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Why do San Francisco Fire Hydrants Look Weird?
Why do San Francisco Fire Hydrants Look Weird?
What makes them short, fat, and covered in valves?
Kevin Bralten
Aug 10, 2018
Crystals, no seriously
Crystals, no seriously
You may have heard that Europe is losing time. Unfortunately, why is usually poorly explained — you probably saw three statements (1) a…
Kevin Bralten
Apr 2, 2018
Dry Cleaning
Dry Cleaning
Dry Cleaning is a seemingly mysterious topic — there’s a place and you take clothes there and then you pick up clean clothes. But what is…
Kevin Bralten
Feb 6, 2018
Trolley Poles
Trolley Poles
Aside from being less “iconic”, the new TTC Flexity Outlook rolling stock is also unique in having both a trolley pole that sticks up like…
Kevin Bralten
Jan 29, 2018
Torquing Spark Plugs
Torquing Spark Plugs
I bought spark plugs the other day and they had a very general chart with torque specifications on the back of the box. The box has columns…
Kevin Bralten
Jan 26, 2018
Choosing a print size in the hardest possible way
Choosing a print size in the hardest possible way
I have a cat, who I have taken many many pictures of over the years, but I do not have pictures of the cat displayed anywhere. To the…
Kevin Bralten
Jan 16, 2018
Renting industrial equipment without losing an arm and a leg
Renting industrial equipment without losing an arm and a leg
So, you need a mini-excavator, but you don’t want to buy a mini-excevator. Here’s a short run-down on how to rent industrial equipment.
Kevin Bralten
Jan 15, 2018
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