Archive for the 'science' Category

Fish-Car coming your way?

Posted by Joe on October 1st, 2009

Smart people over in Japan are working on technology to allow motorized vehicles to behave like schools of fish, avoiding collisions and such.  Cool idea, and as always with stuff out of Japan, cute looking robots! Check out the Fish-Car-Cute-Robot-Things

zomg!

Posted by Joe on January 23rd, 2008

yes, ZOMG! Sasquatch was found on MARS!!! As one enthusiast put it on a website: “These pictures are amazing. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw what appears to be a naked alien running around on Mars.” Another, dismissing cynicism about the somewhat stony look of the “alien”, wrote: “If you show me another [...]

7 Medical Myths…

Posted by Joe on December 21st, 2007

this article has nothing to do with the popular TV show for which the above logo would suggest.  7 Medical Myths BUSTED  Myth: We use only 10 percent of our brains. Myth: You should drink at least eight glasses of water a day. Myth: Fingernails and hair grow after death. Myth: Shaved hair grows back [...]

A little pricy, but if you want to prove a point…

Posted by Joe on December 17th, 2007

  for $425 dollars you can purchase pills to make your poop sparkle gold.   interesting, but not worth the money in my opinion.   check it  Technorati Tags: pills, poop, gold

Here Kitty Kitty Kitty!

Posted by Joe on December 13th, 2007

Have trouble finding your kitty? Then, you need a GLOW IN THE DARK KITTY! The only problem… they are in South Korea.  Hey, you people I know in South Korea!  Bring home a Glow In The Dark Kitty!!

Inspiring lecture by Randy Pausch

Posted by Gary on September 24th, 2007

Randy Pausch is a Carnegie Mellon professor and virtual reality pioneer.  He also happens to have terminal pancreatic cancer. He recently gave his final lecture, entitled “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams.”  It’s about two hours long, but very much worth it. He talks about his dreams & aspirations, Captain Kirk, virtual reality and a host [...]

Not Casimir Pulaski…!

Posted by Joe on August 8th, 2007

Professor Ulf Leonhardt and Dr Thomas Philbin, at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, seem to have figured a way to reverse the Casimir force, making it repel instead of attract. In short… causing levitation As Published by the Telegraph This could at first change how computers and nanotechnology work and/or is created. Then, [...]

Man killed by blue sky lightning

Posted by Gary on June 23rd, 2007

Beautiful Blue Skies… of DEATH!!! There are lots of things we must fear in nature: sharks, earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, bears, hurricanes, icebergs, etc. Add to that list the seemingly innocuous blue sky. That’s right… some poor landscaper in the Miami area was struck by lightning on a beautiful, sunny and freakin’ CLOUDLESS day. 41 year [...]

Loss of the Wizard…

Posted by Joe on June 13th, 2007

Don Herbert, more notably known as Mr. Wizard died Tuesday at the age of 89. I remember watching him all the time a a kid and loving it. Who will make things explode or burn up for the sake of education now? check the Yahoo! news article Technorati Tags: Don Herbert, Mr. Wizard

Money = Happiness (thanks Dr. Obvious)

Posted by Gary on June 11th, 2007

     The age old question of whether or not money can actually buy happiness has finally been answered scientifically – at least for Brits A research team from the University of London surveyed 10,000 English about their happiness level, as well as wealth, health & social relations.  They were then ranked from 1-7 depending [...]

Ian… FREEZE!

Posted by Joe on June 6th, 2007

For those of you who prepare for the worst, and believe Michael Crichton‘s Jurassic Park book/movie and will not purchase a vehicle that goes under 45 mph to make sure you can out run a T-Rex… prepare to breath a sigh of relief and break out those old school roller skates, because we have new [...]

He likes sushi… but how does he feel about Pr0n?

Posted by Joe on June 5th, 2007

yeah… I wrote Pr0n… twice now… ugh… Anyway, our lovely friends in Japan have been working their hind ends off trying to create battle androids in disguise of maids for the world and here is evidence. There is a robot that now has facial expression which reacts to words said to him. He knows how [...]

Creationism

Posted by Joe on May 29th, 2007

  On the first day… god created… yatta yah… On that day back when god was bored, he accidentally made a platypus. Then, in 2007 man created the Creation Museum.  A high tech museum dedicated to making science and the bible match up.  The museum, as I saw it on the news Friday morning on [...]

CAVEman

Posted by Joe on May 24th, 2007

The Canadians have made their move! What is it? Its what they call a “4D” image of the human body that is projected in front of the viewer who is wearing special glasses and in a special viewing room. ( I would have inserted an image here if the internet would be agreeable ) CAVEman [...]

Diagnosis: Terminal Bankruptcy

Posted by Gary on May 8th, 2007

It’s an all-too-common story… 62-year-old John Brandrick was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer and given 6 months to live. He did what many of us might, and decided to live his last days to their fullest. He quit his job, sold many of his possessions and began treating friends, family and himself to luxuries he [...]