Neat comparison at the top of the page between the original SNES controller and the modern Switch controller inside the same enclosure. The battery and wireless system can all fit in the space left from miniaturization.

vitruvius

·3 years ago·discuss

This is a huge instrument; the cost of refurbishing it and installing it would easily be $2M+, so the fact that it's free is sort of beside the point!

vitruvius

·3 years ago·discuss

Came here to post this. Beautiful animations.

vitruvius

·3 years ago·discuss

Lots of self-similarity and efficient packing. And the way figs are pollinated is wild.

vitruvius

·3 years ago·discuss

Also, there's an unexpected bag inside your can of shaving cream

vitruvius

·3 years ago·discuss

Came here to post this, but you beat me to it :)

The scan of the Norelco shaver is gorgeous. And I never knew that there's a bag inside a can of shaving cream.

vitruvius

·4 years ago·discuss

The wiring base is the coolest part of this IMO. In the video Tony talks about how the leaf spring connectors physically reconfigure the circuitry when a wire is plugged in.

vitruvius

·4 years ago·discuss

The LG lithium ion cell that's second on this page is the one inside the Tesla Model Y battery pack.