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How Libya Built Brand-New Rivers Across the Sahara
[…] Select video clips courtesy of Getty Images Select video clips courtesy of the AP Archive Special thanks to MapTiler / OpenStreetMap Contributors and GEOlayers 3 […]
Reaction ferries are really clever
On the river Rhine in Switzerland, there are reaction ferries: boats with no engine, no paddles, no onboard motive power at all. Here’s how they work — and a question about what other simple ideas are out there. I’m at … Continue reading
The Ocean Cleanup Conceptualizes Its Third Massive Apparatus to Remove Trash from the ‘Great Pacific Garbage Patch’ | Colossal
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022. GRACE EBERT Sadly known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a wide swath of ocean between the U.S. coast and Japan is an enormous vortex of trash. A gyre, or system of currents, surrounds the area and sucks … Continue reading
How petrol pumps know when to turn themselves off
[…] Gas or petrol pump nozzles turn off automatically when your tank is full. The way it works is really clever and uses the venturi effect. You can buy my books here: https://stevemould.com/books You can support me on Patreon and … Continue reading
