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How Liquid Smoke Works
By cooling smoke, the hydrocarbons forming smoke can be condensed, ...
By cooling smoke, the hydrocarbons forming smoke can be condensed, thinned, and bottled in a liquid form. Learn about the process of bottling liquid smoke in this HowStuffWorks podcast.
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How are old black and white movies colorized?
Adding color to black and white movies is incredibly tedious. ...
Adding color to black and white movies is incredibly tedious. To speed up the process, the coloring is done on a computer, using a digital version of the film. Learn more about colorization in this HowStuffWorks podcast.
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What do the yellow and black wires in a home telephone jack do?
It only takes two wires to connect a phone, but ...
It only takes two wires to connect a phone, but most house wiring contains four wires. Check out this HowStuffWorks podcast to learn why.
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What Happens to Blood During the Embalming Process?
The embalming process is designed to keep the body preserved ...
The embalming process is designed to keep the body preserved until the funeral, but how exactly does it work and what happens to bodily fluids like blood? Get the gory details in this HowStuffWorks podcast.
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Will a really big earthquake sink Western California?
Given California's history of earthquakes and major fault lines, it's ...
Given California's history of earthquakes and major fault lines, it's not surprising that people speculate about parts of California breaking off into the ocean. Fortunately, seismic forces don't work that way, as Marshall Brain explains in this episode.
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What makes us yawn?
Yawning is a universal human behavior, yet scientists still don't ...
Yawning is a universal human behavior, yet scientists still don't know exactly why we do it or what purpose it serves. Marshall Brain explores some of the theories behind yawning in this episode.
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What is Windows Safe Mode?
Safe Mode is a feature of the Windows operating system ...
Safe Mode is a feature of the Windows operating system that allows users to load a limited version of the system in order to troubleshoot problems. Learn more about using Safe Mode in this episode.
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What makes glass transparent?
The transparency of materials has to do with their molecular ...
The transparency of materials has to do with their molecular state. Discover how silica and heat produce the transparent material we call glass in this episode of BrainStuff.
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What is a blowout preventer?
The massive oil spill that flooded the Gulf of Mexico ...
The massive oil spill that flooded the Gulf of Mexico should have been prevented by a fail-safe device called a Blowout Preventer, or BOP. Find out how this safety mechanism is supposed to work -- and why it didn't -- in this episode.
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What is a rice krispy?
Like many cereals, rice krispies are made by puffing grains ...
Like many cereals, rice krispies are made by puffing grains -- in this case, rice. Find out how rice krispies and other puffed cereals are manufactured in this episode of BrainStuff.
