I really frickin love wikipedia
this post was submitted on 07 Jul 2023
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It's hard to explain to people that wikipedia is one of my hobbies ๐ฅฒ
how do you find things to research about?
I'm not op, but just spend an hour on wiki again.
For me it usually just happens randomly. Today it was because watching news which included the start of the last Ariane 5. I was mainly interested, how much "fuel" (propellant) is used and the relation between launch weight and payload weight. I quickly got distracted by rocket engines and read here and there.
Then I am currently reading a book about WW2 u boats, so I've read the Wikipedia regarding that specific type of U-boat, the torpedos, the torpedo calculation computer, the lives of several commanders, ...
Recently my kid played with clay, so I got to read a little about the process of firing clay, basically wanting to know if I can diy it.
Normally the things I want to know more about just fly in by themselves.
Do you know the primitive technology videos? The kiln he makes there seems to be doable: https://youtu.be/7SH4irC_xMs
Yeah I know those. There are several guys doing these videos, but I'm rarely watching them. I think "primitive skills" was the one I liked most , but not sure. During the pandemic I actually built a mud oven in my garden for pizza, as I don't own any oven.