Category: Science
Touch Screens, how do they work?
One of the big questions I have to deal with after showing someone an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch is how does this touch screen work. Â Yes, they are use to their microwave ovens, and the basic touch screens, but I watch people push down on the screen as if they were trying to break […]
Dilbert Creator Scott Adams Tries to Build an Eco-Friendly House
… So the architect — and later your building engineer, too — each asks you to sign a document saying you won\’t sue them when beavers eat a load-bearing wall and your entire family is crushed by forest debris. You make the mistake of mentioning this arrangement to your family, and they leave you. But […]
How to Launch a Space Shuttle in 4 minutes! : Starts With A Bang
The Space Shuttle has been in service for 29 years (1981)… Â But have you ever thought about how the shuttle is readied for launch? Â What work has to be done to ensure a safe and useful launch? How to Launch a Space Shuttle in 4 minutes! : Starts With A Bang.
How tank car implosions work – The Blogs at HowStuffWorks
… the immediate thought might be, “that would never happen in real life.†Yet is does, as you can see in this article… How tank car implosions work – The Blogs at HowStuffWorks. Why does the can implode? When water turns to steam, it expands by a factor of about 1,600. When the steam cools, […]
Solving the 800-year mystery of Pisa\’s Leaning Tower
Solving the 800-year mystery of Pisa\’s Leaning Tower Professor John Burland has spent the last two decades striving to save – and understand – the Leaning Tower of Pisa. After defying gravity, Italian bureaucracy and accusations of corruption, it seems he’s finally cracked the case. via Solving the 800-year mystery of Pisa\’s Leaning Tower – […]
Pat Sajak solves manmade global warming
This excerpt from Pat Sajak’s essay on Ricochet.com yesterday, h/t to Planet Gore Manmade global warming, like so many other social and economic issues, has become hopelessly politicized. Each side has dug in its heels and has accused the other of acting irresponsibly and dishonestly. For the believers, the other side has become the equivalent […]