Almost 90% of American households use air conditioning, and 66% of that is central AC. The regions with the most AC use are the Midwest and South, according to the U.S. Energy Information ...

This video explains the historical and scientific reasons clocks move clockwise, tracing the design back to early timekeeping methods and sundials.

This amazing optical illusion has been put forward as a visual personality test that can reveal whether you’re right-brained or left-brained. That’s totally bogus, of course, but it doesn’t make the ...

This article may contain affiliate links that Yahoo and/or the publisher may receive a commission from if you buy a product or service through those links. Thank goodness for ceiling fans. Sure, they ...

IF THE HANDS of dial clocks swept over their faces the other way around, that would be the direction known as “clockwise”. And they would tell the hour just as faithfully. It is convenient to have all ...

Not all of them do. The clock in Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, decorated by Paolo Uccello, travels anti-clockwise. SIR – Roundabouts (or carousels as they are known elsewhere) go round clockwise ...

One of the six simple machines, a screw is nothing more than an inclined plane wrapped around a center pole. While today screws come in standard sizes, and typically are tightened by turning clockwise ...

Originally published by Jack Forster on Hodinkee. The first thing most of us notice about clocks and watches when we learn to tell time, is that the hands turn clockwise – the habit of perceiving ...

Thank goodness for ceiling fans. Sure, they may not be the most aesthetically pleasing addition to your space, but who cares when they actually help make your home comfortable? During the summer, when ...