The Earth's Most Extreme Places
Earth is a big place. Really big. And on it are mountains, deserts, rivers, and swamps. Some of those points are higher than others, some of the deserts are drier than others, and some of the rivers...
13 Okt 202011min
The SR-71 Blackbird
The Lockheed SR-71, nicknamed the Blackbird, holds the record for the fastest airplane ever. A record which it set in 1976 and has held for 44 years. It also set a record for the highest altitude ever...
12 Okt 202010min
Take the Penny, Leave the Penny
The US one-cent coin has been a part of American currency since the country started issuing money in 1793. As inflation has continued to creep up, the cost of making a one-cent coin is now more than i...
11 Okt 20209min
When the CIA Kidnapped a Soviet Lunar Probe
In the late 50s and early 60s, the US space program wasn’t doing great. The Soviets had beaten the US to almost every major first in space, and American rockets kept blowing up on the launchpad. Accor...
10 Okt 20208min
The Fabian Strategy
Sometimes the best way to win is simply not to lose. This strategy is called the Fabian Strategy and was given its name from an ancient Roman General and has been used throughout history, not just in ...
9 Okt 202010min
Containerization
Sometimes the smallest things can make the biggest impact. There is no better example of this in the modern world than the Intermodal Container, aka the shipping container. You’ve probably seen them o...
8 Okt 202011min
Who is the Current Roman Emperor?
Here is a question I’m pretty sure no one listening to this has ever bothered to ask: Who is the current Roman Emperor? Obviously, the Roman Empire doesn’t exist, but if it did, who would be the claim...
7 Okt 20209min
Cold Fusion
On March 23, 1989, two electrochemists from the University of Utah, Martin Fleischmann and Stanley Pons, took part in a press conference where they announced to the world that they had achieved sustai...
6 Okt 202011min
