Thursday, June 30, 2005

Dad! Look what I caught! A four year old was fishing in Lancaster County PA - in the Conestoga River when he made an interesting discovery on the end of his line- a 15 inch Piranha!

Wednesday, June 15, 2005

Deep Impact: The First Look Inside a Comet! What are comets made of? Are they solid rocks, or fluffy snowballs? On July 4, 2005, the Deep Impact mission will find out in a dramatic way. One part of the Deep Impact spacecraft will slam into comet Tempel 1, ending its life with a smash, while the Flyby spacecraft will watch the birth of a new crater. By studying the size and shape of the new crater, and the composition and motion of the stuff that flies away from the impact, the Deep Impact scientists hope to learn how comets are put together.

Monday, June 13, 2005

Reducing engine generated emmissions.. through sheep urine? By refining the sheep urine to pure urea and then combining the urea with the engine emmissions -> Ammonia from the urea reacts with nitrous oxides in the exhaust fumes and converts them to nitrogen gas and water, which is released as steam. Perfect.

Tuesday, June 07, 2005

French Police Dogs - training video Mental note- don't get in trouble where French police dogs would be used against you. Amazing footage- well trained and vicious.

Thursday, June 02, 2005

The Sith Sense Challenge Darth Vader in a one on one mind reading session- Vader will attempt to use the Dark Side and read your mind - nicely done! Sponsored by a major fast food shop but again, well done.