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Ep 248: Cthulhu Clock Radio Transharmonium, Thunderscan, and How to Fill Up in Space

Ep 248: Cthulhu Clock Radio Transharmonium, Thunderscan, and How to Fill Up in Space

FromHackaday Podcast


Ep 248: Cthulhu Clock Radio Transharmonium, Thunderscan, and How to Fill Up in Space

FromHackaday Podcast

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Length:
63 minutes
Released:
Dec 15, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This week, Elliot sat down with Dan for the penultimate podcast of 2023, and what a week it was. We started with news about Voyager; at T+46 years from launch, any news tends to be bad, and the latest glitch has everyone worried. We also took a look at how close the OSIRIS-REx mission came to ending in disaster, all for want of consistent labels. Elliot was charmed by a Cthulhu-like musical instrument, while Dan took a shine to a spark gap transmitter that's probably on the FCC's naughty list. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishably from magic, and we looked at the laser made possible by the magician-in-chief himself, C.V. Raman. Why would you stuff a PSU full of iron filings? Probably for the same reason you'd print fake markings on a 6502 chip. We also took a look at the chemistry and history of superglue, a paper tape reader that could lop off your arm, and rocket gas stations in space. How about checking out the links over at Hackaday?  That's what we'd do.
Released:
Dec 15, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Hackaday Editors take a look at all of the interesting uses of technology that pop up on the internet each week. Topics cover a wide range like bending consumer electronics to your will, designing circuit boards, building robots, writing software, 3D printing interesting objects, and using machine tools. Get your fix of geeky goodness from new episodes every Friday morning.