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Audiophiles took a blind test and could not hear the difference between expensive cables and a literal banana

You’re standing in an audio showroom, admiring what appears to be a pair of rather elegant speakers. Nothing too outlandish — just two sophisticated towers that would look perfectly at home in your ...

Sound Transit still can’t prevent copper wire thefts that stop service

More money is being spent on security guards and anti-theft devices, but copper wire is still being stolen and train service ...
Renton Reporter

Copper wire theft briefly shuts down light rail in Kent, Federal Way

Copper wire theft shut down the Federal Way Link Extension for several hours Friday morning, Feb. 20 between Angle Lake in SeaTac and downtown Federal Way, halting light rail in Kent and Des Moines.
MyNorthwest

Copper wire thieves disrupt Sound Transit 1 and 2 Lines, no reopening time set

Light rail service was disrupted on the 1 Line after copper wire thieves struck again. Sound Transit stated the 1 Line was shut down at 6:30 a.m. Friday. It reopened just before 11 a.m.

Jefferson County man charged in $10,000 copper wiring theft

A Murphy, Missouri, man has been ordered to appear in court next month for his role in stealing nearly $10,000 in copper wiring from a Fenton business.
Chemistry World

How to grow an enormous single crystal

Top tips from David Boyce and his class, who have cultivated a 3kg single copper sulfate crystal A classic school experiment involves growing copper sulfate crystals. Allowing water to slowly ...