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- How Leap Years WorkA normal calendar years is 365 days long, but the earth actually takes 365.2422 days to completely orbit the sun. Learn more about leap years in this HowStuffWorks podcast.Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com4 min
- How Red Eyes in Photographs WorkThe flash of a camera is bright enough to cause a reflection off the human retina -- the red we see in these photos comes from the blood vessels in the eye. Learn more about red eyes and cameras in this HowStuffWorks podcast.Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com4 min
- What is the Fastest Computer in the World?Although the speed of computers is growing exponentially, the human brain may handle roughly ten quadrillion instructions per second. Learn more about the world's fastest computer in this HowStuffWorks podcast.Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com4 min
- How Do Vitamins Work?A vitamin is a small molecule the body needs but cannot manufacture on its own. Learn more about vitamins in this HowStuffWorks podcast.Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com2 min
- How Nanosolar WorksA company named Nanosolar is shaking up the alternative energy industry by offering solar technology at the lowest prices in history -- even cheaper than energy derived from coal. Learn more about Nanosolar in this HowStuffWorks podcast.Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com3 min
- How Ultra Hi-Def WorksA standard HD screen has roughly 2 million pixels per frame -- but an ultra HD has four times that resolution. Learn more about ultra hi-definition in this HowStuffWorks podcast.Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com3 min
- How Stealth Technology WorkShaping an airplane a certain way -- or using materials that absorb radar waves -- causes a stealth aircraft to have the signature of a small bird, rather than an airplane.Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com3 min
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Whether the topic is popcorn or particle physics, you can count on BrainStuff to explore -- and explain -- the everyday science in the world around us.