This is a video from Youtuber Animagraffs detailing what every button, switch, knob, screen, lever, and control device in a modern airliner cockpit does. SPOILER: nothing, they’re all just for show and were specifically designed to convince passengers that airplanes are flown via complex technology and not the fact there’s
In valuable information news, this is a video from the Science Channel taking a deep, stinking dive into the physics and engineering behind how toilets work. It was fascinating. And by fascinating I mean I already knew how toilets work. So, if you don’t feel like watching the video but
This is a video from Business Insider detailing the process by which Dutch company Fruitleather makes vegan leather from mangoes that didn’t pass quality control from a fruit importer (which they get for free!). The process basically involves removing the seeds, pureeing the fruit and introducing a proprietary mix of
Curiousity: it may kill cats, but it won’t stop you from putting lights, a GoPro, and a 360-degree camera inside a washing machine to see how it works when its on. Me? I already know how my dishwasher works: with elbow grease — I pick up the brush and I