Explain It Slowly

15: How does an air conditioner work?

May 17th, 2021  |  26 mins 15 secs

ac, air conditioner, compressed air, earth tubes, electric, freon, gas, heater, radiator

Linh wonders how air conditioner works, and our special guest, Spencer Curtis, and Dimitri try their best to explain it… slowly…

14: How does a cassette tape work?

May 13th, 2021  |  14 mins 35 secs

#2 pencil, cassette tape, magnetic strip, negative charge, positive charge

Linh wonders how a cassette tape works, and Dimitri tries his best to explain it… slowly…

13: Why would you steal a catalytic converter?

May 10th, 2021  |  12 mins 19 secs

cat burglar, catalyst, catalytic converter, palladium, platinum, rhodium

Linh wonders why you would steal a catalytic converter, and Dimitri tries his best to explain it… slowly…

12: Why do people steal art?

May 6th, 2021  |  12 mins 19 secs

17th century art, art collateral, immunity, mafia, museum, rembrandt

Dimitri wonders why people steal art, and Linh tries her best to explain it… slowly…

References:

• This Is a Robbery: The World's Biggest Art Heist (Netflix)

Errata:

• Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669), 17th century Dutch art master

11: How does a water heater work?

May 3rd, 2021  |  13 mins 56 secs

control valve, gas tank, pilot, soft water, water tank

Linh wonders how a water heater works, and Dimitri tries his best to explain it… slowly…

References:

• https://www.billygo.com/blog/four-ways-to-get-instant-hot-water-at-the-faucet/

Errata:

• Recommended temperature for water heater is 140 degrees Fahrenheit (Good job Dimitri!)

10: What is a stenographer?

April 29th, 2021  |  34 mins 55 secs

narrow writing, phonetics, shorthand, stenography, syllables

Dimitri wonders what a stenographer is, and Linh tries her best to explain it… slowly…

References:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stenotype
• https://www.2020captioning.com/how-it-all-works
• https://www.naegeliusa.com/blog/what-is-a-stenographer

Errata:
TTY - TeleTypewriter (also TDD - Telecommunication Device for the Deaf)
Stenographer Average Salary in California: ~$45,000 (not very high if living in California)
Stenography is based on the phonetics of English

9: How does a camera work?

April 26th, 2021  |  22 mins 50 secs

camera, cones, electrons, hubble telescope, lenses, light buckets, photons, pixels, pupil, retina, rods, sensor

Linh wonders how camera works, and Dimitri tries his best to explain it… slowly…

Errata:
Charge-Coupled Device (CCD)

8: What are some things you've learned from gardening?

April 22nd, 2021  |  22 mins 51 secs

almonds, daughter vines, flowers, gardening, germination, leaves, plants, strawberry, winter

Linh wonders about Dimitri's gardening experience, and Dimitri tries his best to share it… slowly…

7: What is a server?

April 19th, 2021  |  17 mins 48 secs

dynamic, https, mail, server, software, static, web

Linh wonders what a server is, and Dimitri tries his best to explain it… slowly…

6: How do you transfer information through a cable?

April 15th, 2021  |  29 mins 37 secs

binary, cables, compression, electromagnetic wave, information, lossless, lossy, progressive image, telegraph, telephone, wireless

Linh wonders how information is transferred through a cable, and Dimitri tries his best to explain it… slowly…

5: How do vaccines work?

April 12th, 2021  |  10 mins 13 secs

hand surgery, human brain, mra, shell, vaccines

Dimitri wonders how vaccines work, and Linh wasn't able to explain it… slowly…

4: What is French Cuisine?

April 8th, 2021  |  28 mins 54 secs

baguette, bread box, egg rolls, escargot, french cuisine, french food, french toast, not pho, snail, stew, vietnamese food

Linh wonders what French cuisine is, and Dimitri tries his best to explain it… slowly…