Monday, December 30, 2013

Weird! Strangest Science Stories of 2013

Weird! Strangest Science Stories of 2013

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Disruptions: Coming in 2014: Extremely Smart Watches and Wearable TVs

Disruptions: Coming in 2014: Extremely Smart Watches and Wearable TVs - NYTimes.com
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/29/disruptions-coming-in-2014-extremely-smart-watches-and-wearable-tvs

Video: Sun has 'flipped upside down' as new magnetic cycle begins

Video: Sun has 'flipped upside down' as new magnetic cycle begins - Science - News - The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/video-sun-has-flipped-upside-down-as-new-magnetic-cycle-begins-9029378.html

New laws in 2014: From tanning bed bans to 'lemon pets'


http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/29/new-laws-january-first/4219901/

Father Scares Off Three Armed Home Invaders by Racking Shotgun…Yeah, That Actually Happened

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Father Scares Off Three Armed Home Invaders by Racking Shotgun…Yeah, That Actually Happened

Posted: 29 Dec 2013 11:06 AM PST

Just a note, racking a shotgun should not be used to scare off intruders. In my personal opinion, if you have a modern firearm that is safe to store with a round chambered, that is what you should do. That said, it does seem in this case that the racking of a shotgun was enough […]

THE PHILOSOPHY OF AMBIGUITY...


FOR THOSE WHO LOVE THE PHILOSOPHY OF AMBIGUITY, AS WELL AS THE IDIOSYNCRASIES OF ENGLISH:

1. ONE TEQUILA, TWO TEQUILA, THREE TEQUILA...... FLOOR.


2. ATHEISM IS A NON-PROPHET ORGANIZATION.

 

3. IF MAN EVOLVED FROM MONKEYS AND APES, WHY DO WE STILL HAVE MONKEYS AND APES?

4. THE MAIN REASON THAT SANTA IS SO JOLLY IS BECAUSE HE KNOWS

    WHERE ALL THE BAD GIRLS LIVE.

5. I WENT TO A BOOKSTORE AND ASKED THE SALESWOMAN,

    "WHERE'S THE SELF- HELP SECTION?" 

    SHE SAID IF SHE TOLD ME, IT WOULD DEFEAT THE PURPOSE.

6. WHAT IF THERE WERE NO HYPOTHETICAL QUESTIONS?

7. IF A DEAF CHILD SIGNS SWEAR WORDS, DOES HIS MOTHER WASH HIS HANDS WITH SOAP?

8. IF SOMEONE WITH MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES THREATENS TO KILL HIMSELF,

    IS IT CONSIDERED A HOSTAGE SITUATION?

9. IS THERE ANOTHER WORD FOR SYNONYM?

10. WHERE DO FOREST RANGERS GO TO "GET AWAY FROM IT ALL?"

11. WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU SEE AN ENDANGERED ANIMAL EATING AN ENDANGERED PLANT?

12. IF A PARSLEY FARMER IS SUED, CAN THEY GARNISH HIS WAGES?

13. WOULD A FLY WITHOUT WINGS BE CALLED A WALK?

14. WHY DO THEY LOCK GAS STATION BATHROOMS?

      ARE THEY AFRAID SOMEONE WILL BREAK-IN AND CLEAN THEM?

15. IF A TURTLE DOESN'T HAVE A SHELL, IS HE HOMELESS OR NAKED?

16. CAN VEGETARIANS EAT ANIMAL CRACKERS?


17. IF THE POLICE ARREST A MUTE, DO THEY TELL HIM HE HAS THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT?

18. WHY DO THEY PUT BRAILLE ON THE DRIVE-THROUGH BANK MACHINES?

19. HOW DO THEY GET DEER TO CROSS THE ROAD ONLY AT THOSE YELLOW ROAD SIGNS?

20. WHAT WAS THE BEST THING BEFORE SLICED BREAD?

21. ONE NICE THING ABOUT EGOTISTS: THEY DON'T TALK ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE.

22. DOES THE LITTLE MERMAID WEAR AN ALGEBRA?  

 

23. DO INFANTS ENJOY INFANCY AS MUCH AS ADULTS ENJOY ADULTERY?

24. HOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE A CIVIL WAR?

25. IF ONE SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMER DROWNS, DO THE REST DROWN TOO?

26. IF YOU ATE BOTH PASTA AND ANTIPASTO, WOULD YOU STILL BE HUNGRY?

27. IF YOU TRY TO FAIL, AND SUCCEED, WHICH HAVE YOU DONE?

 

28. WHOSE CRUEL IDEA WAS IT FOR THE WORD 'LISP' TO HAVE 'S' IN IT?


29. WHY ARE HEMORRHOIDS CALLED "HEMORRHOIDS" INSTEAD OF "ASSTEROIDS"?


30. WHY IS IT CALLED TOURIST SEASON IF WE CAN'T SHOOT AT THEM?

31. WHY IS THERE AN EXPIRATION DATE ON SOUR CREAM?

32. IF YOU SPIN AN ORIENTAL MAN IN A CIRCLE THREE TIMES,

     DOES HE BECOME DISORIENTED?

33. CAN AN ATHEIST GET INSURANCE AGAINST ACTS OF GOD?

34. WHY DO SHOPS HAVE SIGNS, 'GUIDE DOGS ONLY',

     THE DOGS CAN'T READ AND THEIR OWNERS ARE BLIND?

 

And, oh yes, people used to think that the Earth was the center of the Universe.

Humbling........
 


 

           A very interesting video.

           Hard to put SIZE and DISTANCE into perspective...

 

 

           And, oh yes, people used to think

                 that the Earth was the center of the Universe.
  

 

Hubble Pointing at Nothing

 

This  is fascinating. I challenge you to wrap your  mind around this.   Apparently our planet, even our galaxy, is like a tiny speck of sand on an  immense ocean beach.

In  1996 astronomers pointed the Hubble Space Telescope at what appeared to  be absolutely nothing and left it there for 10 days, and then  in 2004, they did it again for 11 days. This time they pointed  the Hubble toward another seemingly black, empty "nothing" area. A  narrator describes what Hubble revealed in those areas of  nothingness.  They made the images Hubble recorded into a 3-D presentation.  Remember, the speed of light is 186,000 miles a second.  When light  travels at that speed for an entire year, that is equal to one light  year. The meaning of what Hubble found is beyond my comprehension. Turn  your sound on.

 

http://www.flixxy.com/hubble-ultra-deep-field-3d.htm 

 

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