Think that increased gravity has an effect on the blobs in a Lava Lamp? Maybe we should think again.
Entries Tagged as 'science'
IMAX Hubble 3D
March 1st, 2010 · No Comments · amazing, science, video
“Through the power of IMAX 3D, Hubble 3D will enable movie-goers to journey through distant galaxies to explore the grandeur and mysteries of our celestial surroundings, and accompany space-walking astronauts as they attempt the most difficult and important tasks in NASA’s history. The film will offer an inspiring and unique look into the Hubble Space [...]
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Flaming bacon lance
February 26th, 2010 · No Comments · amazing, science, video, weird
Not just for breakfast anymore, bacon has been found to have beneficial industrial benefits as well. (Where do these people come up with this stuff?) (Rhetori… etc.)
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It’s alive!
February 10th, 2010 · No Comments · amazing, bizarre, science
Remember those little pellets that kids used to use on the 4th of July? Light it and it would produce a long black ash snake. Then leave a burn mark on the driveway. The compound in question is mercury thiocyanate. Watch what happens when a rather large amount of it in powdered form is ignited [...]
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What happens if you fall into a black hole?
February 8th, 2010 · No Comments · humor, science
Neil DeGrasse Tyson has an explanation of what would happen if you fell into a black hole. Strangely, it has something to do with pasta.
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CGI Space Shuttle destroyed
January 27th, 2010 · No Comments · amazing, science, tech
Damn near gut-wrenching. This is so close to looking real that we’re glad it’s only computer generated imagery. It’s a homemade video showing how the Shuttle may look if it was destroyed in space, filmed from the ISS or maybe another Shuttle. All made with real photos of the Shuttle using Photoshop to make it [...]
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Space beer
December 9th, 2009 · 3 Comments · beer, news, science
Sapporo Brewers in Japan are making a limited run of a special beer made from barley which spent time on the International Space Station.
The brewer will receive orders for the Sapporo Space Barley beer via the Internet until Dec. 24, making 250 six-packs, holding 330-ml bottles, available at a price of ¥10,000 each, Sapporo said [...]
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Bomb-proof wallpaper
November 20th, 2009 · 1 Comment · science
This new product is not only good at keeping your walls standing in case of a bomb, but also may have positive effects against those cars with loud systems that cruise past your house.
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Meteorites
November 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment · amazing, science
Maybe a few of you out there had a chance to witness the Leonid meteor shower that was scheduled to display worldwide on Tuesday/Wednesday. Unfortunately, Illinois is under a pall of rainclouds and will continue to have overcast, rainy, dreary days until the weekend.
Leonids are bits of debris from Comet Tempel-Tuttle. Every 33 years the [...]
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Mandelbulb
November 18th, 2009 · Comments Off · amazing, science
It was some time ago that we stumbled across the term fractal in the course of our cyber-travels. The figure at left is from the studies of Benoit Mandelbrot, a French-American mathematician, and is usually the first picture we think of when we hear the term fractal. No matter how far one zooms into a [...]
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Space chair
November 17th, 2009 · Comments Off · odd, science
To promote its new line of LCD TVs featuring LED backlighting and local dimming, Toshiba has used an helium balloon to take an ultra-lightweight chair to the edge of space, filming the process using the company’s IK-HR1S 1080i camera.
(GAS)
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Homemade time machine
November 13th, 2009 · Comments Off · humor, science
The original idea was to go back in time and kill Hitler.
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