About Today: How'd They Do That?

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Today From Bob Schulties, your About Today Editor I'm often amazed at things. Sometimes it's ideas, but it's also the physical things: tall buildings, fast planes, teeny-tiny computers. I'll just sit alone, reading and marveling at these things, wondering how people made them all. Then my daughter comes up and hugs me goodnight and says, "I love you, daddy!" and skips off to bed. Then I remember, not that long ago, she didn't even exist. How'd I do that? [Ed note: Aw. Mrs Bob note: HELLO?!] How Airplanes Work When it's all laid out like this, I guess it's not so complicated. But when you're trying to stuff your bag into the overhead compartment, IT'S COMPLICATED! When Was the First Airplane Crash? Choosing the Right Seat on a Plane Search Related Topics:  airplane  physics  How Are Skyscrapers Made? The last time I was in a really, really tall building, I just laid on the floor, far from the windows. I'm not so good with heights. I don't even like jumping. Did 9/11 Change the Way We Build? What is the Tallest Building in the World? Search Related Topics:  skyscaper  steel  concrete Why Is That So Big/Small/Short/Tall? Optical illusions only work for a little while. I told Mrs. Bob I'm 150 pounds, but when I put on the pants she bought me, I passed out because all the blood pooled in my upper half. And she said, "What a weird illusion, your lips are all blue." Video: How to Make Glowing Jell-O How Do Stains Come Out? Search Related Topics:  optical illusions  sensation and perception  How Do Erasers Work? I hope this doesn't sound nuts, but where does everything go? I know it doesn't disappear, but it's just the eraser that's left over. Where's the pencil? And, anyway, yes, I shot 1 under par. We Depend On Them Daily: How Do Smoke Detectors Work? Remember Mood Rings? Do They Really Know Your Mood? Search Related Topics:  pencil erasers  how things work  graphite Related Searches News Letters Optical Illusions Building Floor Concrete Building Building Buildings Featured Articles Should You See 'Pacific Rim'? Add Light to a Dark House We Need to Protect Our Trash Now? Top 10 MLB Players From Mexico The Best Bacon of the Month Clubs We Can Freeze Peaches?   More from About.com Run Your First 5K Even couch potatoes can be ready for a 5K with just a couple months of training. Read more...> Help! I'm Too Busy Time and stress management tips to help you feel as though you have more time. Read more...>   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Today newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2013 About.com     Follow us on: Advertisement

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