Best I can make out from the translation, the Lun is one scary plane/boat/tank hybrid. Aside from the fact that this thing is enormous it has WWII style gunners plus, as if taken straight from the pages of some post-apocalyptic comic, missile tubes. Not just one or two, but six very large missiles. Designed for [...]

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 at [...]

Here are a few vids of people putting non-food items in microwaves. I’m gonna have to try some of these. First off is Ivory soap in a microwave. Oh, yeah, and make sure and watch the vids all the way through.

This is what happens when you put a sonic boom firework in the microwave. A [...]

The idea here is by using cameras and projectors at various angles, you will be able to “see” through walls, or at least around the corner.

February 1, 2003. The Space Shuttle Columbia (Mission STS-107) breaks up during reentry killing all seven crew members.
The loss of Columbia was a result of damage sustained during launch when a piece of foam insulation the size of a small briefcase broke off the Space Shuttle external tank (the main propellant tank) under the aerodynamic [...]

The future is here, well almost here. These lasers are just too cool for words. Mounted on a truck or an aircraft they can track and “kill” with precision. Check out the vids.

source: popsci.com

I originally saw this in National Geographic Magazine about two years ago. These crystals are so large that it is hard to get a perspective until you see a picture that includes one of the explorers. exploring these caverns is tough to say the least. You need special cooling suits and breathing masks. Temperatures exceeding [...]

According to NASA the Mars rover, Spirit, has gotten itself stuck and is in danger of loosing power. Last year, Spirit’s wheels became stuck in loose sand after breaking through the brittle surface. It is now in a position with its solar panels tilted towards the sun, but as the season changes the will become unaligned, [...]

Elysia Chlorotica is not a stripper name. It is, in fact, the name of the only known animal/plant hybrid. This sea slug can synthesize chlorophyll the same as a plant can. Chlorophyll is the green pigment in plants that, along with chloroplasts, allow it to derive energy from sunlight. Evidently, after eating a certain algae [...]

I’m seeing more and more of these vids pop up. At first I thought it was funny, and they do say that mockery is the sincerest form of flattery. I’m not so sure just what to think of this. On one end, it’s kinda’ cool. On the other end, blasphemy. Sagan, Attenborough, and Goodall, are [...]