When Soviet pilot Viktor Belenko landed a top-secret MiG-25 at a Japanese airport in September 1976, American engineers tearing it down expected to find titanium and microchips, and instead they found vacuum tubes, rivets popped by hand, and a stainless steel airframe so heavy it could only fly fast in a straight line.
When Soviet pilot Viktor Belenko landed a top-secret MiG-25 at a Japanese airport in September 1976, American engineers tearing it down expected to find titanium and microchips, and instead they found vacuum tubes, rivets popped by hand, and a stainless…
In August 2006, naturalists Chris Atkins and Michael Taylor waded into a remote grove in Redwood National Park and pointed a laser rangefinder at a tree that turned out to be 380 feet tall, and the National Park Service has refused to disclose its location ever since, fearing the foot traffic alone would kill it.
In August 2006, naturalists Chris Atkins and Michael Taylor waded into a remote grove in Redwood National Park and pointed a laser rangefinder at a tree that turned out to be 380 feet tall, and the National Park Service has refused to disclose its…
In 1985, registering a .com domain cost nothing, required a technical request rather than a shopping cart, and produced only six names in twelve months, before the millionth .com arrived in 1997 and the 100 million mark in 2012
In 1985, registering a .com domain cost nothing, required a technical request rather than a shopping cart, and produced only six names in twelve months, before the millionth .com arrived in 1997 and the 100 million mark in 2012 On March 15, 1985, a…
In 1901, sponge divers off the Greek island of Antikythera pulled a corroded lump of bronze out of a Roman shipwreck, and it sat in an Athens museum for half a century before anyone realised they had found a 2,000-year-old computer that could predict eclipses 19 years in advance.
In 1901, sponge divers off the Greek island of Antikythera pulled a corroded lump of bronze out of a Roman shipwreck, and it sat in an Athens museum for half a century before anyone realised they had found a 2,000-year-old computer that could predict…
Why You Shouldn’t Use Raspberry Pi as a Mini PC
Why You Shouldn’t Use Raspberry Pi as a Mini PC Raspberry Pi has made a tag for itself as an budget friendly and also handy minicomputer, recommended by a substantial ecosystem of avid users and also 3rd-party carriers. Yet despite its the majority…
Psychology suggests people who browse social media but never post or comment aren’t passive — they’ve simply opted out of the performance while retaining access to the information, which is a sign of quiet self-awareness
Psychology suggests people who browse social media but never post or comment aren’t passive — they’ve simply opted out of the performance while retaining access to the information, which is a sign of quiet self-awareness On any considerable social…
In 1985, a 14-year-old in Britain could legally drive a Sinclair C5 down a dual carriageway at 15 miles per hour with lorries thundering past at chest height, because the Department of Transport had quietly classified the battery trike as an electrically assisted pedal cycle rather than a motor vehicle.
In 1985, a 14-year-old in Britain could legally drive a Sinclair C5 down a dual carriageway at 15 miles per hour with lorries thundering past at chest height, because the Department of Transport had quietly classified the battery trike as an electrically…
Suzanne Simard sealed paper birch and Douglas fir seedlings inside plastic bags, fed them carbon-14 and carbon-13 dioxide, and nine days later found carbon had crossed between species through fungal threads in the British Columbia soil beneath her boots
Suzanne Simard sealed paper birch and Douglas fir seedlings inside plastic bags, fed them carbon-14 and carbon-13 dioxide, and nine days later found carbon had crossed between species through fungal threads in the British Columbia soil beneath her boots…
The Voyager 1 spacecraft launched in 1977 is now over 15 billion miles from Earth, and a radio signal from NASA takes more than 22 hours to reach it, meaning every command is really an instruction for where the probe will be by tomorrow
The Voyager 1 spacecraft launched in 1977 is now over 15 billion miles from Earth, and a radio signal from NASA takes more than 22 hours to reach it, meaning every command is really an instruction for where the probe will be by tomorrow Voyager 1 is…
In the early 1970s, a phone phreak nicknamed “Captain Crunch” became famous for a startling trick: a toy whistle packaged in Cap’n Crunch cereal boxes produced a perfect 2600 Hz tone — the exact frequency AT&T used to signal an idle line — letting him fool the phone system into handing him free long-distance calls
In the early 1970s, a phone phreak nicknamed “Captain Crunch” became famous for a startling trick: a toy whistle packaged in Cap’n Crunch cereal boxes produced a perfect 2600 Hz tone — the exact frequency AT&T used to signal an…