Editorial Discoveries
484 articles
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Flat Sheets of Metal Fold Into Tiny Detailed Machines and Buildings
Metal Earth kits start as laser-cut metal sheets and become intricate three-dimensional models through folding and tab assembly. — via metalearth.com
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A Red Waterfall Seeps Out of an Antarctic Glacier
Blood Falls stains the edge of Taylor Glacier red as iron-rich salty water emerges and oxidises in the air. — via nsf.gov
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This 1:8 Ferrari Model Is So Detailed It Looks Like a Real Car in a Studio
Amalgam builds large-scale collector models using digital data and painstaking hand finishing to reproduce real racing and road cars in miniature. — via amalgamcollection.com
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One Region of Venezuela Produces Lightning So Often It Can Light the Sky for Hours
Storm systems around Lake Maracaibo create exceptionally frequent lightning, producing one of Earth’s most famous recurring electrical spectacles. — via earthobservatory.nasa.gov
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This Gundam Model Kit Builds Up in Layers Like a Tiny Machine
Bandai’s Perfect Grade Unleashed RX-78-2 uses a complex internal frame, mechanical-looking layers and opening armour to make assembly part of the spectacle. — via p-bandai.com
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This Pod Lets You Float in Warm Salt Water With Almost No Light or Sound
Dreampod’s enclosed float system creates a controlled sensory-reduction environment using highly buoyant salt water and a futuristic capsule-like shell. — via dream-pod.com
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Probability and Statistics Become Much Easier When You Can Move the Examples Around
Seeing Theory uses interactive visualisations to explain probability, distributions, regression and other statistical ideas. — via seeing-theory.brown.edu
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These Free Simulations Let You Play With Physics, Chemistry and Maths Instead of Just Reading About Them
PhET turns scientific concepts into interactive experiments where users can change variables and immediately see what happens. — via phet.colorado.edu
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These Recovery Boots Inflate in Sections to Massage the Legs
Normatec Elite uses battery-powered compression boots that inflate sequentially around the legs for recovery sessions without external hoses. — via hyperice.com
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An 800-Year-Old Sheet of Parchment Still Shapes How People Talk About Rights
Magna Carta survives in a handful of original 1215 copies, making an abstract political idea tangible as ink on animal skin. — via bl.uk
