What happens when you drop 50 pounds of Silly Putty from a 10-story building?
GO HERE for the explanation of the results. The blob was dropped twice – amazing they had enough volunteers to pick up the pieces to do it a second time.
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What Happens When Cats Get High on Catnip
Air France 447 – A detailed meteorological analysis – Satellite and weather data
Here is some information from Tim Vasquez, regarding Air France 447… Air France flight 447 (AF447), an Airbus A330 widebody jet, was reported missing in the equatorial Atlantic Ocean in the early morning hours of June 1, 2009. The plane was enroute from Rio de Janeiro (SBGL) to Paris (LFPG). Speculation suggested that the plane […]
Breathing Noblity
Xenon is the heaviest non-radioactive noble gas and is used for ion thrusters, general anesthetic, and various types of lighting sources. These chemistry guys take a more inquisitive, educational, and refined approach to getting just a teensy bit high. Warning: don’t try this at home. link: The Presurfer: Breathing Xenon
Mythbusters vs. Thermite
What happens when you combine thermite and ice? Kaboom. Apparently there’s a myth solved somewhere in there as well, but come on — things go boom! New Mythbusters on the Discovery Channel at 9 PM. Kablam Clip: How To Make Thermite Clip:
SETI Picks Up Regular Laser Pulse Emanating From Space [Aliens]
Ragbir Bhathal works with SETI to scan the skies for possible communications from extraterrestrial intelligences. Unlike most SETI facilities, which look for radio signals, Bhathal’s looks for laser pulses. And now he’s found one. Several years ago Bhathal, a researcher at the University of Western Sydney, suggested that a likely form of extraterrestrial communication would […]
Hedy Lamarr helped invent Radio Frequency Hopping
From Wikipedia… The most celebrated invention of frequency hopping was that of actress Hedy Lamarr and composer George Antheil, who in 1942 received patent number 2,292,387 for their “Secret Communications System.” This early version of frequency hopping used a piano-roll to change between 88 frequencies, and was intended to make radio-guided torpedoes harder for enemies […]
Here they come to save the Day!
Here comes Ada Lovelace & Charles Babbage to save the day! There’s a new web comic (2D Googles), that follows the adventures of Lovelace & Babbage through their various adventures… Click here for for Science!”