Season 10 episodes2024-02-02

2024

Technology Connections is an educational YouTube channel created by Alec Watson. It explores the history, engineering, and inner workings of everyday technology, including consumer electronics, household appliances, transportation, lighting, and audio and video equipment.

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Season 10

Episode 1

Flash photography used to be pretty wild

34m

Episode 2

Old HVAC industry practices are holding us back and costing us money. But we can fix it.

1h 2m

Episode 3

Bright from the Start: GE's CFL with an incandescent trick up its sleeve

28m

Episode 4

Simmerstats: The genius old tech that controls your stovetop

37m

Episode 5

2024

Season 10

Flash photography used to be pretty wild

Old HVAC industry practices are holding us back and costing us money. But we can fix it.

Bright from the Start: GE's CFL with an incandescent trick up its sleeve

Simmerstats: The genius old tech that controls your stovetop

The simple, clever sensor behind automatic windshield wipers

Tilting, taking turns, and winning free games: the many tricks inside old pinball machines

Your dishwasher is better than you think (tips, tricks, and how they work)

The Numitron: An obvious idea that wasn't very bright

Awnings: a simple cooling tech we apparently forgot about

Passive infrared motion sensors: a two-bit camera powered by crystals

Door closers: ubiquitous, yet unloved and often maladjusted

Induction cooking - but what about woks?

Thermoelectric cooling: it's not great.

Duracell PowerCheck: A genius idea which didn't last that long

MP3 CDs: a hybrid "format" that never existed, yet was surprisingly common

I bought a freeze dryer so you don't have to

Air fryers are simpler than you think, but still pretty neat

Balafire: when a light bulb goes wild

How much thrust does a ceiling fan produce?

LED Christmas lights which don't hurt the eyes: it finally happened!

I tricked my car charging station into powering a 7.5 kW heater