What's the coolest place your job has taken you?
Have you worked in remote areas, restricted sites, or just unusual places that most people don’t get to see? What was it like?
Unraveling The JPEG (parametric.press)
cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/499367...
Slow-motion video of a 4-stroke engine with a clear cylinder (sh.itjust.works)
YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvMcFQqhbpM...
Mechanism appreciation: PrimeCuber for Lego Spike (sh.itjust.works)
PrimeCuber is a Rubik’s cube solver built using a Lego Spike Prime kit. The mechanism to flip/hold the Rubik’s cube is really slick, using a single motor and a 5-bar linkage. The link includes a video showing the mechanism in action, as well as build instructions and downloadable code.
I'm kind of surprised that the OceanGate Titan submarine imploded. (archive.today)
I'm not a submarine engineer, but I would have expected that some of the more complex systems would have failed before the pressure vessel. Then again, it seems like they chose a seemingly cost effective design that was apparently susceptible to fatigue. Combine that with a profit motive to dive as many times as possible before...
Best resources to learn ANSYS Fluent?
Hi, I want to learn ANSYS, especially Fluent. Do you guys know of any good youtube channels or recommendation for inexpensive online courses?...
The sound of a dialup modem, pictured (sh.itjust.works)
Source: https://www.windytan.com/2012/11/the-sound-of-dialup-pictured.html?m=1
NASA's clever technique to make combustion chambers (youtu.be)
Combining machining, lost wax, and electroplating to make a miniature copy of the Space Shuttle's combustion chamber....
Inside a Shimano Alfine internally-geared bicycle hub (youtu.be)
This video does a good job of visualizing the intricate mechanisms inside an internally-geared bicycle hub....
Cutting steel, magnified and slowed down (youtu.be)
How GPS works (ciechanow.ski)
As the inaugural post, here's a great introduction to how GPS works. It starts with the basic physics and moves to implementation details, including some of the signal processing.
