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The Numitron: An obvious idea that wasn't very bright

8K views • 2 hours ago

Your dishwasher is better than you think (tips, tricks, and how they work)

2.1M views • 2 weeks ago

Tilting, taking turns, and winning free games: the many tricks inside old pinball machines

827K views • 1 month ago

The simple, clever sensor behind automatic windshield wipers

1.1M views • 2 months ago

Simmerstats: The genius old tech that controls your stovetop

1.1M views • 2 months ago

Bright from the Start: GE's CFL with an incandescent trick up its sleeve

617K views • 3 months ago

Old HVAC industry practices are holding us back and costing us money. But we can fix it.

1.2M views • 3 months ago

Flash photography used to be pretty wild

1.1M views • 4 months ago

The step-by-step, mechanical logic of old pinball machines

713K views • 6 months ago

LED Christmas lights still annoy me. Let's try some more fixes.

996K views • 7 months ago

What's the deal with the popcorn button?

4.5M views • 7 months ago

The Clapper: Yes, that one.

1M views • 7 months ago

Back-up beepers: Obnoxious, but getting better - and spreading!

854K views • 7 months ago

Old pinball machines are amazingly complex

2.1M views • 8 months ago

Power outlets are topsy turvy - but does it matter?

1.5M views • 9 months ago

Photoelectric light controls are weirder than they seem

931K views • 10 months ago

Tesla won the plug war - and that's good news!

1.4M views • 10 months ago

Longer-lasting light bulbs: it was complicated

1.1M views • 11 months ago

This goofy fridge has a really clever design. It's also kinda terrible.

2.9M views • 1 year ago

Digital audio needed videotape to be possible - and the early days were wild!

877K views • 1 year ago

Electric cars prove we need to rethink brake lights

4.1M views • 1 year ago

Sony Betacam: Not the Beta you're thinking of (it's way better)

1.2M views • 1 year ago

Contactors: how we power the big stuff

1M views • 1 year ago

Plug-n-play solutions for home electrification, and options for power outages (Part 2)

655K views • 1 year ago

How do vinyl records hold stereo sound?

991K views • 1 year ago

Home Electrification: There's not a lot to do, and it doesn't have to be hard (Part 1)

879K views • 1 year ago

A simple water heater is more clever than it seems

1.9M views • 1 year ago

Timer switches: literally just a clock and a switch

731K views • 1 year ago

Movies made sound with a light bulb: Sound-on-film

1.5M views • 1 year ago

The decorative lamp that's built wrong on purpose

1.3M views • 1 year ago

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