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The Most Important Material Ever Made
At Highly Educated, we spend a bit of time thinking about materials and of course one of our most favorite is glass. That’s why Derek Muller’s latest Veritasium video on the science of glass caught...
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Control Tower SE Pillar Maintenance
The number one question we get about the CT and SE Pillar is in regards to maintenance.The straight forward answer is that no matter what you do with the SE Pillar, like all quartz, it will begin t...
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What's In The Sizzle: Cleaning Assistant or Potential Detriment?
When you dunk your quartz into the alcohol and you hear it sizzle? Have you ever thought about what it takes to make that sound? Today, let's learn something new. Are you ready? Let's dive right in.
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Understanding Isopropyl Alcohol's Hygroscopic Nature
Today we are going to talk about a property of isopropyl alcohol that often goes undiscussed: its hygroscopic nature. Understanding this characteristic may incentivize you to change your storage an...
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The Destructive Power of Cavitation
Breaking Dishes in Iso Tanks; The Background Ever since the release of the Control Tower, we've unjustly caught some flack here at Highly Educated. The issue was; customers would dunk their Control...
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Why Does American Quartz Cost More? One of the first reasons you will hear is quality. And while that is typically true that American manufacturers will offer a better quality product and quality o...
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Control Tower w/ SE Pillar FAQ
1. When is the next scheduled drop? Limited scheduled drops will occur Thursday at 2pm PDT. 2. How should I heat the Control Tower? Apply the flame to both the dish and the chamber with the SE Pil...
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Why the GTR is still my preferred carb cap. 4 years later.
The GTR is not a handsfree cap. If you like to just set it and forget it, a maria-style cap is more for you as it generally will have a lower center of gravity and be less likely to fall off during...
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Gavel SE maintenance and Q-Tip Tech for Dummies
Don't chazz the nail bro. What does chazz even mean? Where did this term originate? If anyone has the etymology breakdown on the word chazz I'd love to educate myself on its history. As far as I ca...
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Introducing the Gavel SE - Surface Enhanced.
Introducing The Gavel SE. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Highly Educated (@highlyeducatedti) Modifying a surface to enhance its performance i...
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