The Wedge There’s a beach in Newport Beach called The Wedge. It’s a perfect example of wave interference patterns, how when waves cross orthogonally, the peaks combine, as do the troughs. This means the waves rise quick and high, but they also suck up all the water to do so, so when they […]
Invisible Overlords
Accidental Science Rubber was accidentally invented at least twice. First by the Aztecs, who perhaps accidentally mixed two chemicals from two plants. According to the Aztecs, they mixed the blood of one plant with the semen of another plant. Animals Training Animals https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Mar13Loop.mp4 Humans aren’t the only animals to domesticate other animals. […]
Sliding Into Amnesia
Collective Memory One of the interesting things about any given society at any given time is the idea of collective memory. The bigger a society gets, the bigger its collective memory gets which will allow any technology to be subsequently added to over the generations. However, like any complex systems, there are many […]
Collective Energy Use
Drafting Birds If you ever see a flock of birds flying, they’ll tend to draft off one another. This is an instinctive way to move much more efficiently as a group. It’s a technique that cyclists and truck drivers do. Predators and Parasites https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Mar10Loop.mp4 One way to think of a predator is […]
Imaginary Paradoxes
Gabriel’s Horn There is a paradox in calculus called the Horn of Gabriel. It’s a mathematical function, a three dimensional representation of the two dimensional equation y=1/x, but rotated around the x axis. The reason it is considered a paradox is this is a three dimensional shape with infinite surface area but finite […]
Artificial Energy Shapes
Square Apples I saw this video recently about a farm in Japan that makes square apples. When they are very young, they put them in a square box. Then by the time they are large, they are square. In Japan, square fruit is very expensive. Fusion Around The Corner https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Mar08Loop.mp4 Back […]
Hidden Disruptive Technologies
Excess Brain Power All modern problems can be resolved to what evolutionary psychologists call an instinct mismatch. That our mind body system was calibrated for a world much different than the one in which we live. A corollary to this idea is that we have a significant amount of excess brain capacity. […]
Energy Extraction Strategies
Introvert – Extrovert A common description of introverts is they like to recharge when they are alone. That being around other people is very tiring. Extroverts, on the other hand, don’t like to be alone. They recharge by being around other people. Animals Need Energy https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Mar06Loop.mp4 All animals need to extract […]
Energy Thieves
New Neighborhood I had a friend who got a sudden promotion which required a relocation. He bought a house by doing a bunch of research online, crime rates, local schools, and a few virtual live tours with his real estate agent. But after he moved in he noticed that has electric bill was […]
Rigged System Exploitation
Football Guy I used to work with this guy a long time ago that loved to bet on Football. Every Monday he’d tell us how he almost made a ton of money, but he ended up losing everything. Funny thing was he had this idea that every single game was rigged, that the […]
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