Fading Audio is ROUGH on CPUs

From LaurieWired. Fading out audio is one of the most CPU-intensive tasks you can possibly do! When numbers get *really* small, the number of CPU operations can explode 100-fold. Both x86 and ARM have special CPU instructions just to handle it. But why? In this video, we’ll explore the IEEE 754 (floating point) standard, the…

Waterproof Fabric with Soap. Forgotten knowledge that was once used as a scam

From NightHawkInLight. Ad: Check out my sponsor and remove your personal information from the web at https://JoinDeleteMe.com/nighthawk and use code NIGHTHAWK for 20% off. DeleteMe international Plans: https://international.joindeleteme.com In this video we explore the history of soap waterproofing methods, using sodium stearate to form hydrophobic coatings with a variety of metal salts. Linked below are…

I built a life sized Iron Man from LEGO Bricks!

From James Bruton. Ad: The LEGO Group and Marvel Entertainment asked me to build an Iron Man MK43 as one of the LEGO® Marvel Brickverse challenges. They’ve been tasking awesome creators to make some epic and heroic builds! I used 40,000 LEGO bricks to build the most detailed Marvel Avengers Iron Man MK43 I could.…