NEW materials that can change the way light and other forms of radiation bend around an object may provide a way to make objects invisible, researchers said. Two separate teams of researchers have come up with theories on ways to use experimental “metamaterials” to cloak an object and hide it from visible light, infrared light, [...]
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Posted 08 September 2007
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A collection of the stupidest safety hazard pictures. Someone obviously forgot to give them the safety training manual.
Here are possibly the worst albums ever created. It makes you wonder why no one said “hey, should we really go with this cover?” before using it. Sadly, (or fortunately), there are great cover designers nowadays.
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Posted 07 September 2007
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It brings a whole new meaning to learning anatomy-3D.
Here’s a bizarre but beautiful formation of flowing glacier. What a shame they will melt soon.
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Posted 04 September 2007
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Nature
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Here’s a future engineer. Innovative but … how do you break?
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Posted 04 September 2007
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Punctured water balloons are photographed at high speed (1000 frames/sec) in a laboratory. Since the rupture process is on the order of milliseconds, the initial impact of the membrane retraction on the bulk fluid can be observed without the significant interference of gravity. Such tests were conducted to get preliminary insight into the rupture of [...]
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Posted 03 September 2007
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Meet the cheapest family. A frugal family of 7 lives on $35k per year with NO debt. America’s Cheapest Family was aired on 8/1/2007 from 20/20. How does a family of seven fund a comfortable lifestyle without credit? Notice they didn’t address the reason of their frugality. What are your thoughts on this?
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Posted 03 September 2007
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Frugal
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A complete list of the World’s 7 Geekiest Apple fans. The list includes the infamous Mac collector, line-sitters, iPhone geeks, and even an Apple music artist. From the site: Leander Kahney once said, “As a group, Apple fans act like Hells Angels or Trekkies, but they’re loyal to a brand of computers instead of motorcycles [...]
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Posted 29 August 2007
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Sex cues ruin men’s decisiveness Images of women such as Kelly Brook can be distracting to men Catching sight of a pretty woman really is enough to throw a man’s decision-making skills into disarray, a study suggests. The more testosterone he has, the stronger the effect, according to work by Belgian researchers. Men [...]
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Posted 28 August 2007
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Health
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