Word of the Day
Misanthrope (n., mis-ANN-throwpe)
Someone who hates society and humans in general. A hermit. Bob Dylan, at some moments in his career. People who doesn't dress up for Halloween, to people who do. Ultron, and other murderous robots.
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The engineering behind the Burj Khalifa's design
The Burj Khalifa is a very tall building. As a tall building, it deals with a lot of wind pressure, but its design actually helps to mitigate this, as this great video from Real Engineering demonstrates:
Really cool stuff, and it will be interesting to see how many more tall buildings get built in the near future.
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