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Every claim, with its source.

Each reel gets a page: every spoken line next to the exact sentence that supports it, what the drawing simplifies, and what we checked and cut.

Cover: How does the pump know your tank is full?05 · FUEL NOZZLES

How does the pump know your tank is full?

Receipts →Cover: A submarine doesn't hover by half-filling its tanks.04 · SUBMARINES

A submarine doesn't hover by half-filling its tanks.

Receipts →Cover: The Panama Canal lifts ships twenty-six metres, and there isn't a single pump.03 · THE PANAMA CANAL

The Panama Canal lifts ships twenty-six metres, and there isn't a single pump.

Receipts →Cover: Anti-lock brakes don't always stop you shorter.02 · ANTI-LOCK BRAKES

Anti-lock brakes don't always stop you shorter.

Receipts →Cover: Your microwave is not tuned to water.01 · THE MICROWAVE OVEN

Your microwave is not tuned to water.

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