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Every Thursday, our Industry Readlines email features interesting, helpful, or funny things from around the technical world. Whether you are in design, machining, production, or inspection this will be a great weekly read.

From the GD&T Basics Team: Virtual Condition vs Tolerance Zone

In our video question line, our GD&T instructors answer questions submitted by our students. The article and corresponding video that we are sharing this week answers the question, "Is the Virtual Condition the same as the Tolerance Zone?"

- Jason

https://www.gdandtbasics.com/virtual-condition-vs-tolerance-zone/

Lego Car Spanning Larger and Larger Gaps:

Want to see true engineering and iterative problem solving in action...using Legos? Watch as this guy designs and tests a Lego bridging vehicle, gradually improving his car until it is able to drive over gaps of various sizes. 

- Tom

https://youtu.be/pwglOlD7e0M

Client Highlight: Toyota

This week, we are excited to highlight our client, Toyota! Toyota recently showed off their Corolla Cross H2 concept car, which runs on a newly developed hydrogen combustion engine. Check out this video to learn how it works and why Toyota's CEO says it will "destroy the entire EV industry!"

- Lisa

https://youtu.be/rTawvzH0MQ4

The Mechanical Integrator - a Machine That Does Calculus:

The mechanical integrator is a mechanism that was crucial to the development of mechanical analog computers throughout the twentieth century. Watch this video to learn how they work and how they have been used for much more than solving simple calculus problems!

- Crystal

https://youtu.be/s-y_lnzWQjk

For a Good Laugh: David the Manual Drafter

Eww, David! 

- Emily

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