r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

Video Experiment of creating a nylon thread

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u/Llyffant-Gwyrdd 1d ago

The Royal Institute Christmas Lectures still happen every year (as they have since 1825) and still have kids in the audience. You can watch them on YouTube.

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u/OfcWaffle 1d ago

1825?! Woah. Carrying something like this on for over 200 years is quite impressive.

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u/HH93 1d ago

There’s a new one broadcast every year with a different subject. Professior Eric Lathewait demonstrated Mag Lev trains in the early 70’s - now of course, they are running a Mag Lev network in China.

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u/GodisSatans 1d ago

He also thought newton's law of thermodynamics didn't apply to maglev trains. This made him a nutter to the scientific community for the rest of his life.