my Patreon page 🙂 https://www.patreon.com/upandatom Visit the Up and Atom store https://store.nebula.app/collections/… Subscribe to Up and Atom for physics, math and computer science videos … Continue reading
Why the modern world is fine with things being so ugly
When The World Abandoned Aesthetics. Why is our modern world so ugly? Have you ever considered how we progressed from ornate marble columns, arches, and buttresses, to concrete monolithic structures polluting our skylines? I love modern architecture, I even love … Continue reading
Gödel, Escher, Bach author Doug Hofstadter on the state of AI today
Click here to hear this video without annoying background music: • Gödel, Escher, Ba… ” *Douglas Hofstadter*, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Gödel, Escher, Bach, reflects on how he got interested in the mind and consciousness, how he came to … Continue reading
I thought this rotating house was impossible.
Near San Diego, California, there’s a rotating house: and somehow, all the utilities, the electricity, gas and water, work even on the rotating part. How’s that possible? ■ Al’s site: https://rotatinghome.com ■ The real estate listing: http://navrealestate.co/4903-mount-he… This is not … Continue reading
Why Faster Than Light Breaks The Universe
This week we’re answering some common questions about the speed of light and why its the absolute speed limit for information in the universe. Veritasium’s Video: • Why No One Has Me… Sabine’s Video: • I Think Faster Th… 0:00 Can Anything Go Faster than Light? 0:48 Why Faster … Continue reading
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