Testing a 50 year old mercury arc rectifier A mercury-arc rectifier is a type of electrical rectifier used for converting high-voltage or high-current alternating current (AC) into direct current (DC). It is a type of cold cathode gas-filled tube, but is unusual in that the cathode, instead of being solid, is made from a pool of liquid mercury and is therefore self-restoring. As a result, mercury-arc valves were much more rugged and long-lasting, and could carry much higher currents than most other types of gas discharge tube.
Bowling with the scooters On July 6, 2016 in the city of Taipei in Taiwan, a guide seems like playing bowling on the way. The accident occurred at an intersection, when a woman 59 years confused the brake with the accelerator and lured many scooters in its wake. There were seven wounded, but fortunately not seriously.
Great app for the iPhone A great application that rotates the iPhone with the help of vibration and pulls panoramas, presented by French programmer Bruno Francois on the show "Shark Tank". Investors of the broadcast, offering financing to young entrepreneurs, They were left stunned by the presentation and Francois went to finance 500.000 USD! The application of the de (the Cycloramic as called), within hours of viewing the show counted 600.000 downloads in App Store.
Thanks for the help… Three people try to help their friend who is hanging on a ski lift. The plan is to bring him a mattress so he can fall into the soft, but the result will not be ideal.
Kit Harington’s Never-Before-Seen Game of Thrones Audition Kit Harington is known for playing Jon Snow on 'Game of Thrones,' but that wasn't the only part Kit was in the running for. He actually auditioned for a couple of other characters on 'Game of Thrones' and we got the exclusive never-before-seen screen tests.