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The Ingenious Design of the Aluminum Beverage Can
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The Ingenious Design of the Aluminum Beverage Can
  • Published_at:2015-04-14
  • Category:Science & Technology
  • Channel:engineerguy
  • Ranked in: Canada USA
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  • description: Bill details the engineering choices underlying the design of a beverage can He explains why it is cylindrical, outlines the manufacturing steps needed to created the can, notes why the can narrows near it lid, show close ups of the double-seam that...
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How Sony's Betamax lost to JVC's VHS Cassette Recorder
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How Sony's Betamax lost to JVC's VHS Cassette Recorder
  • Published_at:2014-06-17
  • Category:Science & Technology
  • Channel:engineerguy
  • Ranked in: Canada USA
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  • description: In 1976 Sony introduced the Betamax video cassette recorder. It catalyzed the "on demand" of today by allowing users to record television shows, and the machine ignited the first "new media" intellectual property battles. In only a decade this...
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How a Smartphone Knows Up from Down (accelerometer)
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How a Smartphone Knows Up from Down (accelerometer)
  • Published_at:2012-05-13
  • Category:Science & Technology
  • Channel:engineerguyvideo
  • Ranked in: USA
  • tags: Smartphone, Bill Hammack, EngineerGuy
  • description: Bill takes apart a smartphone and explains how its accelerometer works. He also shares the essential idea underlying the MEMS production of these devices.This video is based on a chapter from the EngineerGuy team's latest book Eight Amazing...
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