Technology Connections (2015)

Season 10

Technology Connections

Subtitles for: Technology Connections (2015)

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.

Genre	Documentary Talk
Country	US
Release	23 Sept 2015
Language	EN
Director	Alec Watson
Keywords	technology invention engineering educational household appliances science
IMDb	tt13179456 ↗
Type	TV Series In Production

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Alec WatsonHost

Season 10 Episodes

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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