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Engineering Mardi Gras Floats With a CNC Machine [VIDEO]
About two miles South of New Orleans’ buzzing French Quarter, in the city’s Lower Garden District on the banks of the Mississippi River, sits a giant warehouse that most would deem unassuming. However, inside is a Willy Wonka-esque studio filled…
MoreCelebrating Black Engineers
According to The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, diversity among engineers can improve innovation, profitability, ethics, and customer satisfaction. However, Black people are underrepresented throughout all engineering roles. According to the National Science Foundation, a smaller proportion of Black people…
MoreThe Strange Engineering Behind Rubber Ducks [VIDEO]
What the duck?! For over a century, rubber ducks have been a quintessential part of childhood, and we have Goodyear tires and Walt Disney to thank. Learn how they’re made and how they’ve influenced history: Engineering Rubber Ducks 1. Rubber…
MoreOur Favorite Engineering YouTubers
We’ve all gotten lost in a rabbit hole on YouTube. Often the practice is met with a bit of guilt, but we’re here to tell you it’s okay! Not all YouTube videos are mindless! If you’re going to fall down…
MoreLEGO Lovers Can Teach Manufacturers About Parts Management
You probably know LEGO as the perfect gift for the builder in your life, or maybe you know them from the incomparable pain felt when you step on one of those tiny bricks. Regardless, everyone knows LEGO. But did you…
MoreBiomimicry: How Animals and Nature Shape Modern Engineering
Humans are the world’s greatest builders. However, we have learned a thing or two from our furry and feathered friends. From beaver dams to less obvious sources of inspiration, like owl feathers, engineers have been learning from nature for a…
MoreEngineering the Bubble Wrap Jukebox With Simone Giertz [VIDEO]
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This inventor created the “Bubble Wrap Jukebox” to make sweet music out of bubble wrap! Simone Giertz is affectionately known as the “Queen of the $#!tty Robots.” I think this is an unfair title. Who else could have created the…
MoreEngineering The James Webb Space Telescope
On July 12, 2022, NASA unveiled new images from the James Webb Space Telescope. To the untrained eye, they just look like beautiful photos, but to astronomers, they mark a groundbreaking turn in space exploration. So, what is JWST, how…
MoreEngineering the Solar-Powered Air Conditioner With Van Neistat
Watch “The Spirited Man” Use an Ecoflow Power Station To Cool Down With Solar Energy! If you don’t know Van Neistat, you probably should. He is the epitome of DIY engineering. His YouTube channel “The Spirited Man” is just over…
MoreEngineering a Carnival Scam: The Secret Behind the Carnival Ladder Climb
We’ve all been duped by those carnival games at theme parks and piers. The bottle ring toss, the baseball bottle throw, the basketball three-pointers. Why do these games that seem so easy at first glance turn out to be so…
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