Technology

Remarkable facts about computers, engineering, inventions, and human innovation.

Planets are Round because of Gravity. A Planet's Gravity Pulls Equally from All Sides. Gravity Pulls from the Center to the Edges Like the Spokes of a Bicycle Wheel.

Planets are Round because of Gravity. A Planet's Gravity Pulls Equally from All Sides. Gravity Pulls from the Center to the Edges Like the Spokes of a Bicycle Wheel. January 3, 2023

Jim Marshall Contracted a Form of Tuberculosis That Affected His Bones When He was Young. He Had to Wear Plastic Casts from His Ankles to His Armpits Until He was a Teenager. December 31, 2022
One of the Moons of Mars Orbits Around the Red Planet Much Faster That It Rotates. It Completes an Orbit in Just 7 Hours and 39 Minutes. December 30, 2022
The Founder of Sony Hired a Very Outspoken Critic of Their Products so They Could Make Better Products. After Twenty Years, the Critic, Norio Ohga, became Sony's President. December 30, 2022
Apple Created a Custom Mouse and Called It "The Hockey Puck," That Lasted for Only Two Years Before it was Discontinued. This was Considered One of Apple's More Notorious Flops. December 3, 2022
Alarm Clocks Existed Even Before the Snooze Function. Innovators Had to Work with the Standard Gear That Getting the Teeth to Line Up to at Ten Minutes Was Impossible. They Chose to Set it at 9 Minutes and a Few Seconds. November 25, 2022
Steve Jobs Offered Linus Torvalds, the Creator of Linux, a Job at Apple Under the Condition He Stopped Developing for Linux. Torvalds Declined the Job Offer. November 23, 2022
Before Shazam Became an App, it was a Telephone Service Which You Could Call to Identify a Song. The Caller Would Then Get a Text with the Details of the Song. November 13, 2022
Nike Created the Alphaflys That Were So Advanced That They were Banned from the Tokyo Olympics because They Were Considered Technological Doping. October 29, 2022
Freenet is the World’s First Darknet and is Often Cited as the Beginning of the “Dark Web.” This was Originally a Thesis by a Student from Edinburgh University. October 24, 2022
In 1989, Scientists at IBM Succeeded in Arranging 35 Individual Xenon Atoms on a Substrate of Chilled Crystal of Nickel to Spell Out the Initials “IBM.” It was the First Time Atoms Had Been Positioned on a Flat Surface. October 18, 2022
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 was Prone to Exploding that the Company Released and Update to Brick Any Unreturned Devices. October 6, 2022
Microsoft Held a Mock Funeral for the iPhone because They Thought That the Windows Phone was Going to Smash Apple Sales. October 2, 2022
Chris Barnes, a Professional Bowler, Once Beat a Robot Optimized to Throw Strikes. September 25, 2022
Due to High-Temperature Settings, Electric Blankets Can Cause Heat Strokes, Severe Burns and May Even Result in Death When Not Used Properly August 24, 2022
About a Third of the Items Returned to Amazon are Destroyed in Order to Save Time and Space August 2, 2022
Yakuza Bosses in Japan Struggle to Upgrade Their Phones. They are Not Allowed to Buy Smartphones and are Forced to Use Old 3G Flip Phones. June 26, 2022
How Much Did a Malware-Infested Laptop Sell at an Art Auction? June 18, 2022
Why Did a British Man Change His Name After Having an Issue With His Bank? June 14, 2022
What Kind of Computers Does the IRS Use Today? June 10, 2022