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How does a virus work
How does a virus work
When I was in elementary school, I knew the doctor’s home address, family, home phone number and pets’ names. That’s how often I was there…
Jordan Strickler
Mar 31, 2020
How did the pyramids work?
How did the pyramids work?
I never used to read Marvel or DC comics when I was a kid. My comic book of choice was Donald Duck and his gang. Killing and violence just…
Jordan Strickler
Mar 11, 2020
How does a telescope work?
How does a telescope work?
I remember the very first time I looked through a telescope. It was at my grandmother’s house in the country and my dad has broken out his…
Jordan Strickler
Mar 2, 2020
How does a touchscreen work?
How does a touchscreen work?
When I purchased my first smartphone, I was amazed by how my finger was able to control an interface just by touching it. Actually, I…
Jordan Strickler
Feb 24, 2020
How does flight work?
How does flight work?
When I was a kid, I tried to invent a flying bicycle. I still have the plans somewhere.
Jordan Strickler
Feb 17, 2020
How do lighthouses work?
How do lighthouses work?
Lighthouses seem simple enough, right? It’s a large tower with a giant light beacon on top warding ships away from the impending doom…
Jordan Strickler
Feb 13, 2020
How do flamethrowers work?
How do flamethrowers work?
During the Peloponnesian War, the Boeotians felt like setting shit on fire…so they invented the flamethrower. Well, more specifically…
Jordan Strickler
Feb 11, 2020
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