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Posted in Earth, The Solar System on Mar 30th, 2006
Imagine you were stuck in space in a very small space ship that had no capabilities to go anywhere and a very limited amount of supplies. And, then you looked out your window and saw this happening:
The Earth, slowly dissolving into the nothingness of space.
I’d have to think that would be somewhat disconcerting.
Never fear tho. [...]
Posted in Earth on Mar 27th, 2006
Scientists think they know where the next big earthquake will be in California. Namely, right here:
See the town of Hayward? That town sits right on the Hayward Fault ( coincidence? ). Now, I would be a little more skeptical of Livescience’s article, but I remember watching a baseball game a few years ago and watching [...]
Posted in Travel on Mar 24th, 2006
After years of development and no less than three scrubbed attempts, a solitary rocket Falcon 1 rocket roared toward space Friday only to be lost just after liftoff, its builders said.
Bummer.
I did a piece on SpaceX back in December criticizing NASA and suggesting the private sector couldn’t do any worse. Looks like I might have [...]
Posted in Health, Silly science on Mar 24th, 2006
Needless to say, that caught my eye.
A little-known women’s condition called "persistent sexual arousal syndrome" (PSAS) is getting researchers’ attention.
It got my attention as well. And, I’m not even a researcher.
…women with PSAS "become involuntarily aroused genitally for extended periods in time in the absence of sexual desire."
The genital arousal is "usually persistent, unprovoked, and [...]
Posted in Technology on Mar 22nd, 2006
I’m a sucker for Top 10 lists. However, I’m a sucker in that I never, never, never agree with them. Whether it be music, women, or politics, I never agree with them. Livescience put together a list of 2006 Top 10 Tech Cars. Sounds simple enough. Without further ado, let’s look at it, shall we?
Chrysler
Heritage [...]
Posted in Technology on Mar 21st, 2006
Mobile phones will deal a final blow to makers of music devices and video camcorders, having already hit the photo industry, a senior executive at handset maker Nokia told the Financial Times newspaper.
I believe this 100%. However, I don’t think this is as one-sided as the story reads. As easy as it is to [...]
Posted in Silly science on Mar 15th, 2006
This is just cool!
According to this guy, you can make your own following these directions:
http://www.grand-illusions.com/images/articles/opticalillusions/dragon_illusion/dragon.pdf
I haven’t tried it yet, but it doesn’t look all that difficult. If anyone does, please give me a shout.
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Posted in Health on Mar 10th, 2006
Got this via email today:
It was followed with the warning: “Get out! Get out!” I think that was tongue in cheek, but it could have been a sincere concern about my health.
However, it’s not a true story. According to Snopes, it was a parody written several years ago.
However, I do think there’s a LOT of [...]
Posted in SETI, The Solar System on Mar 10th, 2006
The big tease that wasn’t ( thanks to Matt Drudge ignoring posting protocol ), is that there is LIFE ON ENCELADUS!
Well, that’s not exactly proven. There is apparently, very strong evidence of liquid water.
See those plumes shooting off Enceladus? Those are apparently ice crystals. What makes this situation unique is that they think there is [...]
Posted in Silly science on Mar 8th, 2006
Purdue University has opened an investigation into "extremely serious" concerns regarding the research of a professor who said he had produced nuclear fusion in a tabletop experiment, the university announced yesterday.
The research first appeared in 2002 in the journal Science, but controversy had erupted even before publication. Dr. Taleyarkhan, then a senior scientist at Oak [...]