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Making sense of the world
Prompted by a discussion at work, do we need more science programmes like this one? [15 minutes]
(This programme is the source of many of the contraption videos which are to be found on YouTube and Google Video - but interesting that they are just an incidental feature of the programme - more detail about the parts of the programme in the ( Read more... ) -
7 (better than expected)
Having been prompted to work it out (apologies to those who've seen this already). Note that my paper title is the longest of them all - that's what comes of dealing in details rather than the big picture ( Read more... ) -
More Shuttle stuff (from S0007...)
BIRD DETERRENT REMOVAL ( Read more... ) -
Handy online tools
I was actually looking for pictures of solid hydrogen[*], but did find
a nice picture of liquid oxygen.
The whole of the Webelements site is interesting (well, to me!) if a bit plastered with adverts.
I'm not able to afford to buy marvelousmrchip a periodic table for his birthday, so I'll just have to wish him a happy birthday nonetheless ( Read more... ) -
Rules for public protest...
...with "amenities" available if booked in advance ( Read more... ) -
This time it's big brother...
Another extract ( Read more... ) -
An everyday tale from the "thermal community"
I spend my time digging out small things from big documents that I hardly understand, and every so often you come across things that give a little insight into minutiae... so here's one ( Read more... ) -
For posterity
One of those lengthy trains of googling brought me upon references to the Crypt of Civilization, intended to be opened in 8113 AD, which is... ambitious!
Interestingly another article about it enlarges rather on the problem with the finders not speaking English:
In the event that the Crypt of Civilization is opened by people who do not speak ( Read more... )
