When you hear the cry of “Man Overboard!” on a ship, it’s an emergency situation. The sea is unkind to those that fall from their vessel, and survival is never …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/17/man-overboard-systems-aim-to-increase-survival-rates-at-sea/)

The Last Acorn BBC Computer Wasn’t a BBC Micro
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/17/the-last-acorn-bbc-computer-wasnt-a-bbc-micro/

For home computer users, the end of the 1980s was the era of 16-bit computers. The challenge facing manufacturers of 8-bit machines through the middle of the decade was to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/17/the-last-acorn-bbc-computer-wasnt-a-bbc-micro/)

Tech in Plain Sight: Table Saw Safety
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/17/tech-in-plain-sight-table-saw-safety/

If you ask around a wood shop, most people will agree that the table saw is the most dangerous tool around. There’s ample evidence that this is true. In 2015, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/17/tech-in-plain-sight-table-saw-safety/)

Why NASA Only Needs Pi To So Many Decimal Places
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/17/why-nasa-only-needs-pi-to-so-many-decimal-places/

If you’re new to the world of circular math, you might be content with referring to pi as 3.14. If you’re getting a little more busy with geometry, science, or …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/17/why-nasa-only-needs-pi-to-so-many-decimal-places/)

A Compass That Looks to the Stars
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/17/a-compass-that-looks-to-the-stars/

Although a lot of tools have been digitized and consolidated into our smartphones, from cameras, music players, calendars, alarm clocks, flashlights, and of course phones, perhaps none are as useful …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/17/a-compass-that-looks-to-the-stars/)

PCB Motor Holds Fast, Even After 1.6 Billion Spins
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/17/pcb-motor-holds-fast-even-after-1-6-billion-spins/

If you aren’t up to date with [Carl Bugeja]’s work with tiny brushless PCB motors, his summary video of his latest design and all the challenges it involved is an …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/17/pcb-motor-holds-fast-even-after-1-6-billion-spins/)

The World Morse Code Championship
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/17/the-world-morse-code-championship/

If you were in Tunisia in October, you might have caught some of the Morse Code championships this year. If you didn’t make it, you could catch the BBC’s documentary …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/17/the-world-morse-code-championship/)

Pulling Backward to Go Forward: The Brennan Torpedo Explained
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/17/pulling-backward-to-go-forward-the-brennan-torpedo-explained/