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Episode 4 - The Cure for Cancer


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This episode we discuss Greg's theory on beating cancer, the 121 story tower that doesn't sway in Shanghai due to clever dampers, Joe gives us a history of architectural and engineering feats and also pitiful state of broadband in Australia and why this is a big issue.Tick Allergy - http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/4177191.htmHow to build a 121-Story Tower that never sways - http://www.gensleron.com/cities/2014/9/4/shanghai-tower-counteracting-the-sway-inherent-to-supertall.htmlTacoma Narrows Bridge - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacoma_Narrows_BridgeMillennium Bridge, London - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Bridge,_LondonMachu Picchu - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machu_PicchuSagrada Familia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Fam%C3%ADliaPantheon, Rome - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantheon,_RomeLondon sewerage system - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_sewerage_system http://www.sewerhistory.org/images/bm/bmp3/1884_bmp313.gifSpace elevator - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_elevatorChuck Yeager - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_YeagerSpaceX - http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/188593-spacex-rocket-self-destructs-after-detecting-an-anomaly-reusable-space-launchers-are-tricky-businessKingdom Tower - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_TowerKola Superdeep Borehole - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kola_Superdeep_Borehole
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