The Boring Podcast

11/19/18 • 37 min

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How do tunneling machines work? We look at the science and tech behind burrowing under the Earth.

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How do tunneling machines work? We look at the science and tech behind burrowing under the Earth.

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TechStuff - The Boring Podcast

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Get in touch with technology with tech Stuff from half stuff works dot com. He there, and welcome to tech Stuff. I'm your host, executive producer, Jonathan Strickland, and I love all things tech. And in past episodes of tech Stuff, I have covered stuff like the history of subway systems, and I've given an overview of the Boring Company that's one of Elon Musk's companies and its mission to create underground tunnel systems beneath cities to allo