States are starting to lift quarantine orders and in this Komando DIY, we have a way to help you keep the virus out — inspired by NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly. You may not have an airlock like ones up in space at home, but pretending you do is a great way to stay healthy. If your “mission” is to avoid the coronavirus, here are some simple steps you can take to make sure it’s a success.

Glass is pretty ubiquitous in our current technological world. It’s on our smartphone, our cables, and, of course, our homes. But, it turns out that the properties of glass are pretty unique and scientists are still stumped as to how exactly it works.

You know you need unique, hard-to-crack passwords for all your accounts — and remembering those complex strings of letters, numbers and characters is a real struggle. That's why it's so easy to let your browser do the hard work for you. Browsers can store our login credentials and automatically sign us into our accounts — but what if you need to see your actual password, not just the autofilled asterisks? You can, with one simple trick.

What says summer more than enjoying a good ol' fashioned hot dog at the ballpark? That's not on the table right now, but it did get us thinking about how the classic American meal became known as a "hot dog" in the first place. Who coined the term?

Stephanie Carruthers makes her living exposing personal information by breaking into phones, private accounts and more. But don’t worry, she’s doing it to help keep you safe. This IBM privacy expert and pro hacker shows Kim just how easy it is to get fooled by an enterprising digital criminal. Plus, she offers pro tips for recognizing scams and keeping yourself safe on and offline.

Remember this idea you probably heard as a kid: "If you dig straight through the Earth you’ll end up in China." While that might not be exactly true, the biggest hurdle would actually be digging deep enough to go through the planet’s core. Humans have been unable to get very far into the Earth, but the deepest we have gone will blow your mind.

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