The PBS series “It’s Okay to Be Smart,” travels to Franklin Barbecue in Austin, Texas to explore the thermodynamic and chemical science behind grilling meat.
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Household Hacker demonstrates how to make a keg out of a watermelon in this instructional video.
Need I say it? Enjoy!
Let’s save some money and build our own keg out of a watermelon. If you have access to a 3D printer, the awesome people at Robo3D built a sweet tap just for this video. If you don’t, there are other options as well so no one has to sit this one out.
How to turn a mayonnaise jar into a secret hiding place.
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In old times people used to keep money in the fridge. Well, actually not just in old times, they still do. Keeping money in the fridge might be safer than keeping it in the safe, as safe is obvious place to look for it.
In this project we converted a jar of mayonnaise to a secret safe.
You can keep it in the fridge. No one will know that it’s a secret safe in disguise.
Rose Eveleth explains what makes certain foods spicy and how the human body reacts to that heat.
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When you take a bite of a hot pepper, your body reacts as if your mouth is on fire — because that’s essentially what you’ve told your brain! Rose Eveleth details the science and history behind spicy foods, giving insights into why some people continue to pay the painful price for a little spice.
Lesson by Rose Eveleth, animation by Flaming Medusa Studios Inc.