World’s

{{ message }} This commit does not belong to any branch on this repository, and may belong to a fork outside of the repository. You can’t perform that action at this time.

by Evan Hahn , updated Jan 21, 2024 (originally posted Jan 4, 2024) The smallest PNG file is 67 bytes. It’s a single black pixel. Here’s what it looks like, zoomed in 200×: Wow, what a beauty. This file has … Read more

It is a truth universally acknowledged that Monopoly, patented on December 31, 1935 by Charles B. Darrow, is not a game: It’s a world. The basic template: a multiplayer economics game, in which players roll two six-sided dice, move around … Read more

Also known as a pinhole camera, the camera obscura has been used for centuries to watch eclipses without damaging vision, as a drawing aid, and for scientific experiments. While the term photography wasn’t coined until the nineteenth century, humanity has … Read more

The revelation that somebody collects toasters often leads to the same reaction: awkward pause, nervous laugh, then: “…Toasters?” The problem is not, to collect toasters. The problem is, to have hundreds of them. The result: They simply call you crazy. … Read more

Choose Area: °C/°F Show SST Anomaly Map        Click data point on chart to update map below. Hide All Show All The page provides time series and map visualizations of daily mean Sea Surface Temperature (SST) from the NOAA Optimum Interpolation … Read more

Attention all data enthusiasts, analysts, and curious minds! We have exciting news to share – the world’s largest open-source dataset of company information is now available for public use. With over 15 million global companies included, this dataset is a … Read more

In one of the most significant battery breakthroughs in recent years, the world’s largest battery manufacturer CATL has announced a new “condensed” battery with 500 Wh/kg which it says will go into mass production this year. “The launch of condensed … Read more

It is the children’s toy, invented in Britain, that inspired a passion for engineering, science and technology in generations of youngsters – and their parents. Meccano building sets filled with reusable perforated metal – and later plastic – strips, plates, … Read more

The bookstore in your neighborhood sits on a busy corner. You pass it on your walk to work in the mornings, and on your walk home in the evenings, and although you sometimes admire the clever geometries of its window … Read more