Science Etcetera Jupiterday, 20080327

Posted on 27th March 2008 by ideonexus in Science Etcetera - Tags: , ,
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  • Ohhhh… Ahhhhh…
  • Smoking in the first five months has negligible health effects on unborn children (HT Clint).
  • The bizarre reality behind squid sex.
  • Two-thirds of NASA’s major new programs are over budget or behind schedule. Might be why Alan Stern stepped down as head of science programs at NASA.
  • CT scans can reduce lung cancer deaths by 80 percent says research funded by a cigarette company.
  • Biggest Rabbit Ever.
  • China’s government admits that Three Gorges Dam is an environmental disaster.
  • Nokia, Pioneer, Samsung, Sony, Toshiba and many other companies are infringing on the patent for LEDs.
  • Counter-intuitive, but training fish to jump into nets could make for an environmentally-friendly way to farm them.
  • Bill Gates plays it, Radiohead plays it, the cool game for geeks Contract Bridge.
  • Hydrogen sulfide gas, which smells of rotten eggs, produces suspended animation in mice.
  • 90 percent of the hibernating bats in four caves and mines in New York have died since last winter.
  • A lack of oxygen and an overabundance a lack of molydenum prevented animal life from appearing on Earth for 2 billion years.
  • Spiders save energy by living upside-down.
  • Humans lived in Europe 1.3 million years ago.
  • Researchers have identified all 1,116 proteins found in human spit.
  • 100 Educational Websites for Kids.
  • Science is a universal language, so even though today’s Moment is in Spanish, I think it’s possible to follow The Science of Cowboy and Cowgirl Flatulence:

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    1. I actually dislike Contract Bridge, because of all the conventions, which give an advantage to those who want to arbitrarily remember a bunch of arbitrary conventions. At that point, it turns from a good strategy game, to a memory game with very little strategy — if you bid better, you win, and if you use conventions, you can bid better. It’s almost like cheating via sending secret codes has become part of the game itself, and I don’t like that. So I’d rather play the very cutthroat hearts. (Spades bad too: Don’t want partner. Want to beat THREE people, not TWO.)

      Comment by Clint — March 27, 2008 @ 10:44 am

    2. I guess Even Cowgirls Get the Toots.

      I absolutely adore the Pantalones de Pedos. One of my co-workers in Florida, Ismael, taught me this phrase in Spanish that has served me well for the past ten years: Un Pedo Es Un Placer. I’ll let you translate that.

      Comment by flyingsirkus — March 28, 2008 @ 3:11 am

    3. Cool quote! I gotta find a reverse of that. : )

      Comment by ideonexus — March 29, 2008 @ 1:14 pm

    4. The three gorges dam is built to contribute its goal to the people. As Sun Yat-sen a political Chinese leader proposed the dam in 1919 many people are against and voted to stopped the construction . The dam is built with a productive purposed which is to contribute and produce electricity and to control flood but on the other side million of people are affected because they had to move to different places because their homes were flooded by the dam. The dam was very productive when it comes to electricity and sailing. It generates 22,250 megawatts which makes it the biggest and single hydroelectric power source in the whole world. The dam is also built for water navigation or the transport of people and goods by ship. I can’t imagine how wide the three gorges dam could help the whole world by the production of electricity but I know that it is built with a purpose and for the seek of people. I t could also threaten people when we talk about the disadvantage and failure of the dam. I know that the dam pass in different process to make sure that it will not result to affect peoples lives or suffering. People behind the construction also considered the strength and ability of the dam and they make sure that it will not fail in a short period of time and in a small reason.

      Comment by marga — February 15, 2010 @ 12:25 am

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