News and other tidbits that Chad Cloman finds interesting enough to share
Although it’s a bit morbid, this Google Maps mapplet shows the thermal damage caused by a nuclear explosion centered at an address that you specify. It also allows you to choose between various types of nuclear devices.
Link: http://www.carloslabs.com/…
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This weatherman demonstrates the effects of cold weather on bananas, soap bubbles, and hot water. Here’s more images of frozen bubbles.
Did you know that in some cases, hot water freezes faster than cold water? The linked article explains this and four other weird things about water. The supercooling video is pretty neat.
Bruce Lee playing ping-pong with nunchucks.
Link: http://www.youtube.com/…
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Science vs. mysticism in the realm of firewalking.
Here’s a pie chart that even the children can understand.
Link: http://www.austinthirdgen.org/…
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This is one of the neatest cartoons I’ve seen. It affects me deeply on one level and makes me laugh on another.
Link: http://www.kiwisbybeat.com/…
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This is one of those cases where a picture is worth a thousand words.
Link: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/…
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The linked video shows how cocaine is made, by filming a Columbian farmer performing the process. It’s when he adds gasoline that gets to me.
I don’t know who this guy is, but he can do seemingly impossible things with a Wiffle ball. The video includes footage of a real game, and I feel sorry for the players on the other team—there’s just no way to hit the pitches.
Link: http://www.youtube.com/…
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The 2008 Ig Nobel awards have been announced.
Link: http://arstechnica.com/…
When I first saw this video, my jaw literally dropped. Then I kept asking myself “How? How did she figure that out?”
