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Hot Deals for February 11

For today’s edition of Deals of the Day (February 11, 2025) here are some of the best deals we stumbled on while browsing the web this morning! Please note that Geeks are Sexy might get a small commission from qualifying purchases done through our posts. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. –Buy […]

What if you made a jetpack using rifles? [Science Video]

From XKCD: This question comes from Rob, who asks: is it possible to build a jetpack using downward firing rifles? I was sort of surprised to find that the answer was yes! [XKCD’s What If]



Before Silicon: How the Antikythera Mechanism Became the World’s First Computer

In 1900, Greek divers pulled up what looked like a lump of corroded junk from a shipwreck and accidentally rewrote the history of technology. Hidden inside was the Antikythera mechanism, a 2,000-year-old device packed with precision gears that could predict eclipses, track the Sun, Moon, and planets, and even mark ancient festivals. In other words: […]

BRING ME PICTURES OF SPIDER-MAN! [Comic]

Have you ever wonder about why John Jonah Jameson, editor-in-chief of the Daily Bugle, is so obsessed over Peter Parker bringing him photos of Spider-Man? Well wonder no more, geeks, this comic strip from “Heck if I Know” has the answer! Apparently Mr. Jameson has an unhealthy obsession over Spider-Man, a little similar to a […]

Building a Mechanical Battery Using a Magnetic Pendulum

What if a swinging pendulum could double as a battery? Engineer Tom Stanton sets out to answer that question by building a mechanical battery: a massive magnetic pendulum that generates electricity every time it swings over copper coils. The motion induces electric currents, diodes tame the AC into usable DC, capacitors store the energy… and […]