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How Home Energy Audits Work
Home energy audits find the drafty cracks, power-hungry light fixtures and outdated appliances that make a home less efficient. Do energy audits make a difference, and can you do one yourself?
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Why do I need to use primer?
Here's the classic definition of boredom -- sitting around and watching paint dry. But if you knew exactly what happens during those minutes and hours when paint morphs from a sloshing liquid into a thin, glossy film, you'd be fascinated.
How Hair Dryers Work
You may not have given it much thought, but you hair dryer is specially designed to prevent bad things from happening to you and your head. Learn why your hairdryer won't get too hot to hold and about the other safety features.
How the Aware Home Works
What if your house could tell you what the weather's like outside, call an ambulance if you get hurt, remind you if you forget to take your medicine or help you find that darn remote? Well, the Georgia Institute of Technology may be very close.
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