How does stuff work?
Willis sends us to the answer:
Ever wanted to impress your pals by explaining the inner workings of a hybrid engine?
Wondered how a cellphone works, but too embarrassed to ask? Curious to know what black holes are and how they work? Boning up to impress Fiona on the weak “The Weakest Link” quiz show? Want to shut your irritating know-it-all brother-in-law up by explaining th…
e REAL reason for hangovers? Well look no further! How Stuff Works is a site that explains in simple terms how anything from an acoustic guitar to a zipper works.
Learn that even though cigarettes contain 8-20mg of nicotine, that only 1mg is absorbed by your body when you smoke. Shudder at the fact that the legal muzzle velocity limit for paintball is 327km/hr. Drool over the possibilities that personal jetpacks, exoskeletons, flying cars and hoverboards will offer. And for those that have fallen out of love and want that no-longer-special person’s name removed from your right butt cheek, know that lasers offer a mostly painless solution.
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