2024
21 episodes · premiered Feb 2, 2024
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E1 Flash photography used to be pretty wild
I see spots.
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E2 Old HVAC industry practices are holding us back and costing us money. But we can fix it.
More Pumping More Now
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E3 Bright from the Start: GE's CFL with an incandescent trick up its sleeve
A pretty bright idea. At least at first.
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E4 Simmerstats: The genius old tech that controls your stovetop
Hehe. Doody cycle.
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E5 The simple, clever sensor behind automatic windshield wipers
When it's wet it wipes.
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E6 Tilting, taking turns, and winning free games: the many tricks inside old pinball machines
Tilt!
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E7 Your dishwasher is better than you think (tips, tricks, and how they work)
Let your dishwasher do the work for you!
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E8 The Numitron: An obvious idea that wasn't very bright
The numbers don't look good, Jim.
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E9 Awnings: a simple cooling tech we apparently forgot about
Seriously - where'd they go?
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E10 Passive infrared motion sensors: a two-bit camera powered by crystals
Not that kind of crystal.
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E11 Door closers: ubiquitous, yet unloved and often maladjusted
Shut the front door.
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E12 Induction cooking - but what about woks?
Don't tell Fozzie Bear about this.
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E13 Thermoelectric cooling: it's not great.
Not such a cool idea after all.
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E14 Duracell PowerCheck: A genius idea which didn't last that long
Press dots to check.
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E15 MP3 CDs: a hybrid "format" that never existed, yet was surprisingly common
It's like, free real estate.
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E16 I bought a freeze dryer so you don't have to
Just understand what you're signing up for.
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E17 Air fryers are simpler than you think, but still pretty neat
It's full of hot air.
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E18 Balafire: when a light bulb goes wild
Goodness gracious, great balls of fire.
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E19 How much thrust does a ceiling fan produce?
These are some of my biggest fans.
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E20 LED Christmas lights which don't hurt the eyes: it finally happened!
At last I see the light.
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E21 I tricked my car charging station into powering a 7.5 kW heater
And it wasn't hard at all!