Musings and Digressions

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Sun, 14 Apr 2013 00:02:51 -0400

Is that a Urwerk 110? Looks slightly different from the one on...

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:20:36 -0400

Is that a Urwerk 110? Looks slightly different from the one on the website.. http://www.urwerk.com/watches_110.php

jtotheizzoe: A Christmas card for science and math folks. Nice...

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 09:37:22 -0500

jtotheizzoe:

A Christmas card for science and math folks.

Nice work, Foxtrot.

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Tue, 01 Jan 2013 09:35:47 -0500

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Sat, 22 Dec 2012 03:53:35 -0500

howdoisciencethisproperly: DOES THIS SOUND FAMILIAR TO YOU,...

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:57:03 -0500

howdoisciencethisproperly:

DOES THIS SOUND FAMILIAR TO YOU, TECH?

HMMMMMM?!

howdoisciencethisproperly: My study philosophy

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:57:01 -0500

howdoisciencethisproperly:

My study philosophy

laughingsquid: Oncle Sam, A Popcorn Machine That Pops One...

Thu, 22 Nov 2012 11:02:35 -0500

laughingsquid:

Oncle Sam, A Popcorn Machine That Pops One Kernel at a Time

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Fri, 16 Nov 2012 23:07:34 -0500

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Fri, 16 Nov 2012 23:07:27 -0500

grazgul: Just your daily reminder that this exists.

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 12:37:08 -0500

grazgul:

Just your daily reminder that this exists.

staceythinx: In his series Vanishing Spirits, photographer...

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 22:41:42 -0400

staceythinx:

In his series Vanishing Spirits, photographer Ernie Button discovered that the fun wasn’t completely over once the Scotch was gone.

About the project:

The idea for this project occurred while putting a used Scotch glass into the dishwasher. I noted a film on the bottom of a glass and when I inspected closer, I noted these fine, lacey lines filling the bottom. What I found through some experimentation is that these patterns and images that you see can be created with the small amount of Single-Malt Scotch left in a glass after most of it has been consumed. The alcohol dries and leaves the sediment in various patterns. It’s a little like snowflakes in that every time the Scotch dries, the glass yields different patterns and results. I have used different color lights to add ‘life’ to the bottom of the glass, creating the illusion of landscape, terrestrial or extraterrestrial. Some of the images reference the celestial, as if the image was taken of space; something that the Hubble telescope may have taken or an image taken from space looking down on Earth. The circular image references a drinking glass, typically circular, and what the consumer might see if they were to look at the bottom of the glass after the scotch has dried.

freshphotons: Kittens Learning Physics.

Sat, 20 Oct 2012 14:29:49 -0400

freshphotons:

Kittens Learning Physics.

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Wed, 10 Oct 2012 19:48:42 -0400

jtotheizzoe: Superhydrophobic carbon nanotube water droplet...

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 23:10:06 -0400

jtotheizzoe:

Superhydrophobic carbon nanotube water droplet bouncing GIF goodness.

(From this post)

catrinastewart: The giant mirror of Viganella built to combat...

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 21:42:39 -0400

catrinastewart:

The giant mirror of Viganella built to combat the 83 days of darkness in the year

In amongst the steep mountains of the Italian Alps lies the village of Viganella, a remote commune with a dwindling population of 200. Every year from November 11th to February 2nd, the village is cast under a dark shadow as the sun disappears behind the mountain. The mayor of the village Pierfranco Midali decided to combat this by building a giant mirror on the opposite mountain which would reflect sunlight back into the village. The mirror measures 8 meters by 5 meters and cost 100,000 euros to build and install. The project was such a success that people have began moving back to the village, and the mayor is now regarded as a hero.

freshphotons: The Most Badass Alphabet Ever.

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 23:34:41 -0400

freshphotons:

The Most Badass Alphabet Ever.

staceythinx: Anthony Michael Simon doesn’t produce his own...

Sat, 19 May 2012 23:50:34 -0400

staceythinx:

Anthony Michael Simon doesn’t produce his own art, instead he lets spiders do the work for him.

About the work:

Chicago native Anthony Michael Simon first discovered the artistry of the silk-producing arachnids while trekking through a forest in Korea, where he is currently based, looking for a location for his next sculptural art installation. He came across a huge spiderweb and it somehow clicked in his mind that he could catch spiders and have them naturally spin their webs in his studio.

9gag: This made me laugh!!

Sat, 19 May 2012 14:36:23 -0400

9gag:

This made me laugh!!

9gag: You will be remembered

Sat, 19 May 2012 14:27:32 -0400

9gag:

You will be remembered