"The smell of e-books just got better"
If you’ve been hesitant to jump on the e-book bandwagon, you’re not alone. Book lovers everywhere have resisted digital books because they still don’t compare to the experience of reading a good old fashioned paper book.
But all of that is changing thanks to Smell of Books™, a revolutionary new aerosol e-book enhancer." Read more here!
Oh...and just ignore those nasty recall rumors...
For those times when you need a little something more than the meat-and-potatoes of daily life. Sample a taste of something different here--this bite intriguing and fascinating, the next bizarre and baffling--always a sweet treat for your gray matter! Bon Appétit!
Friday, September 30, 2011
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
Now I can Print-out My Dream Car
...but I probably still can't afford it! For years I longed for the Ultimate in cars - the 1969 Mustang. Now all I need is a lot of paper, a lot of ink, and a lot of glue!
"Brooklyn artist Jonathan Brand has constructed every single part of a 1969 Mustang coupe using nothing but paper. The 31-year-old made a digital blueprint of the car and then printed it on a large-format inkjet printer." Read more here - pictures + video!
"Brooklyn artist Jonathan Brand has constructed every single part of a 1969 Mustang coupe using nothing but paper. The 31-year-old made a digital blueprint of the car and then printed it on a large-format inkjet printer." Read more here - pictures + video!
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Vintage Computer Pictures
You can have the blazing fast speeds and terabytes of storage of today's highfalutin computing machines.
For Absolute Cool Factor, however, nothing beats the physically mammoth banks of controls, drives, punches, readers and cores that were a part of my early computing experiences--with their mighty 8kB of memory and 8MB of storage! Check out computing in the 1960's!
For Absolute Cool Factor, however, nothing beats the physically mammoth banks of controls, drives, punches, readers and cores that were a part of my early computing experiences--with their mighty 8kB of memory and 8MB of storage! Check out computing in the 1960's!
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Flipped the same switches, had the same muttonchops! |
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Let's Get Small - How Large IS a Solar Flare?
Today saw a new sunspot on the sun's eastern limb produce a X1.4-class solar flare. Just how big are these monsters? This big:
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
SkyscraperPage.com
This site provides a wealth of information for the skyscraper enthusiast. See to-scale illustrations of all major skyscrapers--past, present (62,473 buildings illustrated!), and planned for the future.
"These are skyscrapers currently under-construction around the world! Buildings are ordered by official height. This ordering method deals only with a building's roof height or spire height, whichever is greater, and doesn't take antenna heights into consideration." Skyscrapers to be
"These are skyscrapers currently under-construction around the world! Buildings are ordered by official height. This ordering method deals only with a building's roof height or spire height, whichever is greater, and doesn't take antenna heights into consideration." Skyscrapers to be
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
The World's Largest Photo Library
How many photos gave ever been taken? This article at 1000memories.com tries to arrive at that answer, and along the way relates some astonishing facts:
- Every 2 minutes today we snap as many photos as the whole of humanity took in the 1800s.
- It is estimated that 2.5 billion people in the world today have a digital camera.
- Facebook’s photo collection has a staggering 140 billion photos, that’s over 10,000 times larger than the Library of Congress.
Monday, September 19, 2011
The McGurk Effect - You Hear What You See!
One of the stranger illusions I've encountered. You won't believe your own ears! Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, fa, fa, fa...
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Monday, September 12, 2011
Looking for a Toaster, Found a Party
So, there I was surfing the 'Net. looking for a new bread roaster, or broodrooster as they're more commonly known in these parts. Next thing you know, things go all kattywompus and corks are poppin'. Pretty noisy, too, woke the neighbors!
Maakt Winkelen Pret!
Friday, September 9, 2011
Exploring Ground Zero, Ten Years Later
Interactive, zoom-able, 360° panoramic picture of the rebuilding at Ground Zero. While it can be hard to get a grip on the enormity of the dimensions involved here, this picture helps.
You can also drag the slider and view side-by-side then-and-now pictures of various areas around the site.
View the panorama
You can also drag the slider and view side-by-side then-and-now pictures of various areas around the site.
View the panorama
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Puzzling!
From the fine folks at HowStuffWorks.com - a series of jigsaw puzzles that you solve online, all with a science theme.
Added bonus?
You won't get to the end and discover that you're missing a piece!
Click to scope it out!
Click to scope it out!
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
September 11 Digital Archive
"The September 11 Digital Archive uses electronic media to collect, preserve, and present the history of September 11, 2001 and its aftermath. The Archive contains more than 150,000 digital items, a tally that includes more than 40,000 emails and other electronic communications, more than 40,000 first-hand stories, and more than 15,000 digital images." Visit the Archive
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Alveolata Noctiluca Neonlight
What is it? A Japanese Flash-based art site. Click your mouse to cycle through the various pieces; move your mouse to interact with the artwork.
Monday, September 5, 2011
Why is a curve ball so hard to hit?
For most of us in the stands who have never faced down a southpaw with a mean curve, it's difficult to image exactly what the batter is seeing when confronted with this hard-to-handle pitch. Take a look at this optical illusion for a better understanding!
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Dolphins Playing with Bubble Rings
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Link will take to you a video of dolphins playing with bubble rings, with a fairly in-depth description of the process involved. You don't have to understand the science to appreciate the beauty, however!
Graceful dolphins
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Friday, September 2, 2011
Help feed others and
increase your knowledge at the same time!
FreeRice is a non-profit website run by the United Nations World Food Programme. FreeRice has two goals:
- Provide education to everyone for free.
- Help end world hunger by providing rice to hungry people for free.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
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