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To promote its new channel in Belgium, TNT staged a stunt. They put a large button in a town square with a sign above it (in English) reading “Push to add drama.” Here’s what happened when someone finally tried it: … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2012
In 1976 NASA’s Viking program placed two spacecraft into orbit around Mars and landed two more on the planet’s surface. The landers were equipped to perform experiments intended to detect organic compounds and biological activity. While the test for biological … Continue reading
Here’s a short clip of two American presidents of different parties agreeing on an obvious point. So do most members of both major U.S. parties today. The mystery is why are so many Republicans in Congress are opposed. by … Continue reading
Apparently these alleged “Texts from Hillary” are getting to be quite popular. Not all of them are winners, but a number are entertaining. by … Continue reading
Update: For more information about the graphic, see http://explainxkcd.com/1040/ The XKCD online comic strip frequently has some interesting graphics. Below is one illustrating the relative depths (and some heights) of places on Earth. The depths and ship lengths show are … Continue reading
Here’s a small aircraft with foldable wings that can be driven on streets and highways, which interestingly means that it has a number of useful safety features (such as impact crumple zones and airbags) normally lacking in airplanes. In fact, … Continue reading
You might have seen the recent video promoting the concept of Google glasses (Goggles? Googgles?), but if not, Google had a project that hopes to invent eyeglasses that would superimpose relevant information seemingly in mid-air in front of you as … Continue reading
How high taxes ought to be is a matter of opinion, but how high taxes are is a matter of fact. Here in the U.S., many people think we’re taxed too highly, so it’s interesting to take a look at … Continue reading
An organic chemistry lecture at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor was interrupted by a blatant purse snatching on March 16. Fortunately the event was caught on video, and by happy coincidence the thief’s plot was foiled by the … Continue reading
Astrophysicist and writer Neil deGrasse Tyson, director of the Hayden Planetarium, testifies before a U.S. Senate committee on March 7 about space exploration’s benefits to the country: (Thanks to my friend Dave Locke for pointing this out.) by … Continue reading