Discovering so many hidden sounds... With Fotric Acoustic Imager
Video | 2 months ago
Fotric sent me one of their acoustic imagers. Its amazing seeing how many things emit ultrasonic sounds. USA Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GXKL2PXD?maas=maas_adg_6551875E84A9DE85BA071E1C8CEB1577_afap_abs&ref_=aa_maas&tag=maas UK Amazon: https://w...
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Why 3 different core types in this laptop computer
Review | 2 months ago
Exploring why there are three different types of cores in the Geekbook's Intel U9-185H processor. This wasn't intuitive at first. I also review the laptop, as this video is sponsored by Geekom, as I wouldn't be buying a new computer just to see how the CPU ...
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Detecting proximity with very low capacitance measurements
Video | 5 months ago
Experimenting with measuring very low capacitance values using just digital I/O lines timing on the Pi Pico using the PIO state machines and micropython. This worked much better than I imagined it would, able to detect capacitance changes just from my proxi...
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Toothpaste transfer coupling -- the invention you didn't know you needed!
Video | 5 months ago
A simple hack to deal with nearly empty toothpaste tubes, as squeezing it out when the tube gets low is annoying. So I didn't think such a thing existed when I made the video, as a brief search beforehand didn't turn up anything. But there IS such a thing y...
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Can a PC run faster out in the cold?
Video | 6 months ago
Testing temperature effects on PC performance using a homemade temperature chamber, revealing different thermal management strategies in different CPUs. Sponsored by Geekom. 7% Discount Code for links below: MRGKA5PRO Geekom A5Pro purchase links: USA Geekom...
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Barbaric mod to make LED bulb last longer
Short | 6 months ago
A quick and crude modification to not trap heat inside an LED bulb, so it can run cooler, last longer, and be more efficient.#shorts
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I'm credited with making a scam energy saver
Video | 6 months ago
Talking about a TikTok video peddling a scam "energy saver" and using my image and AI generated content. The much longer and repetitive TikTok video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8fKKr4P
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Broken carbon fiber ski pole fix
Video | 6 months ago
Fixing a snapped off carbon fiber ski pole, by making a wooden section to tie the ends together and bonding it in with hut glue.
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Building tall Lego Technic latticework towers -- to the ceiling
Video | 7 months ago
I have been experimenting with ways to build lego technic towers to the ceiling. Latticework is the way to go, but I found a way to simplify this using the 5x7 lego technic frames. I didn't see anything else on this topic on YouTube so I made a video about ...
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Gas fireplace efficiency -- worse than I thought it was
Video | 7 months ago
Testing the efficiency of our gas fireplace, which was more difficult than I had anticipated. But by my calculation, its at best 56%.
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Benchtop supply from buckboost converter, chasing RF emissions
Video | 8 months ago
I used one of these cheap XK-4KX Buck-Boost converters, added another winding to get a second, isolated output, built an enclosure. Then started looking into RF emissions, which were made considerably worse by my changes, but I was able to reduce them with ...
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Spontaneous live stream
Guide | 9 months ago
A live steam to make sure I know how to do it with my Sony ZV-1 camera Answering various question people have asked. All this motivated because my sister in law wants to stream her wedding, so to make sure this works, I decided to do a live stream for a whi...
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