This is one of those projects that is not only fun and therapeutic to do, but gives you a really versatile set of lights for life. You can support this …
In the UK we have Carnival Clubs, who make spectacular floats to compete in competitions every year. Many of the floats use literally thousands of high power tungsten lamps to …
So it’s just a string of filament lamps in series is it? Well there’s a bit more to it than that. This video covers the science behind the series strings, …
We pooled up the Patreon donations and bought a solid tungsten cube. They sell these as a “kilo cube” but oddly use inches for the dimensions. Since we couldn’t find …
As we know, very heavy metals like lead floats on the surface of mercury. But will tungsten carbide float on mercury? We discuss specific gravity (density) and since the specfic …
We place tungsten carbide inserts in shotgun shells to see how they impact mild steel. The inserts were embedded in wax. Tungsten carbide (50% tungsten/ 50% carbide) is a very …