When We Tested Nuclear Bombs
may 2011 by tstephens
Love these photos.
history
photography
science
war
may 2011 by tstephens
Dimethyl sulfoxide
april 2011 by tstephens
So this compound is one that you can rub on your skin and you will TASTE GARLIC. Seriously. Your toungue will secrete and cause a garlic-like taste in your mouth after this gets on your skin.
I can't imagine this not healthy.
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WTF
TIL
I can't imagine this not healthy.
april 2011 by tstephens
New species of human discovered.
january 2011 by tstephens
Let that sentence sink in. Using a finger bone from 30,000 years ago science has discovered a new group of humans that lived in Siberia.
history
science
january 2011 by tstephens
The wind is no longer at Voyager’s back
december 2010 by tstephens
Amazing that something we launched in 1977 is still going, still successful, and is about to reach interstellar space. 17 BILLION Kilometers. Stunning.
science
cool
space
december 2010 by tstephens
Fantastic Solar System Simulation.
february 2010 by tstephens
It's like a spirograph, with the solar system. Fun stuff.
science
cool
flash
game
from delicious
february 2010 by tstephens
Geographical Map of the Moon.
january 2010 by tstephens
M.O.O.N. Spells cool-ass map.
map
science
cool
from delicious
january 2010 by tstephens
The great alone: Scott and Shackleton's Antarctic
december 2009 by tstephens
Robert Scott's ill-fated trip to Antarctica and Ernest Shackleton's attempt to cross it are great tales of human endurance. Here we present photos taken by their on-board photographers, Herbert Ponting and Frank Hurley, presented in the book The Heart of the Great Alone.
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science
nature
cool
travel
places
from delicious
december 2009 by tstephens
Fun with a spray-gun, a field and perspective.
june 2009 by tstephens
Nice project, doing POV Perspective on a field, the photos are quite nice.
photos
things_to_try
cool
science
fun
june 2009 by tstephens
Volcano from Space; or how I would kill a man to stay in the ISS for a bit.
june 2009 by tstephens
A chance recording by astronauts on the International Space Station has captured the moment a volcano explosively erupted, sending massive shockwaves through the atmosphere.
science
space
nature
photo
cool
places_to_go
june 2009 by tstephens
Solar Transit
may 2009 by tstephens
WOW. Atlantis captured in solar transit with a solar-filtered Takahashi 5" refracting telescope and a Canon 5D Mk. II.
cool
photo
space
photography
science
may 2009 by tstephens
This girl REALLY wants to be a horse. Or a pony. Or something weird. But the legs are kinda cool.
april 2009 by tstephens
Kim Graham has made these Digigrade leg extensions. They are made of steel and add 14 inches of height to the wearer. But these are not ordinary stilts; they give a person the uncanny and graceful appearance of an animal. It is really cool! The movement of the legs is genuinely graceful and naturalistic. It is a great deal of fun being so much taller.
weird
science
props
april 2009 by tstephens
First Deep Blue, now Watson.
april 2009 by tstephens
I, for one, welcome our A.I. Overlords.
science
cool
trivia
april 2009 by tstephens
Magnets are cool.
april 2009 by tstephens
What happens when you drop a magnet super-slowly through a copper tube? Cool shit happens is what.
wtf
science
video
physics
magnet
april 2009 by tstephens
Escape pods: The Kew Millennium Seed Bank
april 2009 by tstephens
These strange alien structures are among the seeds and pollen conserved at the Kew Millennium Seed Bank. Seeds from more than 10% of the world's flowering plants – around 30,000 species – have been collected in the decade since the bank was established.
art
science
nature
photos
cool
april 2009 by tstephens
best of craigslist : Survival Of The Fittest
march 2009 by tstephens
I never really was aware of the M & M breeding program, and that the Blue M & M's are genetically weak, but now I know.
cool
humor
science
interesting
food
craigslist
march 2009 by tstephens
Incredible quadruple transit on Saturn! | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine
march 2009 by tstephens
OK, duh, that’s Saturn. But you can see four moons crossing its face at the same time! Such an event is pretty rare, and very cool. The moons are (from left to right) Enceladus, Dione, Titan, and Mimas. You can also see the shadows of Enceladus and Dione on the planet’s cloudtops, too.
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astronomy
cool
march 2009 by tstephens
The Milky Way Over Mauna Kea
january 2009 by tstephens
Stunning photo. I remember as a kid being able to see the Milky Way back at my grandfathers house back in the woods. I wish the light pollution today wasn't so bad, and that this was a more common sight.
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science
cool
january 2009 by tstephens
Fifty Years of Exploration
january 2009 by tstephens
NatGeo has a fantastic zoomable map showing the past paths of exploration that we've taken. Gorgeous detail, fantastic fun.
history
space
science
january 2009 by tstephens
The International Space Station turns 10 - The Big Picture - Boston.com
november 2008 by tstephens
As usual, The Big Picture comes through with a gorgeous set of photos of the ISS.
photos
space
science
cool
places
november 2008 by tstephens
neuron-galaxy.jpg (image)
november 2008 by tstephens
AMAZING photo comparing a mouses brain cell to the universe. Freakily similar.
science
cool
photos
november 2008 by tstephens
Solar Eclipse
october 2008 by tstephens
Fantastic photo of a solar eclipse. Stunning.
photos
photography
science
october 2008 by tstephens
Crystal Palace
october 2008 by tstephens
Nothing compares with the giants found in Cueva de los Cristales, or Cave of Crystals. The limestone cavern and its glittering beams were discovered in 2000 by a pair of brothers drilling nearly a thousand feet below ground in the Naica mine.
science
earth
photos
cool
october 2008 by tstephens
Bring on the Jet-packs please.
september 2008 by tstephens
Yves Rossy jumped out of a plane over Calais, France today and flew his jet-propelled wing across the English Channel. After crossing the water, he released his parachute and floated safely to the ground. _HIS OWN PERSONAL JET-WING! YES! BRING ON THE JETPACKS NOW PLEASE._
science
cool
things_to_try
future
september 2008 by tstephens
63-year-old solves riddle from 1970 - Science- msnbc.com
march 2008 by tstephens
The conjecture essentially assumed it's possible to create a "universal map" that can direct people to arrive at a certain destination, at the same time, regardless of starting point.
science
math
march 2008 by tstephens
United Nuclear - Neodymium magnets
june 2006 by tstephens
Beware - you must think ahead when moving these magnets.
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science
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shopping
june 2006 by tstephens
18 Tricks to Teach Your Body
january 2006 by tstephens
. If your throat tickles, scratch your ear!
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january 2006 by tstephens
Ukrainian hasn't slept in 20 years
january 2005 by tstephens
Which means, he's lived like 30 years in the 20 he has been alive.
science
odd
january 2005 by tstephens
Voracious Black Hole Generates Most Powerful Explosion Known
january 2005 by tstephens
a) It's endured for 100 million years, b) it's a billion times the mass of our Sun and c) "..was spewed back out rather violently"
science
cool
january 2005 by tstephens
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