November 17, 2009
November 15, 2009
November 13, 2009
The Most Radioactive Place on Earth
-Below the surface lies material so unstable it will explode if the air gets at it. It is so toxic it pollutes the wind that blows over it.
-So lethal that seagulls must be shot if they land on it to prevent them becoming radiation carriers.
November 11, 2009
November 7, 2009
The 36 Rules of Life
2. Don’t worry about what people think, they don’t do it very often.
3. Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian anymore than standing in a garage makes you a car.
4. Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.
5. If you must choose between two evils, pick the one you’ve never tried before.
6. My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance.
7. Not one shred of evidence supports the notion that life is serious.
8. A person who is nice to you but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person.
9. For every action, there is an equal and opposite government program.
10. If you look like your passport picture, you probably need the trip.
11. Bills travel through the mail at twice the speed of checks.
12. A conscience is what hurts when all of your other parts feel so good.
13. Eat well, stay fit, die anyway.
1 4. Men are from earth. Women are from earth. Deal with it.
15. No man has ever been shot while doing the dishes.
16. A balanced diet is a muffin in each hand.
17. Middle age is when broadness of the mind and narrowness of the waist change places.
18. Opportunities always look bigger going than coming.
19. Junk is something you’ve kept for years and throw away three weeks before you need it.
20. There is always one more imbecile than you counted on.
21. Experience is a wonderful thing. It enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.
22. By the time you can make ends meet, they move the ends.
23. Thou shalt not weigh more than thy refrigerator.
24. Someone who thinks logically provides nice contrast to the real world.
25. It ain’t the jeans that make your butt look fat.
26. If you had to identify in one word the reason why the human race has not achieved it’s full potential, that word would be ‘meetings’.
27. There is a very fine line between ‘hobby’ and ‘mental illness.’
28. People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.
29. You should not confuse your career with your life.
30. Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance.
31. Never lick a steak knife.
32. The most destructive force in the universe is gossip.
33. You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight savings time.
34. You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests that you think she’s pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment.
35. The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that deep down inside we ALL believe we are good drivers.
36. Your friends love you anyway.
Hi Tech Metal-Air Battery Could Store 11 Times More Energy than Lithium-Ion
A spinoff company from Arizona State University plans to build a new battery with an energy density 11 times greater than that of lithium-ion batteries for just one-third the cost. With a $5.13 million research grant from the US Department of Energy awarded last week, Fluidic Energy hopes to turn its ultra-dense energy storage technology into a reality.
http://www.physorg.com/news176646131.html
November 2, 2009
The High IQ society
My IQ SCORE IS:
110
110
A score of 124 or higher is required to qualify for membership in the high IQ society
Scientists can now convert blood for universal use
Danish researchers have perfected an inexpensive and efficient way to convert types A, B and AB blood into type O, the universal-donor blood that can be given to anyone — an achievement that promises to make transfusions safer and relieve shortages of type O blood.
October 30, 2009
October 29, 2009
October 28, 2009
October 27, 2009
Hideous Rodent or a beautiful outcome of evolution?
BOTH!
Naked mole rats are unique in many ways. For one, they're the only mammals with a hive mind, obeying their queen as if they were ants.
According to the scientists, the mole rat's cells express a gene that tells cells to stop dividing. The gene, called p16, forms a second ring of defense against cancer. Most mammals, including humans, only have one gene, p27, protecting cells from cancer. And while most cancers know a way around p27, p16 stops them cold.
Some other mole rat facts: their lips are behind their front teeth, they breathe mostly through their skin, and acid doesn't really burn them. I don't know what planet these things are from, but if they're helping cure cancer, I'm glad they're here.
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2009-10/hideous-rodent-may-provide-cure-cancer
Naked mole rats are unique in many ways. For one, they're the only mammals with a hive mind, obeying their queen as if they were ants.
According to the scientists, the mole rat's cells express a gene that tells cells to stop dividing. The gene, called p16, forms a second ring of defense against cancer. Most mammals, including humans, only have one gene, p27, protecting cells from cancer. And while most cancers know a way around p27, p16 stops them cold.
Some other mole rat facts: their lips are behind their front teeth, they breathe mostly through their skin, and acid doesn't really burn them. I don't know what planet these things are from, but if they're helping cure cancer, I'm glad they're here.
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2009-10/hideous-rodent-may-provide-cure-cancer
Haunting picture proof that chimps really grieve.
This extraordinary scene took place recently at the Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue Center in Cameroon, West Africa.
October 25, 2009
Nixon had speech ready in case of moon landing failure
After calling their widows, he would have told the watching millions: "Fate has ordained that the men who went to the Moon to explore in peace will stay on the Moon to rest in peace.
October 21, 2009
October 20, 2009
A particle God doesn’t want us to discover
What does that mean? According to Nielsen, it means that the creation of the boson at some point in the future would then ripple backwards through time to put a stop to whatever it was that had created it in the first place.
However, perhaps the weirdest of all Cern’s aspirations for the LHC is to investigate extra dimensions of space. This idea, known as string theory, suggests there are many more dimensions to space than the four we can perceive.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/science/biology_evolution/article6879293.ece
October 14, 2009
Ammonite Fossil in church marbel floor
This particular ammonite fossil had to make do with a pretty inconspicuous place on the floor, but it still got a lot of attention from parents pointing it out to their kids.
http://www.damnedifgodexists.com/blog/2009/10/12/the-most-interesting-thing-ive-ever-seen-in-a-church/
Keiichi Iwasaki travels across 37 countries on $2
Mr Iwasaki said he raised funds from performing tricks, and only his “strong will” has kept him on his bike.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/travel/news/keiichi-iwasaki-travels-across-37-countries-on-2/story-e6frezi0-1225771971402
October 12, 2009
Incy vegetarian spider is a scientific first
Bagheera kiplingi, a South American species, lives almost exclusively on leaf buds and is thought to be the only spider of about 40,000 species to have rejected a carnivorous diet.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/science/biology_evolution/article6869475.ece
LSD Inventor Albert Hofmann Dead at Age 102
Albert Hofmann, the pioneering Swiss chemist and advocate of psychedelics who discovered the hallucinogenic properties of LSD, died Tuesday. He was 102.
Hofmann’s most famous discovery happened on April 16, 1943. He was researching the synthesis of a lysergic acid compound, LSD-25, when he inadvertently absorbed a bit through his fingertips
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/04/lsd-inventor-al
God is not the Creator, claims academic
She claims she has carried out fresh textual analysis that suggests the writers of the great book never intended to suggest that God created the world -- and in fact the Earth was already there when he created humans and animals.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/6274502/God-is-not-the-Creator-claims-academic.html
Wasp Knife Kills With Cold
The Wasp Knife secret? A small canister of compressed gas inside the handle delivers a bolus of gas when the knife penetrates the skin. The expanding gas creates a zone of deadly cold, freezing vital organs.
October 11, 2009
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October 8, 2009
How To Beat Up a Guy Holding a Slice of Pizza.
Approach the man holding the slice of pizza. (These instructions are for a man holding a slice of pizza in his right hand. For those targeting left-handed pizza lovers, I’m sorry, there’s no data available at this time) Look the man in the eye and firmly say, “Stop! That slice of pizza has been poisoned! Do not continue eating that delicious, yet poison-filled slice of pizza!"
He’s not going to believe you. Keep going.
“I’m warning you for the last time! It. Is. Poison. I don’t care if you’ve witnessed an entire unbroken chain of events beginning with the pie’s creation last night, ending with you holding the slice before me right this second, which convinces you of its so-called purity. They found a way to get to it!”
Grab the pizza from him while shouting “I won’t let you!” Take a huge bite from the slice, and then let out a horrific, anguished scream. Gurgle and thrash about, then say “Ughhh… body… fighting off… the poison… So… very… difficult!! YAGHHHH... Re-configuring... molecules... in stomach...”
Bend at the waist, while screaming banshee-like for all to hear, “You don’t get to beat me!!” Then, suddenly, cease all movement. Stand up, straighten your hair, and say in a calm tone, “It is done.”
The man who earlier held a slice of pizza in his right hand will be totally blown away. A broken, shell of a man, thoroughly intimidated by having just seen you pull off the impossible… Now, at this point you’re no doubt anxious to seize the moment and finish the job with a well placed kick or throat chop. No. Not this time. You put this one in the bank. Look him in the eyes... and then walk away.
Ten years from now, in some other city somewhere you’re going to meet this man again. Perhaps in the middle of a stand-off during a wild shootout. You will pull your ski mask off revealing your identity and his eyes will meet yours… and fill with pure terror. “It’s him,” he will shout, “He who cannot be poisoned!” Then, he and his men will fold like a house of accordions.
Note: The evening before the first encounter, when you sneak into the man’s home, make sure you douse the pizza with a strong, yet odor-free poison. Really rub it into the slice, but carefully, so as not to ruin the surface.
Vegetarian?
-people become vegetarians after realizing the devastation that the meat industry is having on the environment. According to the US Environmental Protection Agenc, chemical and animal waste runoff from factory farms is responsible for more than 173,000 miles of polluted rivers and streams. Runoff from farmlands is one of the greatest threats to water quality today. Agricultural activities that cause pollution include confined animal facilities, plowing, pesticide spraying, irrigation, fertilizing and harvesting.
-About 70 percent of all grain produced in the United States is fed to animals raised for slaughter. The 7 billion livestock animals in the United States consume five times as much grain as is consumed directly by the American population. “If all the grain currently fed to livestock were consumed directly by people, the number of people who could be fed would be nearly 800 million,”
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