Category Archives: science

Diving Speeds of Birds

Posted on July 21, 2009 by Ian

Amazing how fast birds can dive and maneuver. Aerodynamics at it finest. Peregrine falcon (above): 242 mph (or 390 km per hour) From Book of Joe

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We Choose the Moon

Posted on July 18, 2009 by Ian

In case anyone hasn’t heard, it is 40 years since the first lunar landing when I was a young boy. The site wechoosethemoon.org has the journey in real time. They are about 33 hours from landing now.

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Natural Frequencies

Posted on June 8, 2009 by Ian

This is cool from NPR Science Friday. What can I say? I like science. And in case you are interested in sports.

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Transit of Atlantis and Hubble in front of the Sun

Posted on May 19, 2009 by Ian

Very cool photographs of the sun silhouetting the Space Shuttle. Thierry Legault – Transit of Atlantis and Hubble in front of the Sun

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Water

Posted on April 26, 2009 by Ian

From Seed Magazine, In a small village in the center of Gujarat, India, a society grows from clean water and satellite maps. They have used technology to save and take good advantage of the monsoon rains. For more on water … Continue reading →

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Lightning in slow motion

Posted on August 11, 2008 by Ian

Amazing, at 5000 frames per second (rendered on Youtube at 15 frames per second). Thanks to Dark Roasted Blend.

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Asbestos warning on nanotubes

Posted on May 20, 2008 by Ian

I figured something like this would come up. Carbon nanotubes, the poster child of the burgeoning nanotechnology industry, could trigger diseases similar to those caused by asbestos, a study suggests. BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | ‘Asbestos warning’ on nanotubes

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Giant Ear Phones

Posted on March 8, 2008 by Ian

Good think I got my ear fixed! iPod 1.0 | Shorpy :: History in HD

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The Earth and Moon as Seen from Mars

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Ian

HiRISE | The Earth and Moon as Seen from Mars (PSP_005558_9040)

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Very Cool Flash Physics

Posted on December 26, 2007 by Ian

Bare Choons – Flash Physics

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