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Nostalgic Video: Whatever happened to the rotary dial telephone?

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Today’s youngsters will never know what it was like to place a phone call before the invention of push button phones and smartphones with touchscreens.

If you’re old enough to remember using a rotary dial telephone you probably remember what it was like to dial each number manually and then have to wait for the dial to return to its original position before you could dial the next number.  [Read more…]

A bit of nostalgia: Do you remember Radio Shack?

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As a youngster I became fascinated with the world of electronics after watching my dad pull the back off our old black & white floor-model TV set and remove a vacuum tube that wasn’t glowing, suspecting that that “dead” tube was the reason the TV had stopped working.

I tagged along as he took that tube to our local TV repair shop to have it tested. Sure enough, it was deader than 4 o’clock in the middle of the Sahara desert.  [Read more…]

The mystery of honey: Why it never spoils

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A while back I published this post discussing how honey is one food product that will never spoil.

That post prompted lots of feedback with several people asking what it is about honey that makes it last, well…forever.

That’s a great question so I went digging around for the answer, and I found it.  [Read more…]

Q&A: Why are there so many Russian dash cam videos on YouTube?

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Question from Tina:  I really like watching the dash cam videos on YouTube and I’ve noticed something strange. Most of those videos appear to be from Russia.

I’ve always heard that Russia is a very poor country compared to the United States and other western countries so how can all those Russian drivers afford to spend money on something like a dash cam?  [Read more…]

Why your car’s windshield has those tiny black dots around it

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Have you ever wondered why the edges of your car’s windshield have a pattern of tiny black dots around them?

I’ve wondered about that myself over the years and I finally decided to do a little research and find out.

Well, it turns out those dots aren’t there for decoration or for some other frivolous purpose. They actually solve several serious problems while enhancing your safety and comfort while driving.  [Read more…]