Monday 13 July 2009

Johnald's Fantastical Daily Link Splurge

Johnald's Fantastical Daily Link Splurge


Still Alive visualized in fire

Posted: 12 Jul 2009 05:13 PM PDT


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[copypasta from youtube poster FirstEastMIT]

A Rubens Tube is a classic physics demonstration. The device is simply a tube with a source of propane on one side, a speaker on the other, and a bunch of holes along the length. When the speaker outputs certain tones, the sound waves bouncing around the inside of the tube set up standing waves with areas of high and low pressure. The higher pressure areas force propane out faster and makes a larger flame.

Want your lost wallet returned? Carry a baby picture

Posted: 12 Jul 2009 03:40 PM PDT

Hundreds of wallets were planted on the streets of Edinburgh by psychologists last year. Perhaps surprisingly, nearly half of the 240 wallets were returned. But there was a twist.

Extending lifespan: Of mice and monkeys | The Economist

Posted: 12 Jul 2009 02:45 PM PDT

http://www.economist.com/sciencetechnology/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14020064&source=features_box_main

The Healthiest Foods On Earth - Forbes.com

Posted: 12 Jul 2009 02:41 PM PDT

http://www.forbes.com/2009/07/07/healthiest-foods-nutrition-lifestyle-health-healthiest-foods.html

Fiber Fabric Could Create Whole-Body Cameras

Posted: 12 Jul 2009 02:10 PM PDT

Flexible translucent fibers woven into a fabric can capture light and turn it into images without a camera lens, researchers announced this week.

wolverton.jpg (399×295)

Posted: 12 Jul 2009 01:17 PM PDT

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6831/2161/400/wolverton.jpg

Science, religious beliefs conflict for 1 in 3 Americans

Posted: 12 Jul 2009 01:10 PM PDT

Americans by-and-large admire scientists -- unless they get crosswise on issues with religious overtones such as evolution, global warming, embryonic stem cell research -- according to a new survey released today from the Pew Forum.

APOD: 2009 July 12 - A Cosmic Call to Nearby Stars

Posted: 12 Jul 2009 12:30 PM PDT

If Earth received this message from deep space, could we decode it? The people from the Cosmic Call project sent the above image as the first page of a longer message. The message was broadcast toward local stars by radio telescope during the summer of 1999. Another message was sent in 2003. The single-dish 70-meter diameter telescope that send...

YouTube - Strange Japanese Sea Creatures

Posted: 12 Jul 2009 12:20 PM PDT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa0SY6RYJIo&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Evideosift%2Ecom%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Djapan%26t%3Dv%26u%26o%3Dhivotes%26vmin%26vmax%26sh%26l%26n%26b%26submit%3DSearch%26pg%3D3&feature=player_embedded

Creationists Still Want to Give Master of Science Degrees

Posted: 12 Jul 2009 11:40 AM PDT

What has become of the Institute for Creation Research's federal lawsuit filed in April against the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, in which the Dallas-based organization claimed the THECB violated its constitutional rights when it refused to grant the ICR's request to dole out master's degrees in science?