Here is an interesting story about a 14 year old boy in Germany that got hit by a pea sized meteorite. Interestingly enough, they cropped out his hands in the pictures . . . Gerrit Blank, 14, was on his way to school when he saw “ball of light” heading straight towards him from the [...]
I fly a lot, and of all the things that concern me, a meteor hitting the plane was the least of them. Now that has changed, thanks to Discovery Magazine. First I figured the chances were so minute that no one would care. Now looking at this article they are saying it might be a [...]
I was in a geography bee once. It’s a good thing I was in it too because I get asked about Timis County on a daily basis. Plus being in a geography bee scares away all those pesky, horny teenage girls. Yang, of Griffin Middle School in The Colony, Texas, won the annual competition during [...]
When I was a child, nothing smelled better, and was more fun to play with, then WD-40. You used it to lubricate, and more importantly, to shoot an awesome flame. In an effort to be better for the environment (total BS), WD-40 changed the propellant to CO2. While it might have lost some of the [...]
Much has been made out of the start up of Wolfram|Alpha. I have not paid much attention, even though it has been carried by Gizmodo, Slashdot, CNET, and everyone else. They even had a live video of the launch, in which it crashed I might add. So today I ran a couple of searches. My [...]
Where I live, there are Mosquitoes, and not just a few, tons of big Mosquitoes. I blame New Orleans, move back to your own backyard! That is why I am excited about this little flower. I have actually read about it several times, and now it has moved a little closer to production. US News [...]
Marco Tempest’s Augmented Reality card trick makes David Copperfield look positively ludditic I’m guessing this is what a magic trick is like in the Matrix. Except there’s no Keanu Reeves, no slow motion bullets, and no little pills to choose from. So, not like the Matrix at all. Illusionist and augmented reality artiste Marco Tempest [...]
Glowing Puppies Created? In an effort to make dogs a more socially acceptable food, Koreans are making them glow. Mmm… nothing hits the spot like Kentucky Fried Glowing Puppy. South Korean scientists say they have engineered several beagles that glow red using cloning techniques that may one day help scientists study human diseases. The first [...]