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fromTasting Table
1 week ago

Don't Skip This Quick Step Before Baking Shortbread Cookies, Or Else They'll End Up A Bubbly Mess - Tasting Table

Prick shortbread dough with a fork before baking to release steam, prevent bubbling, and ensure an even, crumbly texture.
fromWIRED
2 months ago

In Orbit You Have to Slow Down to Speed Up

If you watch sci-fi movies, you'd think that flying a spaceship is just like driving a slightly more complicated car (or a Winnebago in Spaceballs). And George Lucas gave us those galactic battles with pilots who look like they're flying fighter jets on Earth. Well, bad news: Space is really, really different. In particular, moving a vehicle in orbit around Earth is way more complicated than that. The maneuvers you might make with a plane sometimes have the opposite effect in orbit.
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