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Imperfect

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  • 8: Challenger
    The Challenger Space Shuttle was directed to launch on the coldest day on record in Florida and 73 seconds after launch it exploded but the engineers saw it coming.
    With John Chidgey.

    Links of potential interest:

    • The Challenger Crew Plunged to Their Deaths
    • Moonraker - IMDb
    • Space Shuttle
    • Space Shuttle Challenger
    • Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
    • NASA Shuttle Missions
    • List of Space Shuttle Missions
    • Thiokol
    • Challenger: Twenty Years Later, Lessons Never Learned
    • Space Ship Two
    • Max Q
    • The Challenger Launch Decision
    • Weather and the Shuttle Challenger Disaster
    • Weather Source: 1986 January
    • “Star Trek: The Next Generation” Time’s Arrow: Part 1 (TV Episode 1992) - Quotes - IMDb
    • Challenger Shuttle Engineer Sheds 30 Years Of Guilt

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      Episode Gold Producer:
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      Episode Silver Producer:
      Chris Stone.
      38 min
    • 70: The Seas Will Rise
      The cause of global warming may be hotly debated, but rising sea levels are a fact. Vic joins John to talk about how fast it's happening and how our cities will need to adapt.
      With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.

      Miscellaneous Links:

      • An Inconvenient Truth on iTunes
      • The Great Global Warming Swindle IMDb
      • The Great Global Warming Swindle
      • Thermal Expansion
      • GISS Surface Temperature Analysis
      • Sea Ice Data
      • Arctic Sea Ice News and Analysis
      • Alarmist Article Read The Notes: Thousands flee Pacific islands on front line of climate change
      • CSIRO Sea-level Rise
      • OzCoasts: Visualising sea-level rise
      • Global Warming Sea Level Rise Map: San Francisco and Bay Area
      • Brisbane King Tide Flood Sign
      • The Thames Barrier
      • Dutch Dikes
      • Terps
      • Underwater Cities
      • Hysteresis

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        39 min
      • 7: Piper Alpha
        The Piper Oil field in the North Sea became the site of one of the worst Offshore Oil Rig disasters in history when Piper Platform Alpha went up in flames.
        With John Chidgey.

        Links of potential interest:

        • Human Factors and Ergonomics for Shift Handover
        • Piper Alpha
        • Natural-gas Condensate

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          Episode Gold Producer:
          'r'.
          29 min
        • 6: Amagasaki
          The Amagasaki rail crash was entirely caused by human error but was it a fear of punishment by the company that was ultimately the cause.
          With John Chidgey.

          Links of potential interest:

          • Amagasaki Rail Crash
          • Fukuchiyama Line
          • ICAO - Annexes Booklet
          • ICAO - Personnel Licensing FAQ
          • JTSB Accident Report English Extract
          • Aircraft and Railway Accidents Investigation Commission
          • Fatigue
          • JR West Punished Staff

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            24 min
          • 69: It's Complicated
            Smart Watches support dynamic, configurable complications but not all are created equal. Russell Ivanovic from Shifty Jelly joins John to see just how complicated it can be.
            With Russell Ivanovic and John Chidgey.

            Related Episodes:

            • Pragmatic Episode 38: Watch This Time And Space
            • Pragmatic Episode 38A: Watch This Time And Space Follow-up 1

              • Miscellaneous Links:

              • Complication (horology)
              • World’s Most Complicated Wristwatch Franck Muller Aeternitas Mega 4
              • Apple Watch Human Interface Guidelines
              • Icon and Image Design
              • Apple Watch
              • Bluetooth Low Energy Specification (PDF)
              • IEEE 802.11
              • Retro Rocket Watch Face: Android Wear
              • Fit Cat Watch Face: Android Wear
              • Samsung Gear S2

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                1 hr 5 min
              • 68: Paperless
                We are closer than ever to a paperless office, and for John with the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil it's time to actually try and see if it's possible.
                With Vic Hudson and John Chidgey.

                Related Articles:

                • The iPad Pro and Apple Pencil in Engineering
                • Good Notes

                  • Related Episodes:

                  • Causality Episode 4: Titanic
                  • Pragmatic Episode 23: Maximum Erasability
                  • Pragmatic Episode 29: You Can’t Fight Physics

                    • Miscellaneous Links:

                    • The Office of the Future
                    • Recycled Carbon Neutral A4 Paper 500 Sheets
                    • Uni-Ball Eye Fine Rollerball Pens Assorted 4 Pack
                    • Apple Pencil for iPad Pro
                    • Stylus
                    • Mesopotamia
                    • Stylus (computing)
                    • Tablet Computing From 1888 to 2010
                    • Resistive Touchscreen
                    • Capacitive Sensing
                    • Paper
                    • The 7 Worst Tech Predictions of All Time
                    • Enginerd
                    • PalmPilot
                    • Zire Handheld
                    • GoodNotes
                    • Grafio
                    • Build a Better Life by Stealing Office Supplies

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                      1 hr 32 min
                    • 5: Maccabiah
                      The 15th Maccabiah Games in 1997 had a temporary bridge for the opening ceremony. The world was shocked when it failed and it did so on every level.
                      With John Chidgey.

                      Links of potential interest:

                      • 1997 Maccabiah Games
                      • Maccabiah Games
                      • The Maccabiah Bridge Collapse
                      • Google Maps: The Site of the Disaster
                      • Australia/Israel Review: The Bridge Too Far
                      • Phil Moss Recalls the Tragic Death of Four Aussies…
                      • Maccabiah Tragedy
                      • Australian Jews blast Rehiring of Officials Responsible for the Maccabiah Tragedy
                      • Stage Design Israel
                      • American Jewish Year
                      • Maccabiah Bridge Collapse: Initial Investigations |
                      • The Jewish Olympics: The History of the Maccabiah Games

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                        Episode Silver Producer:
                        Chris Stone.
                        21 min
                      • 4: Titanic
                        The Titanic famously sank on her maiden voyage with a huge loss of life. No ship is unsinkable.
                        With John Chidgey.

                        Links of potential interest:

                        • List of Ships Sunk by Icebergs
                        • Titanic Timeline
                        • Time Line
                        • Titanic: The Myth of the Unsinkable Ship
                        • Seamen’s Act
                        • RMS Titanic
                        • Titanic Facts: Statistics about The Sinking of the Ship
                        • Lifeboats of the RMS Titanic
                        • Was the Titanic Ever Publicised as Unsinkable?
                        • Why Did People Believe Titanic Was Unsinkable?
                        • Titanic Deckplans : Tank Top
                        • RMS Republic
                        • International Ice Patrol

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                          Episode Silver Producer:
                          Chris Stone.
                          25 min
                        • 4: Pressure Loss in Pipes
                          In the fourth episode of the Neutrium podcast Trevor and Matt continue their discussions on process hydraulics, covering the calculation of the friction factor and its subsequent use in determining pressure loss in a pipe.
                          With Trevor Walker and Matthew Kidd.

                          Links of potential interest:

                          • Neutrium on Bernoullis Equation
                          • Neutrium on Reynolds Number
                          • Neutrium on Head vs Pressure
                          • Neutrium on Pressure loss in a Pipe
                          • Crane Flow of Fluids Through Valves, Fittings, and Pipe (TP-410)
                          • Chemical Engineering Volume 1, Sixth Edition: Fluid Flow, Heat Transfer and Mass Transfer (Coulson & Richardson’s Chemical Engineering)
                          • Fluid Flow for Chemical and Process Engineers, Second Edition
                          • Piping Calculations Manual

                            • Support Neutrium:

                            • Patreon

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                              21 min
                            • 67: Iron Man
                              What if the superhero Iron Man was real? We look at some of his tech and assess how possible it is.
                              With James Smith and John Chidgey.

                              Miscellaneous Links:

                              • Iron Man’s armor
                              • Arc Reactor
                              • Iron Man 2 Particle Accelerator
                              • Group 10 Element
                              • Palladium
                              • Island of Stability
                              • Ion Thruster
                              • RF Resonant Cavity Thruster
                              • FORTIS Exoskeleton
                              • US Navy to Test Fortis Exoskeletons
                              • Lockheed Martin’s HULC Robotic Exoskeleton MK II
                              • Raytheon XOS 2
                              • Thunderbolt Ross
                              • Real Mjolnir
                              • Newton (unit)

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                                47 min

                              About Imperfect

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                              Most people can look past the imperfections of everyday things in the world. For those that are unable to, this is for you.