Science Etcetera, Venusday 20080725

Posted in Science Etcetera on July 25th, 2008

There are so many times I could have used this feature, Google Maps has added walking directions, but I doubt they’ll give you the shortcut through your neighbor’s backyard.

Now I Can Walk to the Science Center!

“The greenhouse gas emissions arising every year from the production and consumption of cheeseburgers is roughly the amount emitted by 6.5 million to 19.6 million SUVs.” Complete with supporting math.

Photo essay: Leopard takes on a crocodile (HT oranchak).

Men and women both seeking to get pregnant should get preconception advice from their doctor before getting busy.

An archeologist has found up to 450 possible archaeological sites on Google Earth in countries he couldn’t go to personally for security reasons.

Citadel of Bust in Registan
Credit: Google Earth

Britian’s Office of Communication has reported that the documentary The Great Global Warming Swindle misrepresented Global Warming scientists and took their statements out of context.

A few of the psychology tricks retailers use to get us to buy their products, like putting “50% Off” signs on overpriced stuff.

Seven best Old Growth Forests National Parks, one’s named after John Muir!

Scientists for Better PCR (wikipedia PCR Entry to help get the joke (I didn’t get it at first… still don’t)):

3 comments to “Science Etcetera, Venusday 20080725”

Joke? It was marketing… I don’t think it was meant to be funny necessarily, just memorable. I think the were tying in the “whose your daddy” with “we are the world (we are the children)”. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INwB0BWVDnM

BTW, I find it funny when Michael Jackson sings the “we are the children” part in that video…

-BMF
by BMF July 25th, 2008 at 7:07 am
When I tested the google walking yesterday, it gave me the exact same directions as the drive. Yet there was a MUCH more direct way. Incidentally, the driving directions are closer to 15 min vs the 9min or so it takes me to go the backroad way. So it failed on both accounts. It’s not like the backroads aren’t on the map, and it would definitely be faster walking. Fail.
by ClintJCL July 25th, 2008 at 8:14 am
The mystery has been solved. Apparently what google map walking directions do, is simply ignore one way streets.
by chriggy November 6th, 2008 at 7:21 pm