May 2008
124 posts
Unplanned Freefall? Some Survival Tips →
Let’s say your jet blows apart at 35,000 feet. You exit the aircraft, and you begin to descend independently. Now what?
May 31st
Post-World War II cooling a mirage →
Mark Levy pointed me to this. I don’t know anything about this area of research, but if true, it’s just an amazing, amazing example of the importance of measurement error: The 20th century…
May 30th
total sausage fest… →
total sausage fest…
May 30th
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:: H & A :: tumblr →
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May 29th
Confirmed by Science →
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Small House Seems Large →
May 29th
automotive monogamy →
Italian photographer Matteo Ferrari tracks down men who have been driving the same car for decades. He then recreates the photos taken when they first bought their cars. (via a cup of…
May 29th
Jet Man →
This is cool: See more videos at his website. More from Jennifer over at Cocktail Party Physics: A couple of weeks ago — May 14, to be exact — a Swiss man named Yves Rossy (a.k.a.,…
May 29th
Small House Seems Large →
May 29th
Balloonery →
May 29th
Richard Feynman and the Connection Machine →
Danny Hillis on working with Richard Feynman at Thinking Machines (via)
May 29th
Balloonery →
May 29th
280 - Where the Goblins Live →
In 1976, Dutch illustrator Rien Poortvliet and writer Wil Huygen published ‘Gnomes’, a quasi-scientific work about the history, anatomy, habits, quirks and other aspects of the lives…
May 29th
10 optical illusions in 2 minutes →
Via Neurophilosophy:
May 29th
candy floss in wonderland →
May 29th
(via nicepiece) →
(via nicepiece)
May 28th
The Pursuit of Games: Designing Happiness →
the most important contributors to game-related happiness
May 28th
Await →
May 28th
May 27th
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Zürich Chamber Orchestra
May 27th
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How to Make Swiss Fondue
May 27th
Women breach all-male Greek site →
Under Greek law, breaching the ban can lead to a jail sentence. Women - even many female domestic animals - have not been allowed on the mountain since a decree banning women was issued by Byzantine Emperor Constantine Monomachos in 1060
May 27th
Pretty Butterfly | Pic | Gear →
Pretty Butterfly | Pic | Gear
May 27th
Orange you glad →
May 27th
Forrest floor →
May 27th
Insultingly Stupid Movie Physics →
May 26th
Girls, soldiers, women: 18-year-old inductees in... →
Military kiosk counter, Shaare Avraham, Israel, 2004, © Rachel Papo Photographer Rachel Papo served in the Israeli army when she was 18 years old. Years later, when she was still trying…
May 26th
Switzerland's obsession with time →
I have a friend with three children who tried for years to get a job but never succeeded because - and she worked it out precisely - given the school timetable, she could never be out of the house for more than an hour and 43 minutes.
May 25th
nocloo.com - Children's Book Illustrators Gallery →
nocloo.com - Children’s Book Illustrators Gallery
May 25th
The Symbols on My Flag (And What They Mean) →
My flag started out as nothing more than the word “NO” on a blank background and has evolved over the years.
May 24th
Episode #355 of This American Life does a great... →
Listen to the episode for free online.
May 24th
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May 24th
Moral Blame and Memory →
Dave Munger at Cognitive Daily: Anton races home at speeds well in excess of the speed limit. He’s rushing to beat his parents home so that he can hide their anniversary present so it will be a…
May 24th
Does Time Run Backward in Other Universes? →
From Scientific American: The universe does not look right. That may seem like a strange thing to say, given that cosmologists have very little standard for comparison. How do we know…
May 24th
Retropolis Transit Authority →
ultra-retro-modern collection of apparel for the World of Tomorrow.
May 24th
Jump (via toni_françois) →
Jump (via toni_françois)
May 24th
We heart it / Visual bookmark for everyone →
We heart it / Visual bookmark for everyone
May 24th
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Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh on the Record Label... →
From the A.V. Club’s interview with Devo frontman Mark Mothersbaugh: I remember going to visit [Warner Bros. head] Mo Ostin about six to nine months after audio cassettes became a big deal….
May 23rd
self portraits 10 12 2004 →
self portraits 10 12 2004
May 23rd
The Arrow of Time in Scientific American →
Greetings from Paris! Just checking in to do a bit of self-promotion, from which no blog-vacation could possibly keep me. I’ve written an article in this month’s Scientific American about…
May 22nd
iza newsphoto - あれは何だ！？ 湖を進む謎の球体 →
iza newsphoto - あれは何だ！？　湖を進む謎の球体
May 22nd
Room →
May 22nd
Fibonacci →
Fibonacci. It’s as easy as 1, 1, 2, 3.
May 21st
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