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When I was a little kid - about nine years old - the idea of spy gear was the coolest thing to me. I think a lot of children go through this phase - secret…

Clairvoyance is the power to see objects at a distance. It's a commonplace of fantasy fiction, where mystical oracles can scry on distant events. Perhaps evil witches use sorcery to spy on their enemies, or…

At the end of the day, cars are surprisingly fragile. Sure, they have airbags and crumple zones and all sorts of safety features. And they're made of sturdy metal and have a reinforced chassis and…

Modern vehicles come with all sorts of built-in safety devices to protect drivers and passengers. These little design features start with the humble seat belt, the buckle optimised to reduce force on the human body…

Have you ever been in one of those kaleidoscope rooms? The ones that are like a mirror maze, where the walls are all reflective and you see thousands of copies of yourself, some reversed, some…

Last night, my friend was showing me his car - a vintage Land Rover that he's modified slightly so that it was drivable today. It certainly looked cool, I'll give him that - the old-fashioned…

Do you have a backup plan? I don't know what your Plan A is, but you should definitely have a backup plan. Everyone needs a backup plan. After all, what if your first plan fails?…

Writers, philosophers and psychologists have long discussed the distinction between terror and horror. One widely agreed-upon difference is that terror is what comes before, while horror is what comes after. When your mind is set…

Once upon a time, a camera was an awfully bulky thing. It took many minutes to set up, and a family had to stay still for a painfully long time while they had their picture…

It might seem counterintuitive, but light can be both a wave and a particle at the same time. This has some pretty weird consequences - a 'particle' of light can be in two places at…

Most of the time, when we talk about looking back, we mean looking back in time. "Looking back, it was clear that something was wrong," you might say. The trouble with this sort of looking…

Here's an interesting question: why bother to get a reversing camera? Aren't there other, cheaper options that do the job just as well, like sensors or mirrors? And if that's the case, then why should…