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Archive for January, 2010

Sneakiest uses for everyday things

Sneakiest uses for everyday things

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

This book is a great one if you want to show your kid how those backyard science experiments relate to real-world applications. You can buy a book or a kit that shows you how to sit down with your kid and make a simple condensation still, but this book will show you the correlation to […]

Forbidden knowledge

Forbidden knowledge

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

Whenever I see books touting “forbidden knowledge”, I always think it’s gonna be full of a bunch of BS that pretty much anyone with a mischievous streak would already know and probably done at least once. While this book has plenty of that, it also has some topics that I didn’t expect. Here are a […]

Minimally humorous images that still crack me up

Minimally humorous images that still crack me up

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

Over time, things that catch your eye for one reason or another while surfing the interwebostream tubes tend to collect on your computer. Out of all the BS on my computer, these are a few of the images that really aren’t that funny beyond an initial chuckle, but for whatever reason they always get me […]

Necessity != the mother of invention, desire is

Necessity != the mother of invention, desire is

Monday, January 4th, 2010

A youtube commenter, ironically calling themselves “teched246”, questioned my use of RFID technology for convenience purposes. Quite seriously I suggested they check out an Amish commune/farm (I really wasn’t joking), and they respond with “An amish farm sounds perfect- back to nature- peaceful- bliss. I’m not a technological junkie anyhow, as I don’t own a […]

An almost perfect analogy…

Monday, January 4th, 2010

I was just reading about the mysteries of tin and came across this tidbit: When tin is cooled below 13.2°C, it changes slowly from white to grey. This change is affected by impurities such as aluminium and zinc, and can be prevented by small additions of antimony or bismuth. The conversion was first noted as […]

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