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Practical Engineering

Entertaining, educational engineering projects and topics by Grady Hillhouse.

  • By Grady Hillhouse
  • Based in United States of America
  • Roughly two posts per month
  • First post on

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Feb 2022 1
Mar 2022 2
Apr 2022 2
May 2022 2
Jun 2022 2
Jul 2022 2
Aug 2022 2
Sep 2022 2
Oct 2022 2
Nov 2022 2
Dec 2022 2
Jan 2023 2
Feb 2023 2
Mar 2023 2
Apr 2023 2
May 2023 2
Jun 2023 2
Jul 2023 2
Aug 2023 3
Sep 2023 4
Oct 2023 4
Nov 2023 2
Dec 2023 2
Jan 2024 2
Feb 2024 2
Mar 2024 2
Apr 2024 2
May 2024 2
Jun 2024 2
Jul 2024 2
Aug 2024 2
Sep 2024 2
Oct 2024 2
Nov 2024 2

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Most recent posts

Which Power Plant Does My Electricity Come From?
[Note that this article is a transcript of the video embedded above.]In June of 2000, the power shut off across much of the San Francisco Bay area. There simply wasn’t enough electricity to meet demands, …
On , by Wesley Crump, 3,570 words
Why Are Cooling Towers Shaped Like That?
[Note that this article is a transcript of the video embedded above.]This is not smoke. And this isn’t a smoke stack (at least not the kind we normally think of). It serves a totally different …
On , by Wesley Crump, 3,289 words
The Wild Story of the Taum Sauk Dam Failure
[Note that this article is a transcript of the video embedded above.]Early in the morning of December 14, 2005, pumps were nearly finished filling the upper reservoir at the Taum Sauk power station, marking the …
On , by Wesley Crump, 2,895 words