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Explaining the world one sketch at a time

Sketchplanations makes complex ideas simple with clear, insightful sketches. Explore topics from science, creativity, psychology, and beyond explained in pictures.

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The magic of soap

How soap gets things clean is pretty amazing. What’s really nice is how the chemical properties generate such a simple mechanical solution.
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Cheap disposable objects

One of the 40 inventive principles. Application not limited to mechanical engineering.
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Make a wine glass sing

I shall always remember when I was finally taught that the trick is to dip your finger in the wine first.
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Rules of cute

References and a better looking and interactive explanation on cuteify. Inspired by a brilliant little exhibit at the even brillianter Exploratorium in San Francisco. 
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Sketches of the laws of expansion: a gantt chart shows Parkinson's Law — Work expands to fill the available time; two houses show Stuff expands to fill the available space; and a budget suitcase shows Cost expands to fill the available budget

Laws of expansion

Not the standard physics laws of expansion. Work expands to fill the available time — also known as Parkinson's Law Stuff expands to fill the available space — also known as Jono's Law Cost expands to fill the available budget — also known as life After grandiosely naming "Stuff expands to fill the available space" as Jono's Law, I came across "Ryan's Application of Parkinson's Law: Possessions increase to fill the space available for their storage," in Arthur Bloch's Murphy's Law Book Two, p 84, which, at least, is perhaps not as pithy. Also see: Muphry's Law The Peter Principle The Generalised Peter Principle
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Fast and slow thinking

Also known as system 1 and system 2. Book: Thinking fast and slow
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