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Science Etcetera, Saturnday 20080524

Posted in Science Etcetera on May 24th, 2008
  • Can this be real? The Bush Administration plans to establish the largest marine reserves in the world?
  • The International Institute for Species Explorations has a list of the Top 10 New Species, some wild new critters out there.

  • Shocking pink dragon millipede

    Shocking pink dragon millipede
    Desmoxytes purpurosea
  • Male painters are exposed to chemicals that damage their fertility.
  • By flying his hybrid lexus to America, Paul McCartney reduced its overall mileage to 4 MPG.
  • The first test of a thruster using the Lorentz force for propulsion has ended in explody-ness.
  • The crystal skull Indiana Jones is seeking did not come from ancient Mexico.
  • Rising CO2 levels are acidifying the Pacific Ocean.
  • Jupiter gets a third red spot.

  • Shocking pink dragon millipede

    Jupiter’s Third Red Spot
  • We have an internal clock for sleep, and we may have an internal clock for mealtimes. Mice do.
  • People in London and New York may now see each other real-time thanks to the Telectroscope, a telescope tunneled through the Earth connecting the two cities (not really, but cool art project to inspire speculation).
  • The Phoenix lands on Mars tomorrow, where it will begin analyzing the planet’s water.
  • Culture, Mind reading, Tool Use, Morality, Emotions, and Personality don’t make humans unique to other animals.
  • Astronomers have caught a supernova from the start.
  • When Scientists make a Rube Goldberg contraption, you get Der Lauf Der Ding (HT easternblot):


  • 3 comments to “Science Etcetera, Saturnday 20080524”

    1. Man, that Rune Goldberg video I had to watch in my engineering class. It was too long and hella boring. Heh.


    2. I did not know about the mars lander!


    3. I actually rented “The Way Things Go” ion Netflix, which is a 35-minute Rube Goldberg machine.


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