I love Mythbusters. They’re doing actual science but in a very accessible way.
Here’s part of a demonstration Adam and Jamie did… somewhere… that demonstrates the difference between serial processing, and parallel processing. Watch and learn and be in awe.
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They get to play with the best toys.