Thermite is a mixture of powdered or granular aluminum metal and powdered iron oxide. When ignited it gives off large amounts of heat. In wartime it has been used in incendiary bombs. This is why we must treat it as a toy.

Last night (April 19, 2010) I saw something that has had me up all night. Could UFOs actually be real? Is there really intelligent life out there, and is it actually able to visit our planet? I, for one, am now a firm believer, and you should be too. There is no way the worlds [...]

Found at ThinkGeek.com this umbrella will help insure that everyone knows that you are no replicant. Features listed on the site are: Futuristic black umbrella with LED light-up shaft Stay dry on your walk to the noodle shop Push the button to light up the shaft with LEDs Look both ways and watch out for [...]

Meet charming and jobless Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera). A bass guitarist for garage band Sex Bob-omb, the 22-year-old has just met the girl of his dreams…literally. The only catch to winning Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead)? Her seven evil exes are coming to kill him. Genre-smashing filmmaker Edgar Wright (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) [...]

The title of this vid kinda says it all.

My “Fun With” posts seem to have become a bit of a series. Hope you like em. Next post: Fun With Thermite

One sweet optical illusion.

There is a movement afoot, to make Hella the new SI prefix (US) for 10^27, coming after Yotta. Austin Sendek, from the UC Davis Physics Dept. said: “The number of atoms in 120 kg of carbon-12 would be simplified from 6,000 yottaatoms to 6 hellaatoms. Similarly, the sun (mass of 2.2 hellatons) would release energy [...]

I simply have no words for this.

Not much more needs be said here. Enjoy. And my favorite from the group: