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How gas pumps know when to turn themselves off

Steve Mould
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Head to https://80000hours.org/steve to start planning a career that is meaningful, fulfilling, and helps solve one of the world’s most pressing problems. Gas or petrol pump nozzles turn off automatically when your tank is full. The way it works is really clever and uses the venturi effect. You can buy my books here: https://stevemould.com/books You can support me on Patreon and get access to the exclusive Discord:   / stevemould   just like these amazing people: Frank Hereford Will Ackerly Brendan Williams Cameron Leigh Middleton Matthew Cocke Frederic Merizen Jeremy Cole Lizzy and Jack Alan Wilderland Joel Van der loo Glenn Watson Doug Peterson Paul Warelis John Zelinka Alnitak Grant Hay Heather Liu Marshall Fitzpatrik Lukas Biewalk JJ Masson Ben McIntosh Damien Szerszinski Twitter:   / moulds   Instagram:   / stevemouldscience   Facebook:   / stevemouldscience   Buy nerdy maths things: http://mathsgear.co.uk ...more
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How gas pumps know when to turn themselves off
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2022Sep 16
Head to https://80000hours.org/steve to start planning a career that is meaningful, fulfilling, and helps solve one of the world’s most pressing problems. Gas or petrol pump nozzles turn off automatically when your tank is full. The way it works is really clever and uses the venturi effect. You can buy my books here: https://stevemould.com/books You can support me on Patreon and get access to the exclusive Discord:   / stevemould   just like these amazing people: Frank Hereford Will Ackerly Brendan Williams Cameron Leigh Middleton Matthew Cocke Frederic Merizen Jeremy Cole Lizzy and Jack Alan Wilderland Joel Van der loo Glenn Watson Doug Peterson Paul Warelis John Zelinka Alnitak Grant Hay Heather Liu Marshall Fitzpatrik Lukas Biewalk JJ Masson Ben McIntosh Damien Szerszinski Twitter:   / moulds   Instagram:   / stevemouldscience   Facebook:   / stevemouldscience   Buy nerdy maths things: http://mathsgear.co.uk

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Steve Mould

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