How a Car Engine Works
Playspace · A home-garage mechanic walks you through one cylinder's four-stroke cycle.
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Inside an Upholstered Lounge Chair
Playspace · Lift the velvet upholstery off a lounge chair and see the plywood shells, frame and bolts that hold it up.
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Anatomy of a Knit Sneaker
Playspace · Take a running-style sneaker apart and see what each layer does for your foot.
"Materials Variants Shoe" by Shopify, © 2021 Shopify, from the Khronos glTF Sample Assets (https://github.com/KhronosGroup/glTF-Sample-Assets/tree/main/Models/MaterialsVariantsShoe), licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: segmented into parts, an insole added, materials adjusted.
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How a Pin Tumbler Lock Works
Playspace · See why only the right key turns the lock: five pin stacks, and one line every gap has to meet.
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Build a Birdhouse
Playspace · Eight steps from one pine board to a nest box, with the details that keep birds safe and dry.
Inside a Mechanical Watch
Playspace · Take an automatic watch apart and watch the escapement count out time, slowed so every tick shows.
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Inside a Burr Coffee Grinder
Playspace · Lift a conical-burr grinder apart and see how two steel burrs crush beans into even grounds.
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Over-ear headphones up close
Playspace · What each part of a pair of over-ear headphones does, from the band that clamps to the cushions that seal.
A sunlit living room
Playspace · A guided walk past a curved velvet sofa, a reading corner, the window, and the view from the door.
"Glam Velvet Sofa" © 2021 Wayfair, LLC, model and textures by Eric Chadwick, from Khronos glTF Sample Assets (https://github.com/KhronosGroup/glTF-Sample-Assets/tree/main/Models/GlamVelvetSofa), CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: key light removed, parts renamed. · "Anisotropy Barn Lamp" © 2023 Wayfair, LLC, model and textures by Eric Chadwick, from Khronos glTF Sample Assets (https://github.com/KhronosGroup/glTF-Sample-Assets/tree/main/Models/AnisotropyBarnLamp), CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: marks removed, parts renamed.
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How a Rear Derailleur Shifts
Playspace · Watch cable pull swing a parallelogram that walks the chain up and down an 8-speed cassette.
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