Category: Culture & Related Trivia

  • Flinging Satellites into Space

    So this is kind of awesome. This company is trying a new approach to putting satellites into orbit. Instead of burning hundreds of thousands of gallons of rocket fuel (the video claims it’s fifteen-thousand gallons per second, which adds up quickly) for a rocket launch, they’re accelerating the launch vehicle at high speeds on the…

  • The History of Daylight Savings Time

    For those who, like myself, are interested in the minutiae of the history of things, this is a deep dive Glenn Beck did into the origins of Daylight Savings time. It spans all the way back to Ben Franklin, up through Woodrow Wilson, through the need to preserve coal for use with munitions during World…