Technology Connections - Season 10 Episode 5 The simple, clever sensor behind automatic windshield wipers
When it's wet it wipes.
Year: 2026
Genre: Documentary, Talk
Country: United States of America
Studio: YouTube
Director: Alec Watson
Cast: Alec Watson
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First Air Date: Sep 23, 2015
Last Air date: Sep 24, 2026
Season: 12 Season
Episode: 65 Episode
Runtime: 26 minutes
IMDb: 0.00/10 by 0.00 users
Popularity: 0.3486
Language: English
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Episode
Flash photography used to be pretty wild
Old HVAC industry practices are holding us back and costing us money. But we can fix it.
Bright from the Start: GE's CFL with an incandescent trick up its sleeve
Simmerstats: The genius old tech that controls your stovetop
The simple, clever sensor behind automatic windshield wipers
Tilting, taking turns, and winning free games: the many tricks inside old pinball machines
Your dishwasher is better than you think (tips, tricks, and how they work)
The Numitron: An obvious idea that wasn't very bright
Awnings: a simple cooling tech we apparently forgot about
Passive infrared motion sensors: a two-bit camera powered by crystals
Door closers: ubiquitous, yet unloved and often maladjusted
Induction cooking - but what about woks?
Thermoelectric cooling: it's not great.
Duracell PowerCheck: A genius idea which didn't last that long
MP3 CDs: a hybrid "format" that never existed, yet was surprisingly common
I bought a freeze dryer so you don't have to
Air fryers are simpler than you think, but still pretty neat
Balafire: when a light bulb goes wild
How much thrust does a ceiling fan produce?
LED Christmas lights which don't hurt the eyes: it finally happened!
I tricked my car charging station into powering a 7.5 kW heater