OUCH!!!
OUCH!!! These guys are absolutely nuts… or at least a lot tougher than me.
Heimlich Maneuver
While having breakfast yesterday at a small restaurant, a woman at a nearby table began to choke – it quickly became obvious that she was in trouble and needed assistance. I found out that I actually new how to perform the Heimlich maneuver. After it was over, all I could think about was what would […]
7000
Just completed my 7000th SETI@home workunit!
Space Elevator
A while back, I posted a story about the feasibilty of building a space elevator that would enable you to just “ride” up into space. Well, here’s another story over at space.com discussing how it just might be possible…
LEGO Moviemaker
I wish I’d seen this before Christmas! The LEGO & Steven Spielberg Moviemaker Set is a mini LEGO movie studio complete with a USB movie camera. The software included lets you create stop-action animation, add dialogue and credits, make sound effects and add background music, and “other tips and tricks of the trade”.
Laser Pointers
OK, so light from a laser pointer is unlikely to damage eyes, but you can still get seriously injured if you’re one of those idiots who shine them on the screens in movie theaters…
Slowing Light
A couple of British scientists have suggested that light may once have travelled many thousands of times faster than now, then slowed to its present rate of 186,282 miles per second.
OK, here’s another one –
OK, here’s another one – aurora on Jupiter.
Moving Stars
The Astronomy Picture of the Day site has a great time-lapse image showing how fast the stars near the galactic center are moving – zippin’ right along!!
500,000 CPU Years for SETI@home
SETI@home passed the 500,000 years of CPU time mark on December 16!
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