stinkfactor.com
stinkfactor.com – Where losers are losers and winners are still losers documents tackling a series of difficult (and often disgusting) challenges. Anytime the rules includes things like “no puking for 30 minutes” there’s got to be fun…
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Collapse! – I’m addicted!!!
Next Generation Space Telescope
With all of the buzz about the latest Hubble Space Telescope images it seems like a good time to start thinking about Hubble’s replacement: the Next Generation Space Telescope.
Apollo Images
I just finished reading A Man on the Moon : The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts by Andrew Chaiken and started wondering if NASA had all of the photos taken on the lunar surface available somewhere. The Apollo Lunar Surface Journal has a very nice collection of images, but I’m still looking for scans comparable […]
New Hubble Images
Fantastic new photos from the Hubble Space Telescope’s Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) which was installed last month during the Space Shuttle’s Servicing Mission 3B. I was showing these pictures to Michele and she just asked me why I hadn’t become an astronomer. I didn’t have a good answer…
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A Reason to Visit Plano?
Having lived in Plano, Texas for a few years, this is one of the few reasons I would consider returning for a visit.
Baby Elephants!
Did I ever say that I love baby elephants? I need to remember to go see Hansa at the Woodland Park Zoo the next time I’m in Seattle.
Paper Currency
Everything you’ll ever want to know about paper currency at Ron Wise’s World Paper Money Homepage, including scans of over 7,000 different bank notes.
Barbie’s Creator
Ruth Handler, the creator of Barbie and co-founder of Mattel, died today at the age of 85. I’ll always remember the day I saw my first naked Barbie in the first grade…
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