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More Shorts — Part 2
The Built by Buit shorts library, continued — bite-size tech facts and how-things-work explainers.
Shorts — Part 2
▶Did you know ‘laser’ is secretly an acronym?
▶Why is it called a ‘podcast’?
▶WiFi came from a failed hunt for black holes
▶Why does your WiFi fight with your microwave?
▶Did a 1940s movie star help invent WiFi?
▶Why does email have a ‘CC’ line?
▶What does ‘SIM’ in SIM card actually stand for?
▶What does ‘PDF’ actually stand for?
▶Why does every airplane window have a tiny hole?
▶Why do CAPTCHAs make you click traffic lights?
▶Why do we still say we ‘hang up’ a phone?
▶Why do the F and J keys have tiny bumps?
▶Why is Amazon called Amazon?
▶Why does the Apple logo have a bite out of it?
▶Why is Adobe called Adobe?
▶Why is it called LEGO?
▶Why is it called IKEA?
▶What does Haagen-Dazs actually mean?
▶Why is it called Pepsi?
▶Why is it called Sony?
▶Why is it called Canon?
▶Why is it called Nikon?
▶Why is it called Yahoo?
▶Why is it called Skype?
▶Why is it called Verizon?
▶Why Doesn’t the Elevator Close Button Work?
▶Why Can’t Some Phones Mute the Camera Shutter?
▶Why Do Touchscreens Ignore You in Gloves?
▶Where Does a Deleted File Really Go?
▶Why Can’t You Stop Scrolling Your Feed?
▶Why Do Damaged QR Codes Still Scan?
▶Was the Big Bang Hiding in Your TV Static?
▶What Was the First Thing Ever Sold Online?
▶What Was the First Ever YouTube Video?
▶Why Do You Look Worse in Photos Than Mirrors?
▶Why is it called an algorithm?
▶Why Does Your Voice Sound So Weird in Recordings?
▶Why is it called an avatar?
▶Why Are Airplane Windows Never Square?
▶Why Does ‘Emergency Calls Only’ Still Work?
▶Why Is GPS Free for the Whole World?