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What did all those valves do in a U-Boat?
Awarded Jul 25 at 14:10
Why use steam instead of just hot air?
Awarded Jan 14 at 0:18
Understanding required torque for a motor lifting a weight
Awarded Oct 30, 2023 at 5:57
From an engineering point of view what are the downsides of a too accurate model?
Awarded Sep 14, 2023 at 21:17
Why are two wires used in railway overhead equipment?
Awarded May 14, 2022 at 21:03
What is the lowest point below sealevel that we have built where a human can go?
Awarded Jan 19, 2022 at 11:09
How can a piece of paper be shaped to guarantee it falls slower than a plain sheet of paper?
Awarded Aug 27, 2021 at 17:15
Why are engine blocks so robust apart from containing high pressure?
Awarded Jul 2, 2021 at 7:27
Why do hydraulic systems use special fluid - what's wrong with water?
Awarded Jun 24, 2021 at 19:26
Calculating pitch, yaw, and roll from mag, acc, and gyro data
Awarded Jun 14, 2021 at 17:00
Why are railroad tank cars bent in the middle?
Awarded May 5, 2021 at 1:08
How are increasingly accurate machines made?
Awarded Jul 8, 2020 at 14:05
Are toasters really electrified inside of the "slots"?
Awarded Jul 8, 2020 at 13:12
Why do color TVs make black and white snow?
Awarded Mar 23, 2020 at 19:45
What is the purpose of these “partially filled in” locomotive wheels?
Awarded Jan 7, 2020 at 4:15
Is it possible to build an air compressor with no moving parts?
Awarded Feb 3, 2019 at 0:35
What are the pros and cons of a traffic circle versus a traffic light intersection?
Awarded Oct 31, 2018 at 15:35
Is it possible to build a perfectly spherical Prince Rupert's drop?
Awarded Jun 6, 2018 at 1:14
Transmitting power over long distances what is better AC or DC?
Awarded Mar 9, 2018 at 17:02
Which is Worse: Car vs. Car or Car vs. Wall?
Awarded Sep 5, 2017 at 15:47
What is the purpose of these diversions in a natural gas line?
Awarded Apr 12, 2017 at 10:34
Is it possible to "pump" a powder?
Awarded Jun 30, 2016 at 16:16
Why dig out and then fill in before building a large structure?
Awarded Jun 5, 2016 at 7:04
Why do cars have mirrors for rear view rather than cameras?
Awarded Mar 17, 2016 at 19:24
Why do glass windows still exist? (Why haven't they been replaced by plastics?)
Awarded Feb 15, 2016 at 15:08
Is it possible for a bicycle chainwheel to have a fractional number of teeth?
Awarded Jan 27, 2016 at 17:53
How was Volkswagen able to trick the lab pollution test?
Awarded Sep 29, 2015 at 14:48
How fast does solid waste fall in vertical drain pipes?
Awarded Aug 13, 2015 at 0:46
My customer wants to use my products to do something unsafe. What is my ethical obligation?
Awarded Apr 23, 2015 at 13:00
Why is kVA not the same as kW?
Awarded Mar 4, 2015 at 3:16