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The simple, clever sensor behind automatic windshield wipers
11:18
Simmerstats: The genius old tech that controls your stovetop
36:31
Bright from the Start: GE's CFL with an incandescent trick up its sleeve
27:59
Old HVAC industry practices are holding us back and costing us money. But we can fix it.
01:02:18
Flash photography used to be pretty wild
33:53
The step-by-step, mechanical logic of old pinball machines
43:00
LED Christmas lights still annoy me. Let's try some more fixes.
19:22
What's the deal with the popcorn button?
13:51
The Clapper: Yes, that one.
12:41
Back-up beepers: Obnoxious, but getting better - and spreading!
24:39
Old pinball machines are amazingly complex
50:09
Power outlets are topsy turvy - but does it matter?
18:40
Photoelectric light controls are weirder than they seem
19:20
Tesla won the plug war - and that's good news!
48:39
Longer-lasting light bulbs: it was complicated
33:33
This goofy fridge has a really clever design. It's also kinda terrible.
01:03:33
Digital audio needed videotape to be possible - and the early days were wild!
36:27
Electric cars prove we need to rethink brake lights
29:43
Sony Betacam: Not the Beta you're thinking of (it's way better)
40:44
Contactors: how we power the big stuff
25:50
Plug-n-play solutions for home electrification, and options for power outages (Part 2)
40:50
How do vinyl records hold stereo sound?
17:37
Home Electrification: There's not a lot to do, and it doesn't have to be hard (Part 1)
31:54
A simple water heater is more clever than it seems
22:52
Timer switches: literally just a clock and a switch
16:36
Movies made sound with a light bulb: Sound-on-film
39:03
The decorative lamp that's built wrong on purpose
17:41
In Defense of the Switched Outlet
15:54
The clever camera code on rolls of film
16:54
This TV gadget censors bad words with 1980's tech
24:27