Casey Chan
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Casting An Aluminium Skillet From Molten Metal Is Totally Worth It
Video: I’m not sure which is my favourite part in the making of this cast aluminium skillet. Is it the tight packing of the foundry sand around the original cast iron skillet? Is it the careful pour of the molten aluminium into the mould? Is it when the excess metal is sawed off? Is it…
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What The Heck Makes Flying So Expensive?
Is it the fuel? Not really. Even though giant passenger jets do guzzle down fuel at a ridiculous 2km per gallon — seriously, they need 8l of jet fuel for every mile travelled — there areso many people on an aeroplane that the fuel cost gets split down to a much more reasonable price: a…
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Watch A Carnivorous Plant Wrap Itself Around A Bug And Entomb It
Video: Meet the Drosera Capensis, also known as the Cape sundew. It’s a deadly little thing that looks like some sort of alien finger trap, but it’s actually a carnivorous plant with sticky tentacles that basically entomb bugs that come across its way. It’s incredible to see how it traps the bug as if it…
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10 Cool Special Effects Movie Scenes That Didn’t Use CGI
Video: It’s always nice to know that not everything in movies is done with computers and CG and green screens. Almost all of it is, of course. But! There are still some directors using practical effects in some action movies, and those scenes always look awesome. Here’s ten of ’em.