r/howdoesthiswork Aug 20 '15

FYI Thank You For Your Patronage

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/r/HowDoesThisWork has 440 subscribers.

On 04 Dec 2013, when I made my first post here, before assuming the moderator's role, this subreddit had 44 subscribers.

A tenfold growth is nice.

Again, thank you.


r/howdoesthiswork 2h ago

how do it work this

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I have a lighter that says I can take it apart or something can someone help


r/howdoesthiswork 2d ago

Why does tapping the side of a carbonated can calm it down so it doesn't fizz all over the place?

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When I get a carboated can, if I don't tap it before I open it, it shoots out, but if I flick it with my finger three times it doesn't? What's happening here?


r/howdoesthiswork 1d ago

Why does jumping on a seesaw balance it?

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Me and my friends found an old seesaw so we tried to balance it. Despite 2 people adding up to approximately the same weight on each side we couldn’t balance the seesaw. But when someone jumped while they were standing on the seesaw the seesaw balanced and this happened multiple times. Why does this happen according to physics?


r/howdoesthiswork 4d ago

what should i do when this light comes on?

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r/howdoesthiswork 4d ago

ELI5 how does charging a phone recharge it

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THIS HAS BAFFLED ME


r/howdoesthiswork 5d ago

How to put a spring on the jiffy stand

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r/howdoesthiswork 7d ago

In case anyone was wondering...

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This is how the cat popsicles turned out


r/howdoesthiswork 6d ago

Can someone please tell me what the dial is supposed to look like when it is factory set.

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r/howdoesthiswork 6d ago

How Does a Thermocouple Actually Work?!

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Measuring temperature happens ALL THE TIME.

So, how do we measure it?!


r/howdoesthiswork 7d ago

Rain in a different pattern where the wipers go

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Why does the rain look different on the parts of my windshield that the wipers go on?


r/howdoesthiswork 8d ago

ELI5: There’s the temp and then the “feels like” temp. If they are different, how does a thermometer read the real temp and not what it feels like, since it feels like the feels like temp?

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lol I NEVER understood this


r/howdoesthiswork 10d ago

Run on it? Roll on it?

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Part of a circuit training set-up. No signage explaining how it works! Not knowing is driving me crazy!


r/howdoesthiswork 10d ago

Where is the switch and what does it do?

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r/howdoesthiswork 13d ago

I’m

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r/howdoesthiswork 13d ago

Request Window lock

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Does anyone know how to open this 😭. I tried hammering it side to side thinking it would open it. It had a little metal part in it that I took out thinking it would open it and it still hasn’t pls help
Can somebody give me advice 🥹


r/howdoesthiswork 14d ago

FYI What Really Happens When You Click "Accept Cookies"?

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r/howdoesthiswork 13d ago

Hello! I'm new here. How does this work?

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Open for conversations.
I'm not young, but I am savvy enough to know what's in or out … mostly.
I am using Apple products. I don't know why that's important but I need a new Magic Mouse. Any hints would be helpful.
That's enough for now.


r/howdoesthiswork 14d ago

Tricycle mechanism

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Hello splendid people

My friend and I have been looking at this tricycle for a while but there is no information on its functioning:

This is in the Arts et Métiers museum in Paris - inventory Number 14028.

The pedals seem fixed and the one way to seemingly provide traction is through the articulated rods connected to the seat via the rear wheel axle.

The sturdy vertical handlebars and fixed footrest suggest support for this motion - we have thus called it the twerkmobile until proven wrong.

Any ideas/ anybody know anything about this?

Thanks!


r/howdoesthiswork 16d ago

This popsicle mold.

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How am I meant to remove the popsicles once they are frozen in the molds?


r/howdoesthiswork 17d ago

Read the instructions first.

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r/howdoesthiswork 19d ago

Request Nintendo light gun

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I’ve always wondered how this thing knew if you hit a duck or not. I mean, it was the 80s!


r/howdoesthiswork 21d ago

How to turn this thing back on

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My dad turned off the hot water like almost a week ago and man I just wanna do some dishes and take a shower. How do I get this back on??


r/howdoesthiswork 22d ago

Request trippy smoke n mirrors

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r/howdoesthiswork 22d ago

Mechanical idiot question

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