Technology Connections

Intro

Brown; color is weird

What's the deal with the popcorn button?

Perhaps the weakest link in the US electrical system

Fans; High is next to Off on purpose

Why don't Americans use electric kettles?

Holey Plugs, Batman! But... what are they for?

Cassette adapters are remarkably simple

Why do hurricane lanterns look like that?

Switches are Clicky; Here's Why

Chest Freezers; What they tell us about designing for X

This TV gadget censors bad words with 1980's tech

Lessons from a Can Opener

Klaxons; What makes them sound like that?

Space Heater Nonsense

The Antique Toaster that's Better than Yours

Fiber vs. Copper; What do we really need?

There are two types of smoke alarm. One of 'em ain't so good.

How the gas mantle made lamps 10X brighter

The correcting feature of typewriters is not what I thought

A Quick Overview

What exactly is the goop inside a lava lamp?

The US electrical system is not 120V

The Senseless Ambiguity of North American Turn Signals

Laptop Docks! They're pretty neat!

The basics of a fridge

Algorithms are breaking how we think

Why I'm making this video and an apology

The Weird World in RGB

MY TERRIBLE MISTAKE (I'm sorry!)

The little red fridge is cleverly simple

Testimonials

Demonstration

Bloopers

Detergents and Hard Water

History of turn signals

Flash photography used to be pretty wild

What the Crookes Radiometer can teach us

Conclusion

You can use way less detergent than the box says

I messed up. You're using too much detergent.

Basic controls overview

This digital piano has some very clever controls

Batteries aren't the only way to store energy. Here's another.

When to use more

It's not perfect, though

Tests! Experiments!

Teleprompters are clever, simple, and also pretty neat

But... how bad is it?

The Thermal Flasher