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A robot that flies like a bird - YouTube
Absolutely *stunning* video: "A robot that flies like a bird" — /via @TEDxFlanders & @TEDxUHasselt — nerds will "oooh!"
ted  flying  robots  animals  physics  amazing  history  aw  fb 
september 2011 by WimLeers
One Hundred Interesting Mathematical Calculations, Number 7: Archive Entry From Brad DeLong's Webjournal
Thus there is a 1.8% chance that none of the molecules you are (still) holding in your lungs came from Caesar's last breath. And there is a 98.2% chance that at least one of the molecules in your lungs came from Caesar's last breath.
math  statistics  physics  funny  caesar  rome  history  aw 
may 2011 by WimLeers
Second chance for Large Hadron Collider to deliver universe's secrets | Science | The Observer
"If it works, we will have built the most complex machine in history," said one. "If not, we will have assembled the world's most expensive piece of modern art."
physics  science  cern 
november 2009 by WimLeers

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