When we were kids, my sister and I rarely fought...unless it was the holiday season, and there were bottles of sparkling grape juice or apple cider to be slurped! We weren't allowed much soda, so the chance to celebrate the season with something fizzy was always a treat, and cause for… read more
Yep, Coca-Cola fried chicken. You've heard of beer-battered fish and chips, a baked ham glazed in Dr. Pepper, or Korean barbecued short ribs marinated in 7Up, so adding a bit of beverage to one of the world's greatest foods is sort of a… read more
Guess what! You can make a super efficient Stirling engine from two soda cans!
"Awesome," you'll no doubt say. And then...
(beat.)
"What's a Stirling engine?"
Turns out, it's a super-efficient type of engine that converts heat into energy using cyclic compression, meaning it continually feeds itself energy by "compressing cool gas, heating the gas, expanding the hot gas, and finally cooling the gas before repeating the cycle."
Pip from Meet Me at Mike's spent weeks perfecting the ultimate ginger beer recipe. Hers is a three-week process that involves just a little daily upkeep, and the results sound… read more
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