Overskriften virker ikke ret dækkende, men på 
http://www.howstuffworks.com kan man opleve How Stuff Works
Der er simpelthen forklaringer på næsten alt. 
Et kig på top 40 listen 
http://www.howstuffworks.com/top40.htm giver måske et indblik i hvad man kan forvente af siden:
How Apache Helicopters Work 
How Car Engines Work 
How Power Windows Work 
How Lock Picking Works 
How Home Networking Works 
How Stun Guns Work 
How GM's Hy-wire Works 
How Caffeine Works 
How M1 Tanks Work 
How Black Lights Work 
How 'Unsolved History' Works 
How Dieting Works 
How Cell Phones Work 
How Alcohol Works 
How CDs Work 
How Electric Motors Work 
How PCs Work 
How Gas Turbine Engines Work 
How Batteries Work 
How RAM Works 
How Radial Engines Work 
How Wireless Networking Works 
How Microprocessors Work 
How Hard Disks Work 
How Nuclear Bombs Work 
How Turbochargers Work 
How Diesel Engines Work 
How Electromagnets Work 
How Computer Memory Works 
How Cloning Works 
How Airplanes Work 
How Routers Work 
How DSL Works 
How Firewalls Work 
How Calories Work 
How Digital Cameras Work 
How Operating Systems Work 
How Television Works 
How Rotary Engines Work 
How Web Servers Work 
Top 40 Questions:
How does a gun silencer work? 
What is the Year 2038 problem? 
How does a "Star Wars" lightsaber work? 
What does the name "WD-40" stand for? 
What would happen if you fired a gun on a train moving as fast as a bullet? 
How does a heat pump work? 
What is an IP address? 
Does drinking ice water burn calories? 
What does the weight mean on a can of motor oil? 
What causes flatulence? 
Where do bullets go when guns are fired straight up into the air? 
What are amps, watts, volts and ohms? 
How does a carburetor work? 
How many calories does a person need daily? 
How does a T1 line work? 
How does a Jake Brake work on a big rig? 
How does reverse osmosis work? 
How does a catapult work? 
How hard is it to set up a network between two computers in my home? 
Is chocolate poisonous to dogs? 
What does the VTEC system in a Honda engine do? 
How do mood rings work? 
What is the difference between a turbocharger and a supercharger on a car's engine? 
How can I make a pinewood derby car go faster? 
What are the bumps at the end of computer cables? 
Can flour explode? 
How does "bulletproof" glass work? 
What are MP3 files and how do they work? 
What is the difference between a Pentium and a Celeron processor? 
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? 
How does the oxygen sensor in a car work? 
I would like to increase the horsepower of my car's engine. What's the best way to do this? 
How does a water softener work? 
What is root beer? 
What gives a Harley-Davidson motorcycle its distinctive sound? 
What is the difference between gasoline, kerosene, diesel fuel, etc.? 
What is a "nervous breakdown"? 
How does nitrous oxide help an engine perform better? 
When you delete files from your computer and after you empty it out of the Recycle Bin, where exactly does it go? 
What does octane mean?